40 research outputs found
A comparison of various double loops frequency selective surfaces in terms of angular stability
This paper presents the comparison of
Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS) structure performance
based on three different double loops: square, circular and
hexagonal structures. The simulation process of the double loops
FFS structures are carried out by using the Computer
Simulation Technology (CST) Microwave Studio software. The
dielectric substrate used in the simulation is the FR-4 lossy
substrate
Design of Triple-band Dipole-type Antenna with Dual-band Artificial Magnetic Conductor Structure
A design of dual-band high-impedance surface
called Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) is presented. The
AMC is designed to resonate at 0.92GHz and 2.45GHz. In this
paper also, the design parameters that influence the AMC
frequencies are discussed. The designed AMC then is
incorporated with the designed triple-band printed dipole
antenna (operating at 0.92GHz, 2.45GHz and 5.8GHz). Here, the
performance of the dipole antenna with 2 and 4 unit cells of
0.92GHz and 2.45GHz AMC ground plane are presented. The
reported results show that, by applying the AMC structure as a
ground plane for the printed dipole antenna, the gain of the
dipole antenna can be increased due to the attracting feature of
the AMC surface that provide in-phase reflected waves with the
incident waves
Low loss waveguide-based Butler matrix with iris coupling control method for millimeterwave applications
This paper proposes a low loss 4×4 Butler matrix based on rectangular
waveguide cavity resonators technology for millimeterwave
beamforming network using iris coupling method. This method has
the advantage of controlling the electrical fields and the coupling factor
inside a complex medium such as waveguide cavity resonators.
The coupling factor of 6 dB for 4×4 Butler matrix is achieved by
tuning the iris coupling k-value between the waveguide cavity resonators.
Thus, avoiding a higher phase difference losses and component
losses at upper millimeterwave bands. To validate the proposed
method, CST software simulations are performed under several
iris coupling k-values to achieve a 6 dB coupling factor. Then,
the proposed 4×4 Butler matrix is 3D metal printed using selective
laser melting (SLM) technique. The measured reflection and
isolation coefficients are observed below −10 dB, with coupling
coefficients ranging between −6 and −7 dB. The phase differences
of −42.02°, 42.02°, −130.95°, and 133.3° are achieved at the outputs.
It confirmed that using this proposed method has the superiority
over the conventional microstrip and waveguide coupling
methods by a 1 dB coupling factor loss and a 3° phase difference
error
Keberkesanan penggunaan edubase dalam kalangan pelajar teknikal yang berbeza gaya kognitif, afektif dan psikomotor di Politeknik Malaysia
Bahan bantu pengajaran yang digunakan secara bersesuaian dengan pelajar
menyumbang kepada perkembangan pembelajaran mereka. Dalam dunia pendidikan
teknikal, aspek kognitif dan psikomotor turut memberi kesan kepada kualiti
pembelajaran pelajar. Kajian ini membincangkan tentang kesan penggunaan
EDUBASE terhadap pencapaian dan minat pelajar yang mempunyai gaya kognitif,
afektif dan psikomotor yang berbeza dalam topik Electromagnetism. Seramai 70
orang pelajar politeknik yang terdiri daripada 33 pelajar kumpulan rawatan dan 37
pelajar kumpulan kawalan telah terlibat dalam kajian yang menggunakan kaedah
kuasi-ekperimen ini. Ujian kognitif, psikomotor, ujian pra-pasca dan kaji selidik telah
diagihkan untuk memantau kesan penggunaan EDUBASE terhadap pelajar. Dapatan
kajian ini telah dianalisis dengan menggunakan statistik MANCOVA, korelasi
Pearson dan skor min. Hasil dapatan dalam kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa terdapat
perbezaan yang tidak signifikan secara statistik bagi skor pelajar kumpulan kawalan
dan kumpulan rawatan. Namun, skor min menunjukkan kumpulan rawatan
memberikan skor yang lebih cemerlang dan minat mereka juga turut meningkat dalam
topik pembelajaran tersebut berbanding pelajar yang mengaplikasikan pembelajaran
secara konvensional. Selain itu, hasil dapatan kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat
hubungan yang signifikan terhadap minat dan pencapaian. Di samping itu, EDUBASE
yang diaplikasikan telah memenuhi keperluan dan minat pelajar. Secara ringkasnya,
hasil kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa penggunaan EDUBASE sebagai alat bahan bantu
mengajar dilihat berkesan dalam memberikan kecemerlangan pencapaian dan
