Novel low-cost antenna array for vehicular reception of Ku-Band satellite television

Author

Fikar, Stefan ; Scholtz, Arpad L.

Author_Institution

Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna

fYear

2008

fDate

5-11 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Design and analysis of dual antenna elements for an optimum electronically steered array for vehicular MSAT applications was presented. The results show a significant advantage over previously used topologies. Gains of 20dBi can be reached by using just 16 of the proposed antenna pairs. For equal performance over a hundred patch antenna elements are required. Even for 30dBi the element count with the proposed pair is estimated to be close to 100 (50 pairs), covering an extremely large operational area (18deg to 74deg of elevation) without constraints in azimuth. The expected reduction in element count and element complexity could be the breakthrough for MSAT applications in vehicles.

Keywords

direct broadcasting by satellite; microstrip antenna arrays; mobile antennas; satellite antennas; television broadcasting; Ku-band satellite television; dual antenna elements; element complexity; low-cost antenna array; optimum electronically steered array; patch antenna elements; vehicular MSAT applications; vehicular reception; Antenna arrays; Antenna radiation patterns; Mobile antennas; Patch antennas; Polarization; Receiving antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; TV; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2041-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2008.4619075

Filename

4619075