• DocumentCode
    3113765
  • Title

    Methods of controlling the input impedance of a microstrip patch antenna

  • Author

    Chryssomallis, M.T. ; Christodoulou, C.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Demokritos Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    11-16 July 1999
  • Firstpage
    2470
  • Abstract
    Two methods of controlling the input impedance of a microstrip end-fed patch antenna are investigated. Using a 4 GHz reference antenna, the variations of input impedance and radiation patterns are compared, for (a) changing the feed positions to the non-radiating edge against (b) changing the width of a normal fed patch antenna. An expression for finding the necessary width for the last case is given using the results of the analysis.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; electric impedance; microstrip antennas; 4 GHz; 4 GHz reference antenna; end-fed patch antenna; feed position; input impedance control; microstrip patch antenna; non-radiating edge; radiation patterns; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Circuits; Degradation; Impedance; Laboratories; Microstrip antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Patch antennas; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5639-x
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1999.789310
  • Filename
    789310