Radiation Pattern and Directivity of an Antenna Array
Introduction
The application calculates the array factor and directivity for a uniform linear antenna array, and then plots the radiation pattern.
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Parameters
The number of elements in the uniform array:
N≔10:
Design frequency:
f__d≔1GHz:
Permittivity and permeability of free space:
ε__o≔evalfConstantpermittivity_of_vacuum,units;
8.854187815×10−12⁢Fm
μ__o≔evalfConstantpermeability_of_vacuum,units
1.256637062×10−6⁢Hm
Phase constant:
β__o≔2⋅π⋅f__d⋅μ__o⋅ε__o
β__o≔20.95845022⁢1m
Wavelength:
λ__d≔2⋅πβ__o
λ__d≔0.2997924580⁢m
For a maximum at:
φ__m≔π3.:
Inter-element spacing:
d≔ λ__d3
d≔0.09993081933⁢m
Progressive phase shift between elements:
ψ≔β__o⋅d⋅cosφ__m
ψ≔1.047197551
Calculations
Array factor
AF≔φ→1N⋅sinN2⋅β__o⋅d⋅cosφ−ψsin12⋅β__o⋅d⋅cosφ−ψ:
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The directivity for this array is calculated from the total power radiated.
P__tot≔2⋅ intAFφ2,φ=0..2⋅Pi,numeric
P__tot≔1.428780370
D__o≔4⋅πP__tot
D__o≔8.795173059
Which, in dB, is:
10⋅log10D__o
9.442443893
Reference
Iskander, Magdi F., Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1992.
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