meningkatkan minat pelajar politeknik terhadap topik Electromagnetism
Floral structure for textile-based metamaterial absorber
Based on an annulled circle structure metamaterial absorber (MMAb), a floral structure MMAb design is proposed for performance improvement especially on absorptivity. Since the initial purpose of designing the MMAb is for hiding one’s existence from electromagnetic motion detector, it is expected that the MMAb will has flexibility as one of its characteristics. The MMAb composes of textile-based substrate in between floral structure at the top and ground plane at the bottom, based on metallic plate. The targeted center frequency is 10.525 GHz and through series of simulation done in CST Microwave Software, the MMAb can reach up to 97.03% of absorptivity. The operating angle can be extended at least 68o before its absorptivity deteriorated below 80%. In addition, the proposed MMAb has a high absorptivity regardless of the polarization angle of the electromagnetic waves
Compact Digital Television (DTV) Antenna for Indoor Usage
A compact indoor digital antenna for digital terrestrial television is proposed. The design of the antenna begins with the material selection to construct the antenna by using CST software with a standard monopole antenna design. The antenna is then simulated and optimized. A bandwidth of 290 MHz (46.14%) between 500 MHz and 790 MHz is achieved with the antenna gain more than 3 dBi. Simulated results is used to demonstrate the performance of the antenna. The simulated return losses, together with the radiation patterns and gain are presented and discussed
Compact Digital Television (DTV) Antenna for Indoor Usage
A compact indoor digital antenna for digital terrestrial television is proposed. The design of the antenna begins with the material selection to construct the antenna by using CST software with a standard monopole antenna design. The antenna is then simulated and optimized. A bandwidth of 290 MHz (46.14%) between 500 MHz and 790 MHz is achieved with the antenna gain more than 3 dBi. Simulated results is used to demonstrate the performance of the antenna. The simulated return losses, together with the radiation patterns and gain are presented and discussed
Compact patch MIMO antenna with low mutual coupling for WLAN applications
A compact triband microstrip patch MIMO antenna is proposed for WLAN applications. The antenna consists of two patches antenna elements, which are orthogonally placed to each other for high isolation at 2.4, 2.8 and 5.8 GHz frequency bands. On its ground plane, a Complementary Split Ring Resonators (CSRRs) is etched for size reduction and multiband generation. The proposed compact MIMO antenna covers an entire size of 58 x 45 x 1.6 mm3, with the patch size of 13.3 x 17.1 mm2. A 79% size reduction at 2.45 GHz was achieved for miniaturization, with a very low mutual coupling (S21 and S12) of -32 dB at all bands
Slot implementation on second iteration of fractal log periodic dipole antenna for uhf band application
In this paper, the design of the second iteration of Log Periodic Fractal Koch Antennas (LPFKA) with and without slot implementation is designed for Ultra High Frequency (UHF) band applications. The slot implementation is applied on each of the radiating elements to reduce the antenna's size and to prevent the shifting of a lower frequency to a higher frequency. The antenna is operated at a frequency between 0.5 GHz and 9.0 GHz. The Computer Simulation Technology (CST) software was used to design and simulate the antenna. The performance of the antenna such as reflection coefficient, radiation pattern and gain have been analyzed. The antennas have been fabricated using an FR4 laminated board with a dielectric constant of 4.6, tangent loss of 0.019, and a thickness of 1.6mm. The results show a positive outcome, with a stable radiation pattern over the operational bandwidth and a reflection coefficient of less than -10 dB for the designed frequency
Wideband antenna with reconfigurable band notched using EBG structure
A wideband antenna with band notch function using electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structure is proposed. The antenna is capable of reconfiguring up to three band notch operation. Three EBGs are aligned underneath the feed line of the wideband antenna. The transmission lines over EBGs unit cells perform as a band stop filter. A switch is placed on each of the EBG structure, which enables the reconfigurable band stop operation. The simulated and measured reflection coefficients, together with the radiation patterns, are shown to demonstrate the performance of the antenna