Slotted waveguide antenna

Slotted waveguide antenna

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  Slotted Waveguide Antenna GeneralizedDesign from 1-70 GHz Anil Kumar Pandey
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  Linear waveguide Slotarray modeling in EMPro using parameterize variable for all components Slot array antenna Synthesis using python Script 1. Calculation of antenna design parameters 2. Changing these parameters in EMPro GUI hence Changing Antenna CAD file as per specified Frequency 3. Setting FEM Simulation parameters 4. Starting FEM Simulation Input Parameters 1. Operating Frequency 2. Number of Slots Simulated Data Array Antenna Design Flow in EMPro
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  How a WaveguideAntenna Works Slotted antenna arrays used with waveguides are a popular antenna in navigation, radar and other high-frequency systems. A waveguide is a very low loss transmission line. It allows to propagate signals to a number of smaller antennas (slots). Each of these slots allows a little of the energy to radiate. Slot impedance and resonant behavior for a single slot are dependent on slot placement and size. Its exceptional directivity in the elevation plane gives it quite high power gain. The slotted waveguide has achieved most of its success when used in an omnidirectional role To make the unidirectional antenna radiate over the entire 360 degrees of azimuth, a second set of slots are cut in the back face of the waveguide. When looking straight at the face of the waveguide you will be able to see straight through both slots. Unfortunately, unless a lot of slots are used, the antenna becomes more like a bidirectional radiator, rather than an omnidirectional.
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  Length Slot to Top Slotlength Slot Offset Wg_a Slot Width Linear Array Sketch Parameters of waveguide slot array design Distance from port
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  Various Linear ArrayCombinations N : No of Slots Variation (F : Fixed) F : Operating Frequency (N : Fixed) No of slots and Frequency are two variable input parameter . Varying these two parameters many combination of array antenna can be designed 60 GHz 30 GHz 13.2 GHz 2.44 GHz 64 slots 32 slots 16 slots
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  Slot Array DesignFormulas lam_zero=300/FGHz # Free space wavelength WG_a= (lam_zero/2)+(lam_zero*0.2) # Auto calculation of broad (a) dimension of waveguide WG_b = WG_a/2 # Height (b)of waveguide PI=3.14 lam_cutoff=2*WG_a lam_guide=1/sqrt(((1.0/lam_zero)**2)-((1.0/lam_cutoff)**2)) # Slot offset G_2_slot=1.0/Nslots New_G1=2.09*(lam_guide/lam_zero)*(WG_a/WG_b)*(cmath.cos(0.464*PI*lam_zero/lam_guide)-cmath.cos(0.464*PI))**2 New_Y=G_2_slot/New_G1 Soff=(WG_a/PI)*sqrt(abs(cmath.asin(New_Y))) # Slot Lenght Slot_wl=0.210324*G_2_slot**4-0.338065*G_2_slot**3+0.12712*G_2_slot**2+0.034433*G_2_slot+0.48253 Sl=lam_zero*Slot_wl #Slot width Sw=WG_a*0.0625/0.9 #Slot Spacing Ss=lam_guide/2 # Distance from short ( end space) S_top=lam_guide/4 #Estimated Performance Gain=abs(10 * cmath.log10((Nslots/2) * lam_guide/lam_zero)) #dB Beamwidth=50.7 * lam_zero / ((Nslots/2)*(lam_guide/2)) #degree
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  Working Model This isgeneralized example of slot array antenna from 1 GHz to 70 GHz. This example uses powerful feature of EMPro python scripting for slot array parameters calculation and parameterize feature of EMPro to create generalized example. •Open the project in EMPro •Double click synthesis script present in project •Enter desired operating frequency and number of slots •Run script, it will automatically calculate all design parameters, set parameters in GUI and modified CAD file as per specified frequency and launch FEM simulation Other Tips •If you don’t want to launch FEM simulation , comment below two lines in script #setupSimulation(FGHz-1, FGHz+1, 25 ) #return empro.activeProject.addSimulationDataToProject(autoQueue)
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  Gain-9.69 dBi Simulation time-22Min 47 sec Unknown - 0.2 Million Memory – 400 MB (Iterative) Array Antenna Performance at 2.41 GHz WAN: antenna for 2.44GHz, or channel 7 Slotted Waveguide 802.11b WLAN antennas
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  Gain-10.48 dBiSimulation time-32Min 41 sec Unknown - 0.3Million Memory – 400 MB (Iterative) Array Antenna Performance at 6 GHz
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  Gain- 11.43dBi Array AntennaPerformance at 27 and 60 GHz