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Design A Dipole Antenna

The document describes designing a dipole antenna using CST software. It provides background on dipole antennas, noting they consist of two conductive elements that are split, with current flowing through them to radiate electromagnetic waves. The procedure outlines the steps to create a dipole antenna simulation in CST, including setting frequency ranges, making parameters, drawing the antenna elements as cylinders, adding a port, and setting the solver accuracy. A dipole antenna works by having current flow through two conductive elements of a specific length to radiate radio signals.

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Design A Dipole Antenna

The document describes designing a dipole antenna using CST software. It provides background on dipole antennas, noting they consist of two conductive elements that are split, with current flowing through them to radiate electromagnetic waves. The procedure outlines the steps to create a dipole antenna simulation in CST, including setting frequency ranges, making parameters, drawing the antenna elements as cylinders, adding a port, and setting the solver accuracy. A dipole antenna works by having current flow through two conductive elements of a specific length to radiate radio signals.

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Lab # 13

Design a Dipole Antenna


Apparatus:
CST Software

Theory:
A dipole antenna is a straight electrical conductor measuring 1/2 wavelength from end to end and
connected at the center to a radio-frequency (RF) feed line. This antenna, also called a doublet, is
one of the simplest types of antenna, and constitutes the main RF radiating and receiving element
in various sophisticated types of antennas. The dipole is inherently a balanced antenna, because it
is bilaterally symmetrical.
Ideally, a dipole antenna is fed with a balanced, parallel-wire RF transmission line. However, this
type of line is not common. An unbalanced feed line, such as coaxial cable, can be used, but to
ensure optimum RF current distribution on the antenna element and in the feed line, an RF
transformer called a balun (contraction of the words "balanced" and "unbalanced") should be
inserted in the system at the point where the feed line joins the antenna. For best performance, a
dipole antenna should be more than 1/2 wavelength above the ground, the surface of a body of
water, or other horizontal, conducting medium such as sheet metal roofing. The element should
also be at least several wavelengths away from electrically conducting obstructions such as
supporting towers, utility wires, guy wires, and other antennas.
Dipole Antenna Basics:
The name 'di-pole' indicates that the dipole antenna consists of two poles or items – two
conductive elements. Current flows in these two conductive elements and the current and
the associated voltage causes an electromagnetic wave or radio signal to be radiated
outwards from the antenna.
As seen the basic antenna consists of a radiating element that is split into two separate
conductor. These are normally on the same axis, and the dipole antenna is normally split
in the center. Power from a transmitter may be applied to be radiated, or power picked up
by the antenna may be connected to a receiver. Normally the receiver or transmitter is
connected to the dipole antenna via an intermediate feeder which enables the power to be
transferred from one point to another.
The length of the radiating elements determine many of the properties of the dipole
antenna: its feed impedance, center operating frequency, whether it is a resonant antenna,
etc.. As such the dipole length is an important aspect of the dipole antenna parameters.
Procedure:
➢ Run the CST software and select a create new project.
➢ Select MW & RF & Optical and then select antenna.
➢ Click on wire and then select time domain.
➢ Set frequency fmin= 1 GHz, fmax= 2 GHz and tick E-field, H-field and far-field.
➢ Make a parameter list.
➢ Select cylinder name it solid1 and set its parameters.
➢ Select another cylinder name it solid2 and set its parameters.
➢ Select the edges of solid2 cylinder.
➢ Click on discrete port and ok.
➢ Start setup solver with accuracy -40 db.
Result:

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