THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE. 2016 May; 27(5), 416 423.

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Conformal
Wideband Microstrip Conformal Patch Array Antenna with Tilted Beam
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Jeong-Soo ParkInbok Kim*Honghui Kim*Seong Rak Lee*Yun-Seong EoJeong-Geun Kim

Conformal 14
. E L-probe ,
20 14 T-junction 42 psec
. 3.64.4 GHz 9 dB , 3.754.25 GHz 10 dBi
, 30 HPBW .
Abstract
In this paper, a conformal type 14 microstrip patch array antenna with tilted antenna beam is presented for UWB sensor applications.
Each antenna element comprises E-shaped patch with L-probe feeding to increase the bandwidth. The tilted antenna beam of 20 degree
can be achieved with 42 ps microstrip delay lines at the series feeding network with T-junctions. The measured reflection coefficient

is >9 dB at 3.5 4.5 GHz. The measured antenna gain and HPBW are >10 dBi and <30 degree at 3.75 4.25 GHz.
Key words: Wideband Antenna, Conformal Antenna, Tilted-Beam Antenna, Microstrip Patch Array Antenna

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. ,
PCB
, UWB
, (beam squint)
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UWB (true time delay) .
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, , conformal

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2014
(Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwang-woon University)
*LIG ()(LIG NEX1 Co., Ltd)
Manuscript received December 18, 2015 ; Revised April 26, 2016 ; Accepted April 26, 2016. (ID No. 20151218-099)
Corresponding Author: Jeong-Geun Kim (e-mail: junggun@kw.ac.kr)

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 Conformal

low profile
.
low profile
, 20
conformal
.
.

(a) 2D
(a) 2D view
.
1 conformal

radome , feedline (Sub-
strate 1), (Substrate 2-5) 6 PCB
. E
slot slot
. , [1],[2]

edge feeding probe feeding

(b) 3D

, L-probe proximity coupling

(b) 3D view

coupling 2.

. , [3]
Fig. 2. Proposed single patch antenna.

alignment

1.
Table 1. Substrate and design specifications.

Radome ( 20 mil ) ( ) 2.17
(tan) 0.0017
(L)
Substrate 1 ( 20 mil )
20.9 mm
Substrate 2 ( 30 mil )
(W) 28 mm
Slot (W )
Substrate 3 ( 30 mil )
Substrate 4 ( 30 mil ) t 2.8 mm
Substrate 5 ( 30 mil ) Slot (W ) S 1.3 mm
Slot (L ) S 7.3 mm
Ground

1. alignment
Fig. 1. Proposed antenna stack up. 1 Substrate 2

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3. (a) E-plane

Fig. 3. Simulation result of the input return loss.

, feedline
alignment
.
2
2D, 3D E slot
, 1
.
3
6
14 (b) H-plane

250 4.

. UWB
Fig. 4. Simulation result of the radiation pattern.

4 GHz 500 MHz

(fractional bandwidth 12.5 %)
. (beam squint) .
4
. 4 GHz
6 dBi .
. . 5 20
42 ps
. ,
, 250 , T-junction
50
.
[4]
.

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(a)
(a) Patch side

5. 14
Fig. 5. Antenna feedline structure of 14 patch array.

. 14
(b)
20 (b) Feedline side
14 .
6 14
3D .
7 14

. 14 (c)
6 4 mm,
(c) Module

18065 mm . 2 7. 14

8 14 Fig. 7. Plane type wideband 14 patch array antenna.

. 3.54.5 GHz 9 dB
,
. 9 4 GHz
500 MHz 14

8. 14
Fig. 8. Measured results of input return loss.

6. . 4 GHz
12 dBi
14 3D
Fig. 6. 3D structure of 14 patch array antenna.

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2. 14
Table 2. Summary of the measured radiation patterns.

3.75 GHz 4 GHz 4.25 GHz

(dBi) 11.2 10 12 11.7 11.9 10.8
HPBW() 26 29 25 27 23 24
() 17 13 20 18 24 23
SRR(dB) 7.1 8.1 8.5 10.7 7.6 5.5

, SRR
(a) 3.75 GHz (Sidelobe Rejection Ratio) 10 dB . 2
14
.
. 14 Conformal
14
20 conformal 14
. 10 con-
formal 14
3D .
(b) 4 GHz 11 14 conformal
.
14 conformal 18565 mm , alu- 2

minum 30 cm, 12 cm
.
12 14 conformal
. 3.64.4 GHz 9 dB

(c) 4.25 GHz

9. 14
Fig. 9. Measured radiation pattern of 14 array antenna.

, 11.7 dBi
. HPBW(Half Power Beam Width) 10. 14 conformal
27 . 18
3D
Fig. 10. 3D structure of 14 conformal array antenna.

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(a) (a) 3.75 GHz

(a) Front

(b)
(b) Side
11. 14 conformal (b) 4 GHz
Fig. 11. Wideband 14 conformal array antenna.

(c) 4.25 GHz

12. 14 conformal 13. 14 conformal
Fig. 12. Measured results of input return loss. Fig. 13. Measured radiation pattern of 14 array antenna.

, . 4 GHz
. 13 4 GHz 11.5 dBi,
500 MHz 14 conformal 11 dBi

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3. 14 T-junction
Table 3. Summary of the measured radiation patterns. .
3.75 GHz 4 GHz 4.25 GHz low profile
, alignment
(dBi) 10.6 10.2 11.5 10.9 9.2 8.2
HPBW() 27.9 27.6 27 25.6 24 23.5 conformal
() 21 19 26 24 23 22 .
SRR(dB) 4.5 5.2 10.3 7 2.6 2.4

. HPBW 25
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