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HFSS Tutorial1

The document describes the steps to design an edge-fed patch antenna in HFSS using parametric sweeps to optimize the design. Key steps include determining initial patch size, feed line width, substrate and air box sizes, assigning boundaries and materials, performing frequency sweeps from 1-3 GHz, and using parametric sweeps to optimize patch width and length to achieve less than -20 dB return loss at 2.42 GHz. The final design has a patch width of 120mm and length of 36.6mm meeting requirements.

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HFSS Tutorial1

The document describes the steps to design an edge-fed patch antenna in HFSS using parametric sweeps to optimize the design. Key steps include determining initial patch size, feed line width, substrate and air box sizes, assigning boundaries and materials, performing frequency sweeps from 1-3 GHz, and using parametric sweeps to optimize patch width and length to achieve less than -20 dB return loss at 2.42 GHz. The final design has a patch width of 120mm and length of 36.6mm meeting requirements.

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HFSS Tutorial 1: Edge-fed Patch Antenna

Goal: design a microstripline edge-fed patch antenna operating at


2.425 GHz using a substrate with thickness 1.6 mm,
. The
return loss must be less than 20 dB at 2.42 GHz.
Lessons learned:

Basic geometry entry.

Frequency sweep setup.

Parameter sweep setup.

Boundary setup.

Lump port setup.


Bx
Wp

dx
z

y
By

Lp

dz

substrate

r =2.54

Bt

air

Lf
Wf

1.
2.
3.

Insert a New Design


Project->Insert HFSS Design
Save it as tutorial1
File->Save as
Determine the approximate size of the patch.
,

4.

Determine the line width of a 50 microstrip line.


The width is about 4.5 mm ( ) . Let the length be near quarter

wavelength (
5.

Determine the substrate size as


.

and

is the thickness.

6.

Determine the air box size

7.

Enter the above variables.


Project->Project Variables
Enter the substrate
Draw->Box
Enter position as (

8.

where
where

). Give it a name

substrate.
9. Assign material property to the substrate by creating a new
material by right click on the substrate.
10. Create the patch surface and name it Patch.
Draw->Rectangle
Enter the position and size as in 8.
11. Enter the feed line. Give it a name feedline.
Draw->Rectangle
The position is (
), size is (
).
12. Define the ground plane. The position is (
is (

), size

).

Draw->Rectangle
13. Define a surface for the lumped port at the end of the microstrip
line. The position is (
), size is (
).
14.
15.
16.
17.

Draw->Rectangle.
Define the air box.
Draw->Box
Assign PMC boundary to the substrate.
Assign PEC boundary to the patch, feedline and ground by right
click on them.
Assign Radiation Boundary to the air box.
2

18. Assign Lump Port to the port surface similarly.


19. Perform a simulation from 1 GHz to 3 GHz.
Analysis->Add Solution Setup
Set solution frequency to 3 GHz. Set Maximum Number of
Passes to 99.
20. Add Fast Sweep from 1 GHz to 3 GHz. Step size 0.01.
Setup1->Add Frequency Sweep
21. Perform simulation
Sweep->Analyze
22. Check simulation results. Check convergence.
Results->Solution Data
23. Plot
and Smith Chart.
Results->Create Modal Solution Date Report.
24. Add Parametric Sweep for
.
Optimetrics->Add->Parametric
25. Add Parametric Sweep for

Optimetrics->Add->Parametric
26. Repeat 24 and 25 until satisfactory results are achieved.
27. The first solution is
. However, from the
current distribution and radiation pattern, the excited mode is xdirected, not y-directed.
28. Keep increase
and steps 24 and 25.
29. Final result:

Note about default boundary setting:

Metal: finite conductivity.

Dielectric: none.

Outmost surface: PEC.

S Parameter

0.00
Name

Y
Curve Info

m1 2.4150 -24.1468

dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast

-5.00

dB(S(1,1))

-10.00

-15.00

-20.00

m1

-25.00
1.00

1.25

1.50

1.75

2.00
Freq [GHz]

2.25

2.50

Radiation Pattern 1

Curve Info

dB(GainPhi)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='0deg'
dB(GainPhi)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='90deg'
dB(GainTheta)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='0deg'
dB(GainTheta)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='90deg'

0
-30

10.00

30

0.00
-10.00

-60

60

-20.00
-30.00

-90

90

-120

120

-150

150
-180

2.75

3.00

S Parameter

0.00
Name

Y
Curve Info

m1 2.4150 -24.1468
m2 2.4180 -20.2851

dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast
$Lp='37mm' $Wp='74mm'
dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast
$Lp='36.6mm' $Wp='120mm'

-5.00

dB(S(1,1))

-10.00

-15.00

m2

-20.00

m1

-25.00
1.00

1.25

1.50

1.75

2.00
Freq [GHz]

2.25

2.50

2.75

0
Curve Info

-30

10.00

dB(GainPhi)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='0deg'
dB(GainPhi)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='90deg'
dB(GainTheta)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='0deg'
dB(GainTheta)
Setup1 : Single
Freq='2.42GHz' Phi='90deg'

30

0.00
-10.00

-60

60

-20.00
-30.00

-90

90

-120

120

-150

150
-180

3.00

S Parameter
0.00

Wp=120mm

-2.50
-5.00

Wp=110mm

Curve Info

dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast
$Lp='36.6mm' $Wp='80mm'
dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast
$Lp='36.6mm' $Wp='90mm'
dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast
$Lp='36.6mm' $Wp='100mm'
dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast
$Lp='36.6mm' $Wp='110mm'
dB(S(1,1))
Setup1 : Fast
$Lp='36.6mm' $Wp='120mm'

Wp=100mm

dB(S(1,1))

-7.50

Wp=90mm

-10.00

Wp=80mm

-12.50
-15.00
-17.50
-20.00
-22.50

1.00

1.25

1.50

1.75

2.00
Freq [GHz]

2.25

2.50

2.75

3.00

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