antenna chapter 1
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antenna and propagationTRANSCRIPT
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UNIT-IANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS
PREPARED BY: BEWNET GETACHEW
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Introduction The electric charges are the sources of the electromagnetic
(EM) fields. When these sources are time varying, the EM waves propagates away from the source and the radiation takes place.
In general, the radiation can be considered as a process of transmitting energy.
The radiation of the electromagnetic wave into the space is effectively achieved by using a conducting or dielectric structure called antennas or radiators.
A metallic device used for radiating or receiving radio waves is called antenna.
According to IEEE, antenna is defined as a means for radiating or receiving radio waves. Thus antenna is regarded as a transition between the free space and transmission line.
The antenna is a matching device between free space and the transmission line.
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Impedance matching: matches impedance of transmission line to the intrinsic impedance of free space to prevent wanted reflection back to source.
Two main purposes of Antenna
Antenna must be designed to direct the radiation in the desired direction.
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Antenna - How it Works
The antenna converts radio frequency electrical energy fed to it (via the transmission line) to an electromagnetic wave propagated into space. Antenna is a transducer which converts electrical energy into EM wave and vice versa.
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Antenna Fundamentals Antenna can be used as transmitting antenna or
receiving antenna. It has directional properties. It is the important component of a wireless communication system.
Different antennas are used in different systems. But all the antennas possess basic fundamental properties which are same for all.
-radiation pattern -radiation intensity - gain -directivity -power gain -antenna efficiency -effective aperture - radiation resistance, - beamwidth - bandwidth, etc. - Polarization
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The type of system you are installing will help determine the type of antenna used. Generally speaking, there are two ‘types’ of antennae:1. Directional
- this type of antenna has a narrow beamwidth; with the power being more directional, greater distances are usually achieved but area coverage is sacrificed
- Yagi, Panel, Sector and Parabolic antennas2. Omni-Directional - this type of antenna has a wide
beamwidth and radiates 3600; with the power being more spread out, shorter distances are achieved but greater coverage attained
- Isotropic antenna
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dBd and dBi
isotropic radiator
half-wave dipole
2.15dB
eg: 0dBd = 2.15dBi
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Yagi Uda
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Parabolic
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Sectoral
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• Log periodic dipole array (LPDA) DipolesTransmission
line
- BW is smaller than LPDA- typical gain 12 – 14 dBi
Reflector Driven element (dipole)Directors
• Yagi antenna
Directional RadiationPattern
main lobe
main lobeside lobeback lobe
- very wide BW, with constant SWR- typical gain 10 dBi
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Antenna Radiation pattern
Directional Antenna Radiation Pattern
Horizontal plane Vertical plane
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0
90
180
270 0 -3 -6 -10
-15
-20
-30dB
0
90
180
270 0 -3 -6 -10
-15
-20
-30dB
Typical Radiation Pattern for a Sector
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120° (eg) Peak
Peak - 10dB
Peak - 10dB
10dB Beamwidth
60° (eg) Peak
Peak - 3dB
Peak - 3dB
3dB Beamwidth
Beamwidth
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An antennas polarization is relative to the E-field of antenna.
– If the E-field is horizontal, than the antenna is Horizontally Polarized.
– If the E-field is vertical, than the antenna is Vertically Polarized.
Polarization
No matter what polarity you choose, all antennas in the same RF network must be polarized identically regardless of the antenna type.
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Polarization
Vertical Horizontal
Vertical Polarization:
The electric field is vertical to the ground (In the maximum gain
direction)
Horizontal Polarization:The electric field is parallel to the ground (In the maximum gain
direction)
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Polarization Requirements for various frequencies
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Polarization may deliberately be used to:– Increase isolation from unwanted signal sources (Cross
Polarization Discrimination (x-pol) typically 25 dB)– Reduce interference– Help define a specific coverage area
Horizontal
Vertical