Design and evaluation of conformal patch antenna array for use with wireless sensor network inside jet engines

Author

Gruden, Mathias ; Jobs, Magnus ; Rydberg, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng. Sci., Uppsala Univ., Uppsala, Sweden

fYear

2013

fDate

8-12 April 2013

Firstpage

2100

Lastpage

2102

Abstract

The paper describes the design and simulation of an antenna that will be used in an extremely difficult environment, inside jet engines. The antenna enables wireless sensor network application in an environment that has never been tested before. Due to the extreme limitations, the antenna has to be ultra-thin, but still working. In the paper, the antenna is simulated and then measured in both anechoic and reverberation chamber. Simulated results agree well with the measured values. The radiation efficiency of the antenna is -13 dB and is not much affected when placed in metallic environment.

Keywords

anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); conformal antennas; jet engines; microstrip antenna arrays; reverberation chambers; wireless sensor networks; anechoic chamber; conformal patch antenna array; jet engines; loss -13 dB; radiation efficiency; reverberation chamber; wireless sensor network application; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Jet engines; Substrates; Wireless sensor networks; antenna design; flexible substrate; harsh environment; measurements; patch antenna array;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Gothenburg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2187-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-88-907018-1-8

Type

conf

Filename

6546664