Computer aided design of linear series-fed microstrip patch arrays with a dielectric cover layer

Author

Benalla, A. ; Gupta, K.C. ; Chew, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

7-11 May 1990

Firstpage

1758

Abstract

A CAD (computer-aided design) procedure suitable for series-fed arrays is described. The purpose of developing this software is to eliminate the recourse to cut-and-try iterations in the existing methods of array design. Starting from the array specifications, the proposed CAD procedure provides the required dimensions of array elements together with the computed array characteristics. This CAD procedure has been verified by comparing the measured and the calculated performance of a 19-element series-fed array with a dielectric cover layer.<>

Keywords

antenna feeders; circuit CAD; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; CAD; array characteristics; array elements; array specifications; computer-aided design; dielectric cover layer; dimensions; linear antenna arrays; series-fed microstrip patch arrays; software; Admittance; Design automation; Design methodology; Dielectric losses; Dielectric measurements; Impedance; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mutual coupling; Transmission lines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1990. AP-S. Merging Technologies for the 90's. Digest.

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1990.115470

Filename

115470