STUDY, DESIGN, AND SIMULATION FOR MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA
Mohamed Abdulrahman AL-Amoudi
Abstract
Microstrip antennas are widely used in wireless communication systems because they are lightweight, compact, conformable to planar and non-planar surfaces, simple and inexpensive to manufacture using modern printed-circuit technology. Concept of microstrip radiators was first proposed in 1953, but it was only in 1970s that practical antennas were fabricated. With features such as low cost, lightweight and Integra table on board containing RF or microwave circuits, they become popular with circuit designers. The main objective of this project is to design and simulate a single element patch microstrip antenna of different shapes using Agilent's Advanced Design System 2015 A design software\ momentum simulation. These are: rectangular, square, circular, circular ring and non-uniform polygon. The other specifications are displayed with each design. The ADS results give the return loss, radiation pattern, polarization, power, absolute fields calculated parameters and some other interesting outputs that can be analyzed. The theory of microstrip antenna is simply given in this report and the factors affecting the antenna design are explained. The design steps of below types of antenna are given and for the others antenna.