A High Gain Microstrip Patch Array for 5 GHz WLAN Applications

This paper presents the design, fabrication and measurement of a high gain 4-elements linear patch array, which uses the corporate feed technique with inset for excitation resonating at 5.216 𝐺𝐻z.  is used as a dielectric substrate for the proposed array structure. The designed array is simulated an...

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Main Authors: B. W. Ngobese, P. Kumar
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Language:English
Published: Advanced Electromagnetics 2018-08-01
Series:Advanced Electromagnetics
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Online Access:https://aemjournal.org/index.php/AEM/article/view/783
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description This paper presents the design, fabrication and measurement of a high gain 4-elements linear patch array, which uses the corporate feed technique with inset for excitation resonating at 5.216 𝐺𝐻z.  is used as a dielectric substrate for the proposed array structure. The designed array is simulated and optimized by using CST microwave studio software. The element of the array is designed using the transmission-line model equations. The ground plane is made defective by incorporating slots and the reflective ground is utilized to enhance the gain of the array. The simulated and measured results for various parameters of the array are presented. The comparison between simulated and measured results show good agreement with little deviation. The optimized dimensions of the proposed design provides a maximum gain of 9.019 dB and a maximum directivity of 12.81 dBi. The antenna has been designed for the range  which is one of the ranges for  band for wireless local area networks (WLAN) applications as the  standard states.
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spelling doaj.art-c1803fa545864ce990e26538973a019c2022-12-22T03:32:57ZengAdvanced ElectromagneticsAdvanced Electromagnetics2119-02752018-08-0173939810.7716/aem.v7i3.783783A High Gain Microstrip Patch Array for 5 GHz WLAN ApplicationsB. W. Ngobese0P. Kumar1University of KwaZulu-NatalUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalThis paper presents the design, fabrication and measurement of a high gain 4-elements linear patch array, which uses the corporate feed technique with inset for excitation resonating at 5.216 𝐺𝐻z.  is used as a dielectric substrate for the proposed array structure. The designed array is simulated and optimized by using CST microwave studio software. The element of the array is designed using the transmission-line model equations. The ground plane is made defective by incorporating slots and the reflective ground is utilized to enhance the gain of the array. The simulated and measured results for various parameters of the array are presented. The comparison between simulated and measured results show good agreement with little deviation. The optimized dimensions of the proposed design provides a maximum gain of 9.019 dB and a maximum directivity of 12.81 dBi. The antenna has been designed for the range  which is one of the ranges for  band for wireless local area networks (WLAN) applications as the  standard states.https://aemjournal.org/index.php/AEM/article/view/783arrayreflection coefficienthigh gain5 GHz WLAN
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Advanced Electromagnetics
array
reflection coefficient
high gain
5 GHz WLAN
title A High Gain Microstrip Patch Array for 5 GHz WLAN Applications
title_full A High Gain Microstrip Patch Array for 5 GHz WLAN Applications
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title_full_unstemmed A High Gain Microstrip Patch Array for 5 GHz WLAN Applications
title_short A High Gain Microstrip Patch Array for 5 GHz WLAN Applications
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reflection coefficient
high gain
5 GHz WLAN
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