Title :
Effect of ground plane bending on mobile terminal antenna performance
Author :
Rasilainen, Kimmo ; Ilvonen, Janne ; Holopainen, J. ; Valkonen, Risto ; Raisanen, Antti V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland
Abstract :
The performance of mobile terminal antennas in the case of a non-planar ground plane is studied. The effects of bending are analysed using computer simulations and a resonator-based equivalent circuit model for improving the understanding of the phenomenon. Results show that bending the ground plane can have a considerable effect on the operation and performance of the antenna. Resistive and reactive changes caused by the bending are accurately modelled with the equivalent circuit, and they can also be used to interpret changes in the quality factor.
Keywords :
antennas; equivalent circuits; mobile radio; resonators; computer simulations; ground plane bending effect; mobile terminal antenna performance; nonplanar ground plane; quality factor; reactive change; resistive change; resonator-based equivalent circuit model; Couplings; Equivalent circuits; Integrated circuit modeling; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Resonant frequency; Bending; capacitive coupling elements (CCE); equivalent circuit; mobile terminal antennas; quality factor;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
