SSD07 CSP 3107 PDF
SSD07 CSP 3107 PDF
SSD07 CSP 3107 PDF
ABSTRACT frequency [2]. This is a very simple and powerful idea for
the design of broadband antennas, which are referred to as
In this paper we were study a wide band antenna working frequency independent antennas for the ideal case. In
in the ISM band and intended particularly for the medical addition to angle dependence, Isbell was introduced
telemetry. The use of wide band requires antennas whose another structure whose properties vary periodically with
parameters remain the most constant possible on the the logarithm of frequency: the Log-periodic Dipole
entire useful band. These antennas are characterized by a Antennas (LPDA) [3]. This structure was studied
structure defined by angles or by a structure depending on extensively by Carrel [4]. In his work, he derived
a homothetic ratio. These principles are based mathematical formulas to obtain the input impedance
respectively on the equiangular and the log periodic based on the design parameters of the log periodic dipole
antennas. We were interested to the log periodic structure antenna. Since in practice the antenna must have a finite
and particularly to the planar structures; we have length, the radiation characteristics vary considerably
presented the most important factors witch intervene in below the lower frequency limit. This phenomenon is
the design of such structures then we analyze their effect termed as "truncation effect" (effect of finite length). In
on the antenna performance and finally we choice the contrast to the truncation effect, the input impedance can
final antenna dimension. be maintained at a constant value at higher frequencies,
because the antenna structure can be regarded locally as
Keywords: Log periodic antennas, frequency mutual complement.
independent antennas, ISM band.
2. LOG-PERIODIC DIPOLE ANTENNA DESIGN
1. INTRODUCTION PARAMETER
Nombre de dipôles
60
d1 dn 1−τ
σ
= = =
4l1 4ln 4 tan α '
20
(2)
10
This space shrinks when frequency increases. One way to
make each cycle similar to the preceding, is to make the 0
design parameter α’ small (equation 3) which implies that 0.5 0.55 0.6 0.65 0.7
tau
0.75 0.8 0.85 0.9 0.95
0.4 56.25°
57.85° Z0
60°
impedance Z0 and the ratio h . We obtain the result
0.3
63°
54.5°
0.2 75° a
0.1
shown in the figure 5.
0 Impédance du dipôle
0.5 0.55 0.6 0.65 0.7 0.75 0.8 0.85 0.9 0.95
3 h/a=5
tau h/a=6
h/a=7
2.5 h/a=8
Figure 3: Variation of σ in function of τ and α’ h/a=9
h/a=10
2 h/a=11
h/a=12
It is noticed that for α’ between 10° & 75° and τ = 0.85, σ 1.5
h/a=13
h/a=14
decrease from 0.212 to 0.01. As we said in the last h/a=15
Za/z0
h/a=16
paragraph, we must take care in the choice of the spacing 1 h/a=17
h/a=18
parameter σ because it influences directly on the
0.5
performances of our antenna like the gain and impedance.
Also, we prefer small values of α’ to occupy the smallest 0
300 0.8
h/a=7
h/a=8
0.7
h/a=9
200 h/a=10
0.6
h/a=11
h/a=12
100 0.5
h/a=13
Z/Z0
h/a=14
0.4 h/a=15
0 h/a=16
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0.3
h/a h/a=17
h/a=18
0.2 h/a=50
h/a=100
Figure 4: Variation of Za in function of h/a 0.1
0
50 100 150 200 250 300
According to this figure, we notice that this impedance Z0