The design of feed networks for enhanced bandwidth operation of microstrip patch antennas

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dc.contributor.advisor Joubert, Johan en
dc.contributor.postgraduate De Haaij, David Martin en
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-07T12:52:29Z
dc.date.available 2005-09-23 en
dc.date.available 2013-09-07T12:52:29Z
dc.date.created 2003-09-01 en
dc.date.issued 2006-09-23 en
dc.date.submitted 2005-09-22 en
dc.description Dissertation (M Eng (Electronic Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2006. en
dc.description.abstract This dissertation investigates a simple LC-matching network for the impedance bandwidth enhancement of microstrip patch antennas. Wideband impedance matching is a standard practice for active circuits. Simple impedance matching of antennas is also quite common, but data on wideband impedance matching of antennas is not found very much in the open literature. The matching circuit presented consists out of a resonant LC-circuit with a quarterwave matching line as part of the design. Results for a number or experimental antennas, on which the new technique was applied, are included in the report. A well-defined design procedure is also presented, and results in a relatively small circuit to implement. It is shown that the antenna VSWR bandwidth could be improved to more than double the original size in most of the antennas investigated. en
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dc.description.department Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering en
dc.identifier.citation De Haaij, D 2003, The design of feed networks for enhanced bandwidth operation of microstrip patch antennas, M dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28104 > en
dc.identifier.upetdurl http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09222005-084315/ en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28104
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.rights © 2003, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. en
dc.subject Strip transmission lines en
dc.subject Microstrip antennas en
dc.subject Microwave antennas en
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.title The design of feed networks for enhanced bandwidth operation of microstrip patch antennas en
dc.type Dissertation en


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