Design of an ultrawideband ring patch using coplanar waveguide technology for underground mining communications

Author

Kamil, Amir ; Coulibaly, Y. ; Adnane, H. ; Nedil, Mourad ; Denidni, Tayeb A.

Author_Institution

Underground Commun. Res. Lab. (LRTCS), Univ. de Quebec en Abitibi-Temiscaminque, Vald´Or, QC, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

8-11 May 2011

Abstract

In this paper, we present a new ultra wideband (UWB) antenna for UWB applications in underground mining environments. The proposed antenna is designed to operate from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz. It consists of a ring patch with a single layer metallic structure. The antenna is a printed-circuit patch using coplanar waveguide technology (CPW). The shape and the dimensions of the antenna are optimized to achieve a bandwidth of 124% and hence cover a frequency range from 2.8 GHz to 12 GHz. Experimental investigations are presented, and the obtained results confirm the antenna performances. With such characteristics, the antenna may find application in underground mining communications.

Keywords

UHF antennas; coplanar waveguides; microstrip antennas; mining; underground communication; UWB application; coplanar waveguide technology; frequency 2.8 GHz to 12 GHz; printed-circuit patch antenna; single layer metallic structure; ultrawideband ring patch antenna; underground mining communication; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Loss measurement; Coplanar Waveguide Technology; Ring Antenna; Ultra wideband Antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), 2011 24th Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Niagara Falls, ON

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9788-1

Electronic_ISBN

0840-7789

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.2011.6030575

Filename

6030575