Open AccessPractical application of small antennas in hardware platforms
Author(s) -
Collins Brian S.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet microwaves, antennas and propagation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1751-8733
pISSN - 1751-8725
DOI - 10.1049/iet-map.2018.5814
Subject(s) - antenna (radio) , smart antenna , wireless , electrical engineering , computer science , reconfigurable antenna , internet of things , directional antenna , the internet , electronic engineering , power (physics) , engineering , telecommunications , computer hardware , omnidirectional antenna , embedded system , antenna efficiency , world wide web , physics , quantum mechanics
The study discusses the practical challenges of incorporating small antennas into electrically small, power‐limited devices, including those intended for wireless connection to the Internet of Things. It describes a number of common pitfalls and provides advice to antenna engineers and device designers on obtaining the best possible radio‐frequency performance.