invertedL

Create inverted-L antenna over rectangular ground plane

Description

The invertedL object is an inverted-L antenna mounted over a rectangular ground plane.

The width of the metal strip is related to the diameter of an equivalent cylinder by the equation

$$w=2d=4r$$

where:

• d = diameter of equivalent cylinder

• a = radius of equivalent cylinder

For a given cylinder radius, use the cylinder2strip utility function to calculate the equivalent width. The default inverted-L antenna is center-fed. The feed point coincides with the origin. The origin is located on the xy- plane.

Creation

Syntax

l = invertedL

l = invertedL(Name,Value)

Description

l = invertedL creates an inverted-L antenna mounted over a rectangular ground plane. By default, the dimensions are chosen for an operating frequency of 1.7 GHz.

l = invertedL(Name,Value) creates an inverted-L antenna, with additional properties specified by one or more name-value pair arguments. Name is the property name and Value is the corresponding value. You can specify several name-value pair arguments in any order as Name1, Value1, ..., NameN, ValueN. Properties not specified retain their default values.

Properties

Height — Height of inverted element along z-axis

0.0140 (default) | scalar

Height of inverted element along z-axis, specified a scalar in meters.

Example: 'Height',3

Data Types: double

Width — Strip width

0.0020 (default) | scalar

Strip width, specified as a scalar in meters.

Note

Strip width should be less than 'Height'/4 and greater than 'Height'/1001. [2]

Example: 'Width',0.05

Data Types: double

Length — Stub length along x-axis

0.0310 (default) | scalar

Stub length along x-axis, specified as a scalar in meters.

Example: 'Length',0.01

GroundPlaneLength — Ground plane length along x-axis

0.1000 (default) | scalar

Ground plane length along x-axis, specified a scalar in meters. Setting 'GroundPlaneLength' to Inf, uses the infinite ground plane technique for antenna analysis.

Example: 'GroundPlaneLength',4

Data Types: double

GroundPlaneWidth — Ground plane width along y-axis

0.1000 (default) | scalar

Ground plane width along y-axis, specified as a scalar in meters. Setting 'GroundPlaneWidth' to Inf, uses the infinite ground plane technique for antenna analysis.

Example: 'GroundPlaneWidth',2.5

Data Types: double

FeedOffset — Signed distance from center along length and width of ground plane

[0 0] (default) | two-element vector

Signed distance from center along length and width of ground plane, specified as a two-element vector.

Example: 'FeedOffset',[2 1]

Data Types: double

Conductor — Type of metal material

'PEC' (default) | metal object

Type of the metal used as a conductor, specified as a metal material object. You can choose any metal from the MetalCatalog or specify a metal of your choice. For more information, see metal. For more information on metal conductor meshing, see Meshing.

Example: m = metal('Copper'); 'Conductor',m

Example: m = metal('Copper'); ant.Conductor = m

Load — Lumped elements

[1x1 LumpedElement] (default) | lumped element object

Lumped elements added to the antenna feed, specified as a lumped element object. For more information, see lumpedElement.

Example: 'Load',lumpedelement. lumpedelement is the object for the load created using lumpedElement.

Example: l.Load = lumpedElement('Impedance',75)

Tilt — Tilt angle of antenna

0 (default) | scalar | vector

Tilt angle of the antenna, specified as a scalar or vector with each element unit in degrees. For more information, see Rotate Antennas and Arrays.

Example: Tilt=90

Example: Tilt=[90 90],TiltAxis=[0 1 0;0 1 1] tilts the antenna at 90 degrees about the two axes defined by the vectors.

Note

The wireStack antenna object only accepts the dot method to change its properties.

Data Types: double

TiltAxis — Tilt axis of antenna

[1 0 0] (default) | three-element vector of Cartesian coordinates | two three-element vectors of Cartesian coordinates | 'X' | 'Y' | 'Z'

Tilt axis of the antenna, specified as:

• Three-element vector of Cartesian coordinates in meters. In this case, each coordinate in the vector starts at the origin and lies along the specified points on the X-, Y-, and Z-axes.

• Two points in space, each specified as three-element vectors of Cartesian coordinates. In this case, the antenna rotates around the line joining the two points in space.

• A string input describing simple rotations around one of the principal axes, 'X', 'Y', or 'Z'.

For more information, see Rotate Antennas and Arrays.

Example: TiltAxis=[0 1 0]

Example: TiltAxis=[0 0 0;0 1 0]

Example: TiltAxis = 'Z'

Data Types: double

Object Functions

show	Display antenna, array structures or shapes
info	Display information about antenna or array
axialRatio	Axial ratio of antenna
beamwidth	Beamwidth of antenna
charge	Charge distribution on antenna or array surface
current	Current distribution on antenna or array surface
design	Design prototype antenna or arrays for resonance around specified frequency
efficiency	Radiation efficiency of antenna
EHfields	Electric and magnetic fields of antennas; Embedded electric and magnetic fields of antenna element in arrays
impedance	Input impedance of antenna; scan impedance of array
mesh	Mesh properties of metal, dielectric antenna, or array structure
meshconfig	Change mesh mode of antenna structure
optimize	Optimize antenna or array using SADEA optimizer
pattern	Radiation pattern and phase of antenna or array; Embedded pattern of antenna element in array
patternAzimuth	Azimuth pattern of antenna or array
patternElevation	Elevation pattern of antenna or array
rcs	Calculate and plot radar cross section (RCS) of platform, antenna, or array
returnLoss	Return loss of antenna; scan return loss of array
sparameters	Calculate S-parameter for antenna and antenna array objects
vswr	Voltage standing wave ratio of antenna

Examples

Create and View Inverted-L Antenna

Create and view an inverted-L antenna that has 30mm length over a ground plane of dimensions 200mmx200mm.

il = invertedL('Length',30e-3, 'GroundPlaneLength',200e-3,...
                  'GroundPlaneWidth',200e-3);
show(il)

Radiation Pattern of Inverted-L Antenna

Plot the radiation pattern of an inverted-L at a frequency of 1.7 GHz.

iL = invertedL('Length',30e-3, 'GroundPlaneLength',200e-3,...
                  'GroundPlaneWidth',200e-3);
pattern(iL,1.7e9)

References

[1] Balanis, C.A. Antenna Theory. Analysis and Design, 3rd Ed. New York: Wiley, 2005.

[2] Volakis, John. Antenna Engineering Handbook, 4th Ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill, 2007.

Version History

Introduced in R2015a