• DocumentCode
    1140512
  • Title

    Modeling baluns with the method of moments

  • Author

    Demarest, Kenneth ; Plumb, Richard ; Huang, Zhubo

  • Author_Institution
    Radar Syst. & Remote Sensing Lab., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1195
  • Lastpage
    1198
  • Abstract
    When using the method of moments (MoM) to model large arrays with large numbers of balanced feeds, the feed baluns can always be incorporated into the analysis by combining the multiport admittance matrix for the array with the admittance matrices of the baluns. This technique is straightforward but requires that the MoM equations be solved for a large number of right-hand sides. The paper shows how the effects of perfect baluns can be incorporated directly into the MoM equations, requiring only one right-hand side. This technique yields the exact results with a significant savings in computing resources
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; antenna feeders; distributed parameter networks; electric admittance; impedance matching; matrix algebra; multiport networks; numerical analysis; balanced feeds; feed baluns; large arrays; method of moments; multiport admittance matrix; perfect baluns; right-hand sides; Adaptive arrays; Admittance; Antennas and propagation; Array signal processing; Electrons; Feeds; Impedance matching; Message-oriented middleware; Moment methods; Speech processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.310016
  • Filename
    310016