Open AccessDesign of Ku Band Microstrip Patch Antenna Array for Satellite Applications
Author(s) -
M. Vamsi Kumar*,
K.V. Satyanarayana,
Addanki Purna Ramesh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.c6568.098319
Subject(s) - microstrip antenna , directivity , standing wave ratio , patch antenna , antenna gain , microstrip , reflective array antenna , directional antenna , communications satellite , acoustics , antenna (radio) , conformal antenna , ku band , optics , electronic engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , physics , slot antenna , antenna efficiency , satellite , aerospace engineering
Conventional Microstrip patches are in small in size, but their gain is quite low for most applications. Long-distance communication requires high gain antennas. For conventional applications that require high gain mostly depends on parabolic antennas and arrays. Manufacturing parabolic antennas became complex at high frequencies because of its bent geometry. Microstrip Patch Antennas are low profile, low cost, they come with ease of fabrication and results in high beam scan width and high gain when they were used as an array configuration. In this paper, square and circular shaped Microstrip patch antennas are excited with inset feed are analyzed to determine which shape of antenna works well at the Ku (12-18GHz) Range of Frequency. Return loss, VSWR, Gain, and Directivity parameters are considered to analyze the above configurations. CST studio suite tool was used to simulate the configurations.