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MIDTERM
AVT 1208
Prepared by:
Ms. Marithe Galvez
148554 - AMS
PART I
ELEMENTS OF AN ANTENNA

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ELEMENTS OF AN ANTENNA

Boom
-Center rod like structure on which the elements are
mounted.
-Can be conductive or non conductive

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Driven Element
-Where the transmission line is connected internally through
the black stud.
-Sends or receives the radio waves for the antenna.

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Reflector
-Single element present at the back of the driven
element.
Reflects the energy towards the direction of radiation
pattern
-blocks waves from one side.
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Directors/Parasitic Elements
-Other elements before the driven element.
-directs beam towards the desired angle.
-Modify radiation pattern
-makes overall signal stronger.
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Feeder/Feedline
-Cable that connects the antenna to the
receiver or transmitter.

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ANTENNA ARRAYS

•Is a set of 2 or more antennas.

•The signals from the antennas are combined or
processed in order to achieve improved performance
over that of a single antenna
•The number of antennas in an array can be as small
as 2, or as large as several thousand
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Element
- Any part of the antenna active in the reception
or transmission of signals.

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•the performance of an antenna array (for

whatever application it is being used) increases
with the number of antennas (elements) in the
array; the drawback of course is the increased
cost, size, and complexity.

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•An antenna array is a set of N spatially separated

antennas

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•the performance of an antenna array (for whatever

application it is being used) increases with the number of
antennas (elements) in the array; the drawback of course is
the increased cost, size, and complexity.

•In most cases elements of antenna arrays are identical.

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Single Dimensional Array/Linear Array

-antenna array is arranged in one axis (x,y or z)

Two dimensional array/Planar aray

- Antenna array is arranged in a plane (xy, yz or xz)

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Antenna Array is a radiating system.

The spacing between the elements and length of elements are done according to wavelength.

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Antennas radiate individually and while in array, the radiation

of all elements sum up, to form radiation beam, which has
high gain, high directivity and better performance.

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Advantages
The signal strength increases
High directivity is obtained
Minor lobes are reduced
High gain is obtained
Power wastage is reduced
Better performance is obtained
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Disadvantages
- Mounting and maintenance is difficult.
- Huge external space is required.

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Applications
Satellite communications
Wireless Communications
Military Radar communications

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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE PICTURE?

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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE PICTURE?

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