Effects of inter-element spacing and number of elements on planar array antenna characteristics

Adnan, Noor Hidayah Muhamad and Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul (2018) Effects of inter-element spacing and number of elements on planar array antenna characteristics. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 10 (1). pp. 230-240. ISSN 2502-4752 E-ISSN 2502-4760

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Abstract

Planar array antenna is seen as one of the innovative solutions of massive MIMO and 5G networks since they provide directive beams. In this paper, planar array antenna with square and rectangular arrangements based on 2 x 2 antenna elements as one subarray was proposed. Then, array factor for the the planar array antenna with up to 64 antenna elements was calculated to analyze the effects of inter-element spacing and number of elements on the antenna characteristics. Higher values of inter-element spacing contributed to higher number of side lobes, narrower main lobe, higher directivity and lower half power beamwidth (HPBW). Inter-element spacing equals to 0.5λ was found to be the most suitable value for planar array antenna design based on the analysis. Meanwhile, higher number of antenna elements increased the value of directivity of the planar array with narrower HPBW. Therefore, there is a tradeoff between directivity and HPBW in designing planar array antenna for massive MIMO application.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3802/64417
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Antenna Arrays; Array Factor; Directivity; Half Power Beamwidth (HPBW)
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2018 10:47
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2018 16:35
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/64417

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