Electrical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering University of Tripoli

E513 HW # 1 Spring2018 Due 8/4/2018

Q:1
a- Estimate the directivity of an antenna with a maximum at m = 30° , and a half power point at
hp = 50° ,and HP = 10°, then find the gain of this antenna if efficiency = 75%.
b-An antenna of radiation intensity of U( ) = 10 Cos 3 U( ) has a value only for
/2 and  ,and zero elsewhere.
i -find the half power beam width of the antenna
ii- the maximum directivity of the antenna using the exact formula, Kraus formula.
iii-if the total efficiency of the antenna is 90%, find the maximum gain .
iv- if the input current is 2 A, find the input impedance.

Q:2
a- A plane wave has its electric field is given by H  { ja x  0.2(4  j3)e j 63.13a y }e  j.01z is incident on an
antenna which is CCW circularly polarized. What is the polarization of the incident plane wave
and the polarization loss factor of the antenna.
b- An antenna of radiation intensity of U( ) = Cos2 (has a value only for 
and .
i -find the beam width of the antenna
ii- the maximum directivity of the antenna using the exact formula, Kraus formula.
iii-if the conductor and dielectric efficiency of the antenna is 80%, find the maximum gain .

Q:3
a- Estimate the directivity of an antenna using a Kraus formula given that it has its maximum at
m = 20°, and a half power point at hp = 50° , and HP = 22.93°, then find its gain in dB if the
efficiency is 75%.
b-An antenna of radiation intensity of U () = 5 Sin (π- 2 U () has a value only for
/2 and , and it is zero elsewhere.
i. Find the half power beam width of the antenna
ii. Find the maximum directivity of the antenna using the exact formula,
iii. Find the maximum directivity of the antenna using the closest approximated formula.
iv. If the input current to the antenna is 2 A, and the conduction efficiency is 90%, find the
input impedance.