Title :
Design of conformal arrays with series feed on cylindrical conducting surfaces
Author :
Wang, Shaoyong ; Zhu, Qi ; Xu, Shanjia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Sci., Univ. of Sci. & Technol. of China, Hefei
Abstract :
An efficient method based on the combination of isotropic transformation and cavity model, to design a conformal microstrip array on a cylindrical conducting surface, is presented here. Besides, to reduce the area of the array, series fed configuration is used. A 3-elements conformal microstrip array with series fed configuration is designed here as an example. Comparison of the results of the present method and MoM, the validity of our method has been demonstrated, while present conformal microstrip array possesses simple feeding network, small area and high efficiency
Keywords :
antenna feeds; conformal antennas; method of moments; microstrip antenna arrays; 3-elements conformal microstrip array design; MoM; cavity model; cylindrical conducting surfaces; isotropic transformation; series fed configuration; series feed; Aerodynamics; Aircraft; Antenna feeds; Costs; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Microstrip components; Resonant frequency; Satellites; Space vehicles; Conformal array (CA); Isotropic transformation (IT); Series feed;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1710834
