Bandpass Filter Design for Satellite Digital

Audio Radio Service

Fara Ezewana Binti Rosli, Nor Azuana Binti Taib, Nurul Wahidah Binti Ismail, Raja
Norfazureen Eliaty Binti Raja Ahmad Yusof.
School Of Computer and Communication Engineering,
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap),
02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

Abstract A bandpass filter (BPF)

that covers the Satellite Digital
Audio
Radio
Service
(SDARS)
frequency range of 2.320GHz to
2.345GHz is presented[1][2]. The
filter was designed using coupled
lined method at the input/output
ports to achieve high quality
bandpass performance. We are
using coupled line method because
of its simple structure and inherent
excellent compatibility. A practical
microstrip coupled-line coupler is
designed and fabricated to operate
at approximately 2 GHz.
The
simulated results show that the
designed filter has a passband with
S21 is greater than -3dB and S11 is
less
than
-10dB. We are using
Advance Design System (ADS)
software for designing the filter.
Index Terms Bandpass
coupled lined, microstrip.

filter,

Service (SDARS)[4]. In this paper, we

are going to discuss about designing a
microstrip band pass flter for Satellite
Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS).
Band pass flter for this application is
operating in the frequency range
between 2.320 GHz and 2.345 GHz and
the center frequency is about 2.33 GHz.
II.
METHODOLOGY
Below are
design:

INTRODUCTION

Microstrip coupled-line couplers [3] are

widely used for the designs of various
balanced power amplifers, mixers,
modulators, measurement systems,
circularly polarized antennas, beamforming array antennas, flters, etc. In
practical applications, on the one hand,
the coupling level of microstrip coupledline coupler is mainly limited by the
narrow separation between two parallel
edge-coupled transmission lines. Band
pass flter is widely used in a lot of feld
such as in Satellite Digital Audio Radio

specifcation

of

the

H= 1.28mm
T= 17m
Z=50
High frequency,
Low frequency,

fH
fL

= 2.320 GHz
= 2.345 GHz

Normalized frequency given by

following method,

wH
I.

the

= 2

fH

= 2 (2.320G)
= 14.5769 GHz

wL

= 2

fL

= 2 (2.345G)
= 14.7341 GHz

wc =
=

(w

wH )

( ( 14.5769G ) (14.7341 G ) )
fc =

= 1.1474

g3

= 1.0315

We use the following equations for

designing the parallel-coupled flter

= 14.6553 GHz
Cut-off frequency,

g2

wc
2

J 0,1 =

14.6553 G
2

J 3,4

= 2.3325 GHz

2 gi g i+1

( 10.7265m )
( 2 1 1.0315 )

= 0.1278

Z oe

w H

w L)
==

= 50

= 50

[ 1+J i +J i2 ]

[ 1+0.1278+ ( 0.1278 )2 ]

= 57.206642

14.7341G

14.5769
G)
=

Z oe

= 50

= 50

= 10.7265m

[ 1J i + J i2 ]

[ 10.1278+ ( 0.1278 )2 ]

= 44.426642

Bandwidth, Bw =

wH

wL

J 1,2 =

J 2,3

1
( gi g i+1 )

= 14.7341G 14.569G
= 0.1651 GHz

We can get following table for 0.1 dB

ripple level for various TABLE 1[5].
n
1
2
3
4
5

g1

g2

0.3052
0.8431
1.0315
1.1088
1.1468

1.0
0.6220
1.1474
1.3062
1.3712

= 0.0155

Z oe

= 50

Table 1
From TABLE 1 above, for n = 3 order,
the element values obtained are

g1

= 1.0315

1
1.0315 1.1474

g3
1.3554
1.0315
1.7704
1.9750

10.7265 m
2

= 50

[ 1+J i +J i2 ]

[ 1+0.0155+ ( 0.0155 )2 ]

= 50.7870125

Z oe

= 50

= 50

[ 1J i + J i2 ]

[ 10.0155+ ( 0.0155 )2 ]

= 49.2370125

Values of even and odd resistances

Z 0 e )

Stage (i,i+1)
1,4
2,3

57.206642
50.7870125

Table 2
From the datasheet of Rodgers 3010,
we obtained the below information.

