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Helix antenna
was invented by J. D.
There are two modes of operation,
Kraus.
normal and axial.
Normal Mode
NL<<
Axial Mode
Normal modeNL<<
Pattern is
j kIo Se - jkr
E =
sin (dipolo)
4 r
k 2 (D / 2 )2 Io e - jkr
E =
sin (lazo)
4r
Normal Mode
Axial Mode
cos
E sin
2N
N
sin
2
sin
2
where
S
1
2 1 cos
2N
Axial Mode
Helix parameters
S = espaciamiento entre las vueltas
N = nmero de vueltas
= ngulo de salida ("pitch angle")
C = circunferencia de cada vuelta = D
D = dimetro
Dimensions that render an optimum
pattern
12 o are
18 o :
14
s
Ns
3
4
C
S
4
4
3
N 3 Para aparear la R, se puede aplastar el
Coaxial feed
Ground Plane: diameter>3/4
L
S
C= D
L s C
2
Axial mode
C
R 140
52 3/2
HPBW
C NS
o
1.
Designanendfirerighthandcircularlypolarizedhelixhavingahalfpower
beamwidthof45o,pitchangleof13o,andacircumferenceof60cmata
frequencyof500MHz.
Determine
turnsneeded
directivity
axialration
lowerandupperfrequenciesofthebandwidthoverwhichtherequiredparameters
remainrelativelyconstant
inputimpedanceatthecenterfrequencyandtheedgesofthebandfrompartd)
Answer:N=6,D=20.8(13dB),AR=1.083,375667MHz,140,105,187
10.27Designahelicalantennawithadirectivityof15dBthatisoperatinginthe
axialmodeandwhosepolarizationisnearlycircular.Thespacingbetweentherunsis
10.
Determinethe
1.numberofturns
2.axialratio,bothasadimensionlessquantityandindB
3.DirectivityaccordingtoKraussequation(inDB)
Answer:N=21,AR=1.02,HPBW=36.8oD=14.5dBor15dB
10.28Designa10turnhelicalantennasothatat
thecenterfrequencyof10GHz,thecircumferenceof
eachturnis0.95.Assumingapitchangleof14o,
determinethe
a.modeinwhichtheantennaoperates
b.halfpowerbeamwidth(degrees)
c.directivityindB.
Answer:Axialmode,HPBW=36o,D=15dB
10.29Alossless10turnhelicalantennawitha
circumferenceofonewavelengthisconnectedtoa78ohm
coaxialline,anditisusedasatransmittingantennaina500
MHzspacecraftcommunicationsystem.Thespacingbetween
turnsis10.Thepowerinthecoaxiallinefromthe
transmitteris5watts.
Assumingtheantennaislossless:
a.whatisradiatedpower?
b.Iftheantennawereisotropic,whatwouldthepowerdensity(W/m 2)beata
distanceof10km?
c.Whatisthepowerdensityatthesamedistancewhenthetransmittingantennais
athe10turnhelixandtheobservationaremadealongthemaximumofthemajorlobe?
d.itat10kmalongthemaximumofthemajorlobeanidentical10turnhelix
wasplacedasareceivingantenna,whichwaspolarizationmatchedtotheincoming
wave,whatisthemaximumpower(inwatts)thatcanbereceived?
Answer:Answer: R= 140 , Prad=4.595W, Siso=3.656nW/m2, D=15,
Shelix =54.8nW/m2, Ae=0.6m2, Prec=26.6nW
Application
At Arecibo Observatory :some receivers
work at
Linearly Polarized
Feed
Horns
Dipole
Uniform Helical
Yagi-Uda
Linearly Polarized
Tapered
Helical
Spiral
Planar
Tapered Yagi-Uda
At the Arecibo
Observatory
Polarization
helical antennas have circular
polarization
Parameters Varied
Conductor material
Size of conductor
Feeding point
Tuning
Preliminary Tests
Large_B