Mathematical model on the effects of conductor thickness on the centre frequency at 28 GHz for the performance of microstrip patch antenna using air substrate for 5G application
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2021
Abstract
The use of microstrip patch configuration in the 5th generation (5G) wireless network is expected to fulfill the demands of smartphone users by significantly increasing the capacity of communication technology. The main objective of this paper is to report the development of a mathematical model on the effects of conductor thickness on the center frequency for the performance of a low profile, cost-effective antenna in the application of 5G devices. This mathematical model is proposed for an antenna system incorporated with air substrate occupying a 5.43 x 4.54 x 0.5 m m(3) volume which resonated at 28 GHz. The impacts of varying thickness of conductive material and substrate on the bandwidth, gain, and efficiency of the antenna in 5G applications were studied. The model is successfully developed. The fabricated antenna used in this study had provided a gain of 9.47 dBi, an impedance bandwidth of 1.72 GHz, and a performance efficiency of 90.1%. (C) 2021 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier BV on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University.
Keywords
28 GHz, 5G technology, Microstrips patch inset-fed antenna, Conductive material thickness, Mathematical modeling
Divisions
fac_eng
Funders
Ministry of Education, Malaysia[203.P ELECT.6071429]
Publication Title
Alexandria Engineering Journal
Volume
60
Issue
6
Publisher
ELSEVIER
Publisher Location
RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS