Overview of the modelling of an active microstrip patch array

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams K.
dc.contributor.authorReader H.C.
dc.contributor.authorDavidson D.B.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:29Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:29Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents an overview of the use of the HP-EESof Communications Design Suite software and the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method for the analysis of an active microstrip patch array. The use of frequency and time-domain simulation algorithms for the prediction of free-running and injection-locked oscillators is discussed. The modelling of the passive radiating part of the antenna using the FDTD method is covered. Free-running oscillators are shown to be handled accurately and efficiently using the harmonic-balance algorithm, but injection-locked oscillators are a source of difficulty. The FDTD method, when compared to measurements, gives good results for the input impedance and mutual coupling of the passive array.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the South African Symposium on Communications and Signal Processing, COMSIG
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10424
dc.subjectAlgorithms
dc.subjectComputer simulation
dc.subjectElectric network analysis
dc.subjectFinite difference method
dc.subjectMathematical models
dc.subjectMicrostrip antennas
dc.subjectOscillators (electronic)
dc.subjectTime domain analysis
dc.subjectActive microstrip patch arrays
dc.subjectInjection-locked oscillators
dc.subjectAntenna arrays
dc.titleOverview of the modelling of an active microstrip patch array
dc.typeArticle
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