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50x50 Elements Phased Array Antenna using MATLAB and CST

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 International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET)
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50x50 Elements Phased Array Antenna using

MATLAB and CST
Hazim A. Abdulsada1, Huma Razzaq2
1, 2
Advance communication Engineering, Kent University, Advance communication Engineering, Canterbury, Kent, UK

Abstract: Radiation element of single element is wide and provide low gain and directivity. The formation pattern of multi-
element antenna is called Phase Array Antenna. Phase Array Antenna can be achieved by rearranging array elements of
antenna in the way that the total fields of element are added in the same direction and cancel each other in the opposite
direction. All elements are fed with same phase. A dipole antenna is used for design the phase array with 2.4 GHz. A CST
microwave programme is used to verify dipole work on 2.4 GHz. Mainly this project deals with 50X50 phased array using
Matlab.
Keywords: Phased array, Dipole, Matlab, Radiation pattern
I. INTRODUCTION
Radiation element of single element of one dipole is wide or omnidirectional and provide low gain and directivity. Omnidirectional
radiation suffers from power loss since some power goes far from the area of interest. In many applications, it is necessarily to
design an antenna with high gain or directivity, this will also offer transmission for long distances. The formation pattern of
multielement antenna based on one or two dimension, when pattern can accumulate in phase in one direction and out phase in the
opposite direction is called Phase Array Antennas (PAAs), [1]. There are some measurements that are used in antenna arrays, one of
them is Total field of Array. Total field Array is calculated by vector addition of single element in the array which is normally
having same current in each element, [1]. A mutual coupling is also one measurement which can be avoided by control the
separation between antenna, [1]. The idea behind using array of antenna is to provide very directive antenna which can be achieved
by arranging the array of antenna in the way that is total fields of element are added in the same direction and cancel each other at
opposite direction, [1]. Several types of array are existed, some of them are used for civil purposes, other for commercial and
military purposes. The simplest one and most practical array is line array which is basically arrange the element across line.
There are several ways to control the directivity of antenna but the most important, [1] as follows:

A. One way is used to control geometric configuration such as (linear, circular, rectangular, spherical, ...).
B. Or by make an adjustment of placement of array elements by control the distance between array elements.
C. Amplitude of individual could also be used to control the directive gain by changing the values of each element.
D. Directive gain could also be achieved by control the phase of individual element.
E. Finally, Directive gain can be controlled by pattern of the individual element.
Different types of phased arrays, some off them is uniform array which is using same amplitude and phase or non-uniform which is
using different amplitude or phase which is fed to each element. The most popular one is
1) Linear array
2) Planar array
3) Binomial array
II. FEEDING TECHNIQUES
Feed lines could be balanced and unbalanced, the balanced feed lines could be twin lines which provides the benefit of cancelling
anti-phase electric fields, ending with electromagnetic to pass through the transmission line to antenna without loss or keep the loss
at minimum. Unbalanced feed lines, like coaxial cable, one line is grounded and other lines carries radio frequency to antenna, the
electric field at coaxial is trapped into outer conducting screen. In short, the feed lines are constructed to either trap RF signals by
screening or outer screen is required to reduce radiation loss. Antenna could also be balanced and unbalanced, well known antenna
like a dipole is one type of balanced antenna. As soon as voltage reach the feeding line of dipole, the current will spread through
dipole conductors. The open circuit termination causes the standing wave distribution that is reversely directed in the two
conducted, so the phase is added and the antenna start to radiate.

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III. DESIGN TECHNIQUES

A. Dipole Antenna
The design is made to resonate at 2.4GHz. According to the operating frequency, the length, L of half wave dipole can be calculated
based on this equation, [2]
The actual length of the patch (L),
L= (1)
( )
The wavelength,
λ= (2)
The feeding gap (g),
g= (3)
Final calculation is the radius also known as thickness of dipole R,
R= (4)
The equations (1-4) show the design of physical dipole antenna for one element, a phase array as explained consists of many
dipoles’ antenna, hence an array factor, total fields of array should be calculated.
If we suppose that we are using 2 dipoles array, then total fields radiated by 2 elements is sum of electric fields of two element in Y,
Z domain, by assuming no mutual coupling between elements, [1] .
ET= aˆ θ j η { e−j[kr1−(β/2)] / r1 .* c o s θ 1 + e−j[kr2+(β/2)] /r2 . * c o s θ 2}

