Title :
Modelling of a microstrip patch antenna using a hybrid FDTD/PEEC method
Author :
Railton, Chris J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol
Abstract :
A hybrid technique combining FDTD and PEEC methods is applied to the prediction of radiation from printed structures. The predicted radiation patterns of a microstrip patch antenna are compared to those obtained using FDTD.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; finite difference time-domain analysis; microstrip antennas; hybrid FDTD-PEEC method; microstrip antenna; patch antenna; radiation patterns; FDTD; Hybrid methods; PEEC;
Conference_Titel :
Computation in Electromagnetics, 2008. CEM 2008. 2008 IET 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brighton
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-891-4