Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri

This thesis is concerned with investigations of the different size of opening width and length of the slot flare Vivaldi Antenna. The different size of opening width and length will effect on the VSWR and Sll. The Vivaldi Antenna is designed to cover frequency from 2 to 18 GHz, which fall within the...

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spelling my-uitm-ir.683912023-05-18T06:59:04Z Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri 2010 Mohd Basri, Norhanisah Antennas This thesis is concerned with investigations of the different size of opening width and length of the slot flare Vivaldi Antenna. The different size of opening width and length will effect on the VSWR and Sll. The Vivaldi Antenna is designed to cover frequency from 2 to 18 GHz, which fall within the operational frequency for the military. The simulation process is by using the CST Microwave Studio Software. In this research, the dimension of antenna is 55mm x 40mm. Then these antennas are constructed using RT/Duroid® 5870 which have dielectric constant er 2.33. The six different sizes of opening length and opening width have been constructed using the CST microwave software. Then, the value of Sll and VSWR are measured at 10 GHz which is the passband frequency between 2 - 1 8 GHz. The specification of this Vivaldi Antenna for Sll and VSWR is lower than -10 dB and 2.0 respectively. Furthermore, the radiation pattern of the antenna has been produced. Found that the best size is for type 3 compared to the others. At frequency 10 GHz, the value of SI 1 is -44.25 dB and the value VSWR is 1.01. After found the best result on the size of opening length and opening width, the next stage is the prototype of Vivaldi antenna. Only type 3 is done for the fabrication. This reason are because of the substrate that are using in this antenna are very expensive and are not available in Malaysia. At the end of work, the Vivaldi Antenna has been produces that can be operate between 2 - 1 8 GHz. 2010 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68391/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68391/1/68391.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Electrical Engineering Hamzah, Norhayati
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
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advisor Hamzah, Norhayati
topic Antennas
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Mohd Basri, Norhanisah
Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri
description This thesis is concerned with investigations of the different size of opening width and length of the slot flare Vivaldi Antenna. The different size of opening width and length will effect on the VSWR and Sll. The Vivaldi Antenna is designed to cover frequency from 2 to 18 GHz, which fall within the operational frequency for the military. The simulation process is by using the CST Microwave Studio Software. In this research, the dimension of antenna is 55mm x 40mm. Then these antennas are constructed using RT/Duroid® 5870 which have dielectric constant er 2.33. The six different sizes of opening length and opening width have been constructed using the CST microwave software. Then, the value of Sll and VSWR are measured at 10 GHz which is the passband frequency between 2 - 1 8 GHz. The specification of this Vivaldi Antenna for Sll and VSWR is lower than -10 dB and 2.0 respectively. Furthermore, the radiation pattern of the antenna has been produced. Found that the best size is for type 3 compared to the others. At frequency 10 GHz, the value of SI 1 is -44.25 dB and the value VSWR is 1.01. After found the best result on the size of opening length and opening width, the next stage is the prototype of Vivaldi antenna. Only type 3 is done for the fabrication. This reason are because of the substrate that are using in this antenna are very expensive and are not available in Malaysia. At the end of work, the Vivaldi Antenna has been produces that can be operate between 2 - 1 8 GHz.
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author Mohd Basri, Norhanisah
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title Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri
title_short Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri
title_full Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri
title_fullStr Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri
title_full_unstemmed Designing Vivaldi antenna using CST software / Norhanisah Mohd Basri
title_sort designing vivaldi antenna using cst software / norhanisah mohd basri
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department Faculty of Electrical Engineering
publishDate 2010
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/68391/1/68391.pdf
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