Antennas I, Lectures
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Antennas I, 5 cr
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* student knows the fundamental antenna concepts and the language of antennas and is able to use key antenna parameters in antenna analysis.
* student is able to explain principles of radiation from wire antennas and from elementary patch antennas.
* student is able to design elementary antenna structures (such as wire antennas and patch antennas)
* student can apply numerical simulation tools to elementary antenna design problems and has experience in interpreting their results.
* student has experience in constructing basic antenna type(s) and in use of measurement results in evaluating properties of the constructed antenna(s).
* student knows differences in typical antenna materials and in typical fabrication methods. Student knows of basic properties and use of selected commercial antennas/antenna modules.
Core content
- Review of wave propagation, spherical wave propagation from antennas, antenna as a receiver.
- Basic antenna parameters
Antenna patterns. Beam solid angle, Radiation intensity and beam efficiency.
Directivity, gain, and efficiencies. Antenna apertures, effective height. Antenna impedance. - Radiation
from fixed current density. Electrical and magnetic dipoles, ideal
ground plane. Antenna field zones. Shape-impedance considerations.
Elementary antenna arrays.Numerical simulations to analyze electric and magnetic dipoles and elementary antenna arrays.
Linear, elliptical and circular polarization
- Microstrip antenna basics:
Analytical models (Cavity / transmission line); feeding techniques. - Numerical design methods and tools.
Construction of elementary antennas (dipoles, microstrip patches).
Basic antenna measurements. Reporting and interpreting measurement and simulation results. - Typical antenna materials, fabrication methods, and feeding methods.
Use and basic properties of commercial antennas/antenna modules.
Complementary knowledge
- Lorentz reciprocity theorem
- Notation variations between different antenna books
Directivity and resolution.
The radio communication link - Tolerances in constructions and in material parameters
- Poynting vector for elliptically and circularly polarized waves
The polarization ellipse and and the Poincaré sphere.
Room booking
Blended Learning: First weekly meeting / Second weekly meeting
09.01.2023 09:00 - 10:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
11.01.2023 08:00 - 09:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
16.01.2023 09:00 - 10:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
18.01.2023 08:00 - 09:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
23.01.2023 09:00 - 10:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
25.01.2023 08:00 - 09:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
30.01.2023 09:00 - 10:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
01.02.2023 08:00 - 09:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
06.02.2023 09:00 - 10:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
08.02.2023 08:00 - 09:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
13.02.2023 09:00 - 10:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
15.02.2023 08:00 - 09:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
20.02.2023 09:00 - 10:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
22.02.2023 08:00 - 09:00, TAU Tietotalo TC103 opetustila (30)
Exercise: Exercise session
12.01.2023 09:00 - 12:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM207 opetustila (30)
19.01.2023 09:00 - 12:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM207 opetustila (30)
26.01.2023 09:00 - 12:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM207 opetustila (30)
02.02.2023 09:00 - 12:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM207 opetustila (30)
09.02.2023 09:00 - 12:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM207 opetustila (30)
Other Event: Computer tutorials
13.01.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM201 tietokoneluokka (15)
20.01.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM201 tietokoneluokka (15)
27.01.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM201 tietokoneluokka (15)
03.02.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM201 tietokoneluokka (15)
10.02.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM201 tietokoneluokka (15)
17.02.2023 14:00 - 16:00, TAU Sähkötalo SM201 tietokoneluokka (15)
Recommended Prerequisites
- Analysis of Electromagnetic Systems, COMM.RF.300, 5 cr
- Electromagnetics, EE.120, 5 cr
Material
- Type: Book
- Name: Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design
- Author: Constantine A. Balanis
- Exam material: Yes
- Language: English
- Info: Sections covered from the Balanis book will be given during the course in Moodle.
General scale, 0-5
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Phone: 0294 520 200
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