• DocumentCode
    3490672
  • Title

    Analysis and design of a satellite-borne wide-beam quadrifilar helix antenna

  • Author

    Chen, Chen ; Yang, Fang ; Guo, Chenjiang ; Xu, Jiadong

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electron. & Inf., Northwestern Polytech. Univ., Xi´´an
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    16-20 Dec. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a 1/4 turns quadrifilar helix antenna is designed and analyzed by NAKANO equation with MOM. Radiation pattern is given as well as the current distribution on one arm. 3dB beam is wider than 180deg, which proves that the radiation character of the antenna is satisfactory. Then the working condition of the antenna is studied by attaching it to a satellite model. It is seen that after the antenna is borne on the model, its 5dB beam width exceeds 180deg, which shows the design is successful.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; helical antennas; method of moments; satellite antennas; MOM; NAKANO equation; helix antenna; radiation pattern; satellite-borne antenna; wide-beam quadrifilar antenna; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Arm; Conductors; Current distribution; Differential equations; Helical antennas; Integral equations; Numerical simulation; Satellite antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2008. APMC 2008. Asia-Pacific
  • Conference_Location
    Macau
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2641-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2642-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APMC.2008.4958509
  • Filename
    4958509