Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications

This thesis presents microstrip patch antenna IEEE 802.16-2004 standards for microwave applications and WiMax. Narrow bandwidth (BW) is the main defect of microstrip patch antenna in wireless communication. The bandwidth can be improved by increasing the substrate thickness, and using air as su...

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Main Author:	Al-Rawachy, Ehab Esam Dawood
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering TK7800-8360 Electronics
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spelling	my-uthm-ep.26202021-11-01T03:24:17Z Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications 2011-04 Al-Rawachy, Ehab Esam Dawood TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TK7800-8360 Electronics This thesis presents microstrip patch antenna IEEE 802.16-2004 standards for microwave applications and WiMax. Narrow bandwidth (BW) is the main defect of microstrip patch antenna in wireless communication. The bandwidth can be improved by increasing the substrate thickness, and using air as substrate with low dielectric constant. The antennas were fabricated using FR4 board. Two types of microstrip antenna were used, the first was a single microstrip patch antenna and the second was using an air-gap technique as the dielectric between two antenna boards. The spacer of the air-gap has thickness of 2mm. It was made of wood to separate between the two boards. The transmission line model was used to get the approximate dimension for the design. Different parameters were obtained depending on the simulation and measurement. The Computer Simulations Technology (CST) software was used to simulate the design and the measurement was executed by Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). The two designs were compared to each other and found that some improvements were obtained on the air-gap technique. The bandwidth was improved by 4.51 % with air-gap technique and only 1.02 % with the single patch antenna. 2011-04 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2620/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2620/1/24p%20EHAB%20ESAM%20DAWOOD%20AL-RAWACHY.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2620/2/EHAB%20ESAM%20DAWOOD%20AL-RAWACHY%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en staffonly http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2620/3/EHAB%20ESAM%20DAWOOD%20AL-RAWACHY%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik dan Elektronik
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spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering TK7800-8360 Electronics Al-Rawachy, Ehab Esam Dawood Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications
description	This thesis presents microstrip patch antenna IEEE 802.16-2004 standards for microwave applications and WiMax. Narrow bandwidth (BW) is the main defect of microstrip patch antenna in wireless communication. The bandwidth can be improved by increasing the substrate thickness, and using air as substrate with low dielectric constant. The antennas were fabricated using FR4 board. Two types of microstrip antenna were used, the first was a single microstrip patch antenna and the second was using an air-gap technique as the dielectric between two antenna boards. The spacer of the air-gap has thickness of 2mm. It was made of wood to separate between the two boards. The transmission line model was used to get the approximate dimension for the design. Different parameters were obtained depending on the simulation and measurement. The Computer Simulations Technology (CST) software was used to simulate the design and the measurement was executed by Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). The two designs were compared to each other and found that some improvements were obtained on the air-gap technique. The bandwidth was improved by 4.51 % with air-gap technique and only 1.02 % with the single patch antenna.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Al-Rawachy, Ehab Esam Dawood
author_facet	Al-Rawachy, Ehab Esam Dawood
author_sort	Al-Rawachy, Ehab Esam Dawood
title	Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications
title_short	Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications
title_full	Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications
title_fullStr	Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications
title_full_unstemmed	Design of microstrip patch antenna for IEEE 802.16-2004 applications
title_sort	design of microstrip patch antenna for ieee 802.16-2004 applications
granting_institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia
granting_department	Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik dan Elektronik
publishDate	2011
url	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2620/1/24p%20EHAB%20ESAM%20DAWOOD%20AL-RAWACHY.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2620/2/EHAB%20ESAM%20DAWOOD%20AL-RAWACHY%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2620/3/EHAB%20ESAM%20DAWOOD%20AL-RAWACHY%20WATERMARK.pdf
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