Modifications to Microstrip-fed Slot Antenna by FEKO

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1.1 Scaling the geometry .................................................................................................................................................. 2

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 Plane/Ground: Planar multilayer substrate

Layer 0: ground plane on bottom/free space medium

Layer 1: no ground plane/substrate height/dielectric medium

Top View
Edge Properties (all Feed Line
edges): Stub

Local mesh size:

mesh_slot

Rectangle-
defined slot

Face Property:
Bottom
Global mesh size View

Solution: Planar Green’s function aperture

Wire port on segment, middle of wire,

normal polarity

Local wire radius = substrate

height/(15*4)

Perfect electric conductor

Feed Local mesh size=substrate height

Wire

Polygon
Voltage Source
defined feed
Magnitude=1
connection
Phase=0
Impedance=50

Feed line and stub split into 4

faces

Perfect electric conductor

Local mesh size=mesh_line

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Figure 1
 1.1 Scaling the geometry

First I simplify the model (fig 1) to make it easier to understand and manipulate.
(i) Copied original model.
(ii) Removed equations describing the mesh sizes and inputted the numerical value. [Check results = ✗]

Parameter Original Simplified

Central Frequency 5 GHz 5 GHz
Wavelength 60 mm = λ 60 mm = λ
Input Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω
εr 4.35 4.35

Substrate εeff ( ) = 3.3 3.3

Height 1.5 mm = λ/40 1.5 mm = λ/40

Width 743.3 µm = 0.0124λ 743.3 µm = 0.0124λ
Slot
Length 18.58 mm = 0.3097λ 18.58 mm = 0.3097λ
Length 9.29 mm = 0.155λ 9.29 mm = 0.155λ
Feed Line
Width 2.89 mm = 0.0482λ 2.89 mm = 0.0482λ
Feed Height 1.31 mm = 0.0218λ 1.31 mm = 0.0218λ
Connection Width 2.89 mm = 0.0482λ 2.89 mm = 0.0482λ
Ground Length 92.91 mm = 1.5485λ 92.91 mm = 1.5485λ
Plane Width 74.33 mm = 1.239λ 74.33 mm = 1.239λ
Length 16.197 mm = 0.27λ 16.197 mm = 0.27λ
Stub
Width 625.67 µm = 0.0104λ 625.67 µm = 0.0104λ
Slot slot_length/50 ≈ 371.65 µm = 0.00619λ ≈ 371.65 µm = 0.00619λ
min(min(max_wavelength/sqrt(εeff)/30,feed_line_w
Line idth/1.0),matching_section_width) ≈ 625.67 µm = ≈ 625.67 µm = 0.0104λ
0.0104λ
Mesh Custom Size: Triangle edge length =
Custom Size: Triangle edge length =
max_wavelength/7 = 0.006589 m
max_wavelength/7 = 0.006589 m
Global Wire segment length = 0.01 m
Wire segment length = 0.01 m
Global Wire Radius: Wire segment radius = 0.01
Global Wire Radius: Wire segment radius = 0.01m
m
Table 1 

Differences between the results in (ii) are attributed to a different mesh.

From original and simplified model out files: No. metallic triangles = 501  355
No. aperture triangles = 226  236

I do not understand why the mesh settings have changed. I have directly copied the value from the equation. The equation
consists of constant quantities, so I cannot see any reason why this is happening.

To assess the seriousness of the situation I will manually modify the mesh and examine the results…

1.1.1 Effect of Mesh Size:

(i) Original (equation defined) [2 mins]

(ii) Duplicate (values) [2 mins]
(iii) Coarse mesh for all geometry. [2 mins]
(iv) Regular mesh for all geometry. [2 mins]
(v) Fine mesh for all geometry. [2 mins]
(vi) Adaptive mesh for all geometry. [2 mins]
(vii) λ/300 for all geometry. [77 mins]

Results in figure 2.

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Figure 2

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