DUAL BAND CIRCULARLY POLARIZED MICROSTRIP ANTENNA WITH SINGLE STUB

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Rabindra Kumar (Final Year) rabindrakmr51@gmail.com Rahul Kumar (Final Year) Nagmani (Final Year) Sakshi Sharma (Third Year) its.rahul123@gmail.com nagmani.chauhan@gmail.com sakshisharma828@gmail.com

Latika Parasher (Third Year) me.latika22@gmail.com

Guided by:Mr. Abhishek Joshi abhi_engg06@gmail.com +91-7597732783

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING ARYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & RESEARCH CENTRE SP-40, RIICO INDUSTRIAL AREA, KUKAS, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

ABSTRACT
1. PROJECT VISION
The Compact circularly polarized broadband microstrip antennas are becoming useful structures for modern communication systems including mobile, wireless, and global positioning systems. Microstrip antennas are small in size, and can be integrated with other planer components. Three main limitations associated with the conventional microstrip structures are their capability to resonate at a single frequency, narrow impedance bandwidth, and low gain. However with the demand of compact-size antennas for modern communication systems, several alterations in these antennas were proposed. The bandwidth of conventional microstrip antennas may be improved considerably by applying suitable narrow stub at an appropriate location on the patch. Circular polarization in conventional patches may be achieved by suitable selection of the feed location. With conventional patches, it is extremely difficult to achieve large impedance bandwidth and large axial ratio bandwidth simultaneously. In this paper, the design and performance of a compact single-feed arrangement of an antenna for circularly polarized broadband performance is reported. The proposed antenna provides improved impedance and axial ratio bandwidths and also presents improved gain.

Fig 1. Side view of hexagonal patch antenna 2. IMPLEMENTING PROCESS Before implementing the circuitry of microstrip patch antenna on hardware we will check the simulation of this circuit on software and after simulation the layout of the circuitry is designed. First, we have considered a single-layer hexagonal patch antenna with a narrow slot as shown in Fig. 2. This antenna is designed on a glass epoxy FR-4 substrate (r -4.4, tan - 0.025, substrate thickness h - 1.58 mm). The antenna is fed through a single inset feed arrangement by using an SMA connector. The patch has patch dimensions radius of 5mm. With optimization in stub dimensions 5mm x 2mm, it is realized that the best performance with such an antenna may be achieved by feeding diagonally.

Fig 2 Proposed design of heaxagonal patch antenna

3. APPLICATION
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) It can be used for satellite communication using very low power. It can be used in design compact size(12*15 mm) wireless gadget. It can be used for transmitter and receiver in GPS application. It can be used for dual band applications like mobile communication (GSM 900 & 1800 Mhz).

4. LIMITATIONS
(i) (ii) It requires high accuracy for designing the pattern. It can only be used for low power application.

5. SOFTWARE TOOLS BEING USED

National Instruments LabVIEW and toolkits.

6. HARDWARE TOOLS BEING USED

Table 1. Hardware tools being used S.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Hardware Tools Required Screw Gauge Art Work Unit Dark Room For Development of Negative Film ar Mask PCB Shearing machine Dip Coating Machine For Photo resist Curing Machine Double sided UV exposure unit Dip Coating Machine for Blue Dye Etching Machine Roller Tinning Machine Table Vice Drilling Machine Wire,Stripper,or Cutter Soldering Iron Multi meter Network Vector Analyzer Of 40GHz Coaxial Cable 0.62mm inner diameter SMA Connector(M/F) Double Sided PCB

7. ESTIMATED TIME FRAME

Table 2. Estimated Time Frame for Performing Various Task S.No Task Performed Total Time in Hrs Time Allotted Total Estimated Time 1 2 For designing of layout For designing Antenna on Software(NI Lab View) 3 4 For designing hardware in PCB lab For testing Antenna hardware on network vector analyzer 8 hrs 6 hrs 2hrs Daily 2hrs Daily 4 Days 3days 6 Hrs 12Hrs 1hr Daily 2hrs Daily 6 Days 6 Days