(5)
Hence the array total fields can reduce to
ET= aˆ θ j η e−jkr. cos θ{2 c o s {1/2(kd cos θ + β)}}
(6)
From this equation, the total fields of array appear to be the product of total fields of single element with a factor which is most
commonly known as array factor,
Therefore, the Array Factor (AF) of 2 elements of constant amplitude is, [1] .
AF= 2 cos [ ½ (kd cos θ + β)] (7)
The characteristic of AF can be changed by varying the separation between element and phase as well, thus total fields can be
changed.
E(total) = [E(single element at reference point)] × [array factor].

IV. PLANAR ARRAY

Planar arrays are more versatile, they provide interesting symmetrical patterns with lower side lobes, with higher directivity mainly
with narrow main beam planar arrays can be deployed to scan the main beam toward any point in space, [1] .

Fig. 1: Planar array element geometry and phasing

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Since the amplitude excitation coefficients of the elements of the array in the y-direction are proportional to those along the x, the
amplitude of the (m, n) the element can be written as Imn = Im1I1n
If in addition the amplitude excitation of the entire array is uniform (Imn = I0) The array factor of a rectangular planar array, [1] .

AFn(θ, Ø)=1/M sin /2ψx 1/N (8)

sin 1/2ψx sin /2ψy
sin 1/2ψy

Where ψx = kdx sin θ cosØ+βx and ψy = kdy sin θ cos θ +βy

V. PROPOSED PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA Dipole DESIGN USING CST

According to equation (1-6), a design is created by CST to make sure the dipole resonant at correct frequency 2.4GHz, the final
result of Dipole can be seen at figure 2.

Figure 2. Design resonant Dipole by CST at 2.4GHz

VI. MATLAB SIMULATION RESULTS

In figure 3, the radiation pattern of normalized plot and 3D plot have shown when the distance between the elements is λ/2. The
number of elements is 2500.The obtained Directivity is 38.9 dB with minimum side lobes.

Fig. 3: Radiation pattern when distance between elements is half lambda or λ/2.

In figure 4, the radiation pattern of normalized plot and 3D plot have shown when the distance between the elements is λ/4 or 0.
031m.The number of elements is 2500. The obtained Directivity is 32.8 dB with minimum side lobes.

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Figure. 4. Radiation pattern when distance between elements is λ/4.

It is clearly seen that the directivity is decreased by almost 6.1 dB when the separation between elements is quarter lambda so
separation as half lambda is better.
In figure 5, the radiation pattern of normalized plot and 3D plot have shown when the distance between the elements is λ or 0.125m.
The number of elements is 2500.The obtained Directivity is 30.6 dB with minimum side lobes.

Figure. 5. Radiation pattern when distance between elements is λ.

We conclude that separation between elements as Lambda is even worse than quarter lambda, the result not only shows the decrease
in directivity of λ/4 by 2.2 dB and 8.3 dB from separation as λ/2, but also, we have side lobes on both sides of main lobes.
In figure 6, the radiation pattern of normalized plot and 3D plot have shown when the distance between the elements is λ or 0.
125m.The number of elements is 2500.The obtained Directivity is 34.11 dB with minimum side lobes.

Figure 6. Radiation pattern when distance between elements is 2* λ or 0.25m.

It is clearly seen from figure 6 that when spacing is increasing for more lambda, the side lobes in increasing which is not preferred
in most application since the idea to have narrow beam for PAAs and served long distance.

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VII. CONCLUSION
A phase array antenna has already been used for military applications in the past several decades such as radar. There is a recent
trend towards using PAs in civilian application and advanced communication systems. PAs been able to produce a directional beam
which can be electronically steered, therefore a significant performance can be achieved in several wireless communications
systems. A dipole present simplicity design, high directivity, cheap component, easy to fabricate over other types of array. A
separation as lambda/2 show the perfect space between each element of 2 dimension of planar array while increasing spacing as
more lambda, many side lobes appear next to main lobes which is in most case not preferable in PAAs. More directivity can be
achieved when number of elements is increasing with PAAs.

VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Authors were supported by University of Kent- Advance Communication Engineering Department. We thank our Lecturers
(Dr. C Wang and Prof S Gao) from University of Kent who provided insight and expertise that greatly assisted us in the research.

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