GUIDE:

Y.SRINIVAS
Associate prof.
By:
B.NAVANEETHA-14P61A0484
D.PARIJATHA -14P61A0490
O.MANITEJA 14P61A0472
 To design and simulate frequency reconfigurable
Microstrip patch antenna
 INTRODUCTION
RECONFIGURABLE ANTENNAS:

Reconfigurable antennas can provide diversity feature of

operating resonant frequency, polarization, and radiation pattern

What is Reconfigurable Antenna?

o Antenna system is able to change its functionality to

accommodate different standards on a single system.

o A reconfigurable antenna is one which alters its

radiation , polarization and frequency characteristics by morphing
its physical structures.
THE FUNCTIONS OF RECONFIGURABLE
ANTENNA (TYPES)

Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna

Radiation Patterns Reconfigurable Antenna

Polarization Reconfigurable Antenna

The Multiple Reconfigurable Parameters of the

Antenna
FREQUENCY RECONFIGURABLE
ANTENNA
Reconfiguring the operating frequency by modifying
the geometry, while other parameters such as radiation
and polarization characteristics remain unaffected

Smooth transitions take place within or between

operating bands without sudden changes -Continuous
frequency tuneable antennas

Switching device is used to operate at different

frequency bands Switched tuneable antennas.
It is the graphical representation of field pattern of radiation
from an antenna as a function of direction or space
coordinates.(it may have single or multiple beams)

POLARIZATION

It refers to the direction in which electric field vector e is aligned

during the passage of at least one complete cycle.
 Frequency -5.52GHZ to 6.19GHZ
Substrate
Width -80mm
Length -63.6mm
Thickness-1.57mm
Di-electric constant(FR4-epoxy)-4.4
The fundamental frequency of the antenna is
determined using equation

(eff +0.3)((/)+0.264)
L = 0.412h
(eff 0.3)((/)+0.8)

C-Velocity of light

eff -Effective dielectric constant

L-Length of main patch

 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
High frequency structural
simulation(HFSS)
CONFIGURATION OF PROPOSED ANTENNA
 SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT RESULTS

The pin diodes provide three possible switching states:

CASE-1:ON-ON
In this state , both patch elements are radiating.
 RETURN LOSS PLOT

XY Plot 1 HFSSDesign1 ANSOFT

-2.00 Curve Info
dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Sw eep
-4.00

-6.00
dB(S(1,1))

-8.00 Name X Y
m1 5.5278 -10.1859
m1
m2 6.1944 -12.6683
-10.00

-12.00 m2

-14.00
4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00
Freq [GHz]
 RADIATION PATTERNS

At 5.52GHZ At 6.19GHZ
 CASE-2:ON-OFF
In this state, only patch element-1 of the
antenna is ON and radiating.
 RETURN LOSS PLOT
XY Plot 1 HFSSDesign1 ANSOFT

Curve Info
dB(S(1,1))
-2.50 Setup1 : Sw eep

-7.50
dB(S(1,1))

Name X Y
-12.50 m1 5.2778 -21.8617
m2 6.1944 -15.4619
m2

-17.50

-20.47
4.58 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 6.81
Freq [GHz]
 RADIATION PATTERNS

At 5.27GHZ At 6.19GHZ
 CASE-3:OFF-ON
In this state, only patch element-2 of the antenna is
ON and radiating.
 RETURN LOSS PLOT
XY Plot 1 HFSSDesign1 ANSOFT

Curve Info
-1.00 dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Sw eep

-3.50

-6.00
dB(S(1,1))

-8.50 Name X Y
m1 6.0000 -11.5838

m1
-11.00

-13.50

-16.00
4.50 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00
Freq [GHz]
RADIATION PATTERN

At 6GHZ
 RESULTS

State With slots

ON-ON 5.52GHZ & 6.19GHZ

ON-OFF 5.27GHZ & 6.19GHZ

OFF-ON 6GHZ
 ADVANTAGES

Easily integrated with microwave integrated circuits

(MICs).

Capable of dual and triple frequency operations.

Supports both, linear as well as circular polarization.

High Performance

Light weight and low volume.

 APPLICATIONS
Used in mobile satellite communication
system.
Direct broad cast television(DBS).
Wire less LANS.
Feed elements in coaxial system.
GPS system.
UHF Patch Antennas for Space.
 CONCLUSION
The reconfigurable micro strip patch antenna was
designed with two different frequencies
5.52GHZ & 6.19GHZ depending on the ON or OFF
state of two switches.
Radiation pattern is same for all frequencies.
 REFERENCES
A Reconfigurable wide band and multiband antenna using dual
patch elements for compact wireless devices-
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION,VOL.60, NO.1 JAN 2012
Y.Lee and J.son,A new printed antenna for multiband wireless applications , IEEE Antennas
Wireless propag.Lett.,vol.6,pp.40-42,2007 .