Reduced-complexity MoM simulation of printed structures

Author

Matekovits, L. ; Vecchi, G. ; Pirinoli, P. ; Dassano, G. ; Orefice, M.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

16-21 July 2000

Firstpage

136

Abstract

This work proposes a hierarchical, multilevel strategy, based on the combination of the full-wave method of moments (MoM) and a circuit approach applied to the analysis of complex, large printed antennas. After a block partitioning of the radiating part and of the beam forming network, entire domain basis functions are generated and then employed in the global solution process. The method permits a strong reduction of memory space and computation time. Numerical example for a 2/spl times/1 subarray is presented.

Keywords

computational complexity; digital simulation; method of moments; microstrip antenna arrays; beam forming network; block partitioning; circuit approach; computation time reduction; entire domain basis functions; full-wave method of moments; global solution; hierarchical multilevel strategy; large printed antennas; memory space reduction; printed structures; radiating part; reduced-complexity MoM simulation; subarray; Antenna arrays; Circuits; Computer networks; Convergence; Feeds; Geometry; Message-oriented middleware; Moment methods; Surface impedance; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6369-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2000.873729

Filename

873729