Figure 2: line calculator for the

MLIN
Both MLIN are using the same
value of W and L.

TanD =0.0022
Er =11.20
The method that was used for designing
this flter is coupled line.
Steps to design the S Parameter
circuit:
1. Draw the circuit as shown in
fgure below.

Figure 3: line calculator for

MCLIN for pair 1 and 4

Figure 1: overall circuit diagram

The symbols that are used are MLIN and
MCLIN. The TERM also have been used.
2. Calculate the W, L, S parameter
by using the line calculator.
Insert the value of Er, H, T, TanD,
Z0, eff and frequency. Click
synthesis. It will calculate the
value of w, l and s.

Figure 4: line calculator for

MCLIN for pair 2 and 3
3. After all the value of W,L and S
are calculated, insert all the
value at each of the symbol in
the circuit. From the theory, we
know that the parameter for pair
1 and 4 have the same value. As
well as pair 2 and 3 which are
going to have the same value for
each other.

4. Insert the value of all parameters

needed on the MSUB and the S
PARAMETER.
5. The circuit is simulated.

The value for S21 is already more than

-3dB and the value for S11 is less than
-10dB. This is the basic requirement for
the flter to working well.
Step to design transient circuit

Result for S Parameter circuit

Figure 5: result for S Parameter

Above is the result for the S parameter
circuit. However, the result is not
applicable since the value for S 21 is less
than -3db. Because of that, the tuning
tool was applied to get the desired
result.

1. Draw the circuit as diagram

below. The TERM1 from S
Parameter circuit was replaced
with the Vtsine symbol. And the SParameter
simulation
was
disable.
2. The transient simulation symbol
was added. Vout and Vin were
labelled as in the diagram.
3. The accepted transient circuit,
the frequency at the V tsine was
set exactly as the centre
frequency which is 2.33 GHz.

Figure 8: accepted transient

circuit
Figure 6: circuit after tuned
The parameters that have been tuned
are L and S for each pair of MCLIN. The
value of the parameters in the circuit
diagram will change as we save the
value after tuning until the desired
result was obtained.

4. For the rejected transient circuit,

the frequency should be set
whether higher or lower than the
frequency range. In our design,
we choose 1.5GHz which is lower
than the range.

Figure 9: rejected transient

circuit
Figure 7: result after tuned

Result for transient circuit

Figure 10: result for accepted transient

circuit

Figure 11: result for rejected transient

circuit
EM layout

Figure 12: EM Layout

III.

CONCLUSION

Designing of bandpass flter with

chebyshev approach in combination
with coupled microstrip lines with the
Advance Design System software is a
very good flter characteristics at the
center frequency 2.33 GHz with

frequency bandwidth of about 165.1

MHz as required at the specifcation
stage. At the center frequency the
insertion loss and reflection factor has
the values about -2.763 dB and better
than -39.763 dB, respectively. The
measurement gives also very good flter
characteristics at the frequency 2.33
GHz. Band-pass flter design and
simulation for SDARS system is
presented in this paper. These circuits
are composed of four coupled line
coupler. As the simulated results satisfy
the system requirements, these circuit
structures are suitable for SDARS
application. If more-accurate frequency
response is required, more stages
should be used.

Designing of bandpass flter with

chebyshev approach in combination
with coupled microstrip lines with the
Advance Design System software is a
very good flter characteristics at the
center frequency 2.33 GHz with
frequency bandwidth of about 165.1
MHz as required at the specifcation
stage. At the center frequency the
insertion loss and reflection factor has
the values about -2.763 dB and better
than -39.763 dB, respectively. The
measurement gives also very good flter
characteristics at the frequency 2.33
GHz. Band-pass flter design and
simulation for SDARS system is
presented in this paper. These circuits
are composed of four coupled line
coupler. As the simulated results satisfy
the system requirements, these circuit
structures are suitable for SDARS
application. If more-accurate frequency
response is required, more stages
should be used.
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