Open AccessDesign of a fluorescent tube antenna with defined copper wire coupling specifications
Author(s) -
A. M. Alalade,
Charles Uzoanya Ndujiuba,
Adeyinka A. Adewale,
E. E. Ekong,
M. N. Etta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1378/4/042095
Subject(s) - copper , tube (container) , coupling (piping) , antenna (radio) , materials science , fluorescence , signal (programming language) , acoustics , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , optics , composite material , physics , engineering , computer science , metallurgy , programming language
In this paper, the performance of a fluorescent tube antenna is analyzed with respect to the dimensions of copper wire utilized in RF coupling. The fluorescent tube antenna in the study is implemented using a 58.5cm long fluorescent tube with a diameter of 2.7cm and four different copper wires with provided dimensions, wound at specific chosen lengths. RF signals are generated and output power measured using a Handheld RF Signal generator and Spectrum Analyzer respectively. The performance index used to evaluate the improved functionality of the design presented is the Received Signal Strength (RSS) and the gain. A peak RSS value of -34 dBm is obtained using a 1mm thick copper wire wound at 50cm of the fluorescent tube length and the gain of the antenna is 14.37 dBi derived with the Friis Transmission Equation. Research findings are presented and compared to previous similarly conducted studies, and seen to perform favorably better.