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ANTENNA and WAVE PROPAGATION Lecture Notes B.TECH (III YEAR – I SEM) (2020-21) ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION Lecture Notes B.TECH (III YEAR – I SEM) (2020-21) Prepared by: Mr. M. SREEDHAR REDDY, Associate Professor Mrs.RENJU PANICKER, Assistant Professor Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering MALLA REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (Autonomous Institution – UGC, Govt. of India) Recognized under 2(f) and 12 (B) of UGC ACT 1956 (Affiliated to JNTUH, Hyderabad, Approved by AICTE - Accredited by NBA & NAAC – ‘A’ Grade - ISO 9001:2015 Certified) Maisammaguda, Dhulapally(Post Via. Kompally), Secunderabad – 500100, Telangana State, India MALLA REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY III Year B.Tech. ECE-II Sem L T/P/D C 4 1/ - /- 3 (R17A0416) ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION OBJECTIVES Understand basic terminology and concepts of Antennas. To attain knowledge on the basic parameters those are considered in the antenna design process and the analysis while designing that. Analyze the electric and magnetic field emission from various basic antennas and mathematical Formulation of the analysis. To have knowledge on antenna operation and types as well as their usage in real time filed. Aware of the wave spectrum and respective band based antenna usage and also to know the propagation of the waves at different frequencies through different layers in the existing layered free space environment structure. UNIT -I: Antenna Basics: Introduction, Basic Antenna Parameters – Patterns, Beam Area, Radiation Intensity, Beam Efficiency, Directivity-Gain-Resolution, Antenna Apertures, Illustrative Problems. Fields from Oscillating Dipole, Field Zones, Front - to-back Ratio, Antenna Theorems, Radiation, Retarded Potentials – Helmholtz Theorem. Thin Linear Wire Antennas – Radiation from Small Electric Dipole, Quarter Wave Monopole and Half Wave Dipole – Current Distributions, Field Components, Radiated Power, Radiation Resistance, Beam Width, Directivity, Effective Area, Effective Height, Natural Current Distributions, Far Fields and Patterns of Thin Linear Centre-fed Antennas of Different Lengths, Illustrative Problems. UNIT –II: VHF, UHF and Microwave Antennas - I : Arrays with Parasitic Elements, Yagi-Uda Array, Folded Dipoles and their Characteristics, Helical Antennas – Helical Geometry, Helix Modes, Practical Design Considerations for Monofilar Helical Antenna in Axial and Normal Modes, Horn Antennas – Types, Optimum Horns, Design Considerations of Pyramidal Horns, Illustrative Problems. VHF, UHF and Microwave Antennas - II: Microstrip Antennas – Introduction, Features, Advantages and Limitations, Rectangular Patch Antennas – Geometry and Parameters, Characteristics of Microstrip Antennas. Impact of Different Parameters on Characteristics, Reflector Antennas – Introduction, Flar Sheet and Corner Reflectors, Paraboloidal Reflectors – Geometry, Pattern Characteristics, Feed Methods, Reflector Types – Related Features, Illustrative Problems. Lens Antennas – Introduction, Geometry of Non-metallic Dielectric Lenses, Zoning, Applications. UNIT -III: Antenna Arrays: Point Sources – Definition, Patterns, arrays of 2 Isotropic Sources - Different Cases, Principle of Pattern Multiplication, Uniform Linear Arrays – Broadside Arrays, Endfire Arrays, EFA with Increased Directivity, Derivation of their Characteristics and Comparison, BSAs with Non-uniform Amplitude Distributions – General Considerations and Binomial Arrays, Illustrative Problems. Antenna Measurements: Introduction, Concepts - Reciprocity, Near and Far Fields, Coordinate System Patterns to be Measured, Pattern Measurement Arrangement, Directivity Measurement, Gain Measurements (by Comparison, Absolute and 3- Antenna Methods) UNIT -IV: Wave Propagation – I: Introduction, Definitions, Categorizations and General Classifications, Different Modes of Wave Propagation, Ray/Mode Concepts, Ground Wave Propagation (Qualitative Treatment) – Introduction, Plane Earth Reflections, Space and Surface Waves, Wave Tilt, Curved Earth Reflections. Space Wave Propagation – Introduction, Field Strength Variation with Distance and Height, Effect of Earth‘s Curvature, Absorption, Super Refraction, M-Curves and Duct Propagation, Scattering Phenomena, Tropospheric Propagation. UNIT -V: Wave Propagation – II: Sky Wave Propagation – Introduction, Structure of Ionosphere, Refraction and Reflection of Sky Waves by Ionosphere, Ray Path, Critical Frequency, MUF, LUF, OF, Virtual Height and Skip Distance, Relation between MUF and Skip Distance, Multihop Propagation. TEXT BOOKS: 1. Antennas and Wave Propagation – J.D. Kraus, R.J. Marhefka and Ahmad S. Khan, TMH, New Delhi, 4th ed., (Special Indian Edition), 2010. 2. Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems – E.C. Jordan and K.G. Balmain, PHI, 2nd ed., 2000. REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Antenna Theory - C.A. Balanis, John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Ed., 2005. 2. Antennas and Wave Propagation – K.D. Prasad, Satya Prakashan, Tech India Publications, New Delhi, 2001. 3. Transmission and Propagation – E.V.D. Glazier and H.R.L. Lamont, The Services Text Book of Radio, vol. 5, Standard Publishers Distributors, Delhi. 4. Antennas – John D. Kraus, McGraw-Hill (International Edition), 2nd Ed. 1988. 5. Electronic and Radio Engineering – F.E. Terman, McGraw-Hill, 4th edition, 1955. OUTCOMES Student will be able to Aware of antenna parameter considerations Capable to analyze the designed antenna and field evaluation under various conditions and formulate the electric as well as magnetic fields equation set for far field and near field conditions Understand the array system of different antennas and field analysis under application of different currents to the individual antenna elements Understand the design issues, operation of fundamental antennas and their operation methodology in practice. Design a lens structure and also the bench set up for antenna parameter measurement of testing for their effectiveness Knowledge about the means of propagation of electromagnetic waves ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATIONS LECTURE NOTES UNIT – I: ANTENNA BASICS HISTORY OF AN ANTENNAS: The first radio antennas were built by Heinrich Hertz, a professor at the Technical Institute in Karlsruhe, Germany. Heinrich Hertz‘s end-loaded half-wave dipole transmitting antenna and resonant half-wave receiving loop operating at λ = 8 m in 1886. Hertz was the pioneer and father of radio, his invention remained a laboratory uriosity until 20-year-old Guglielmo Marconi of Bologna, Italy, went on to add tuning circuits, big antenna and ground systems for longer wavelengths, and was able to signal over large distances. In mid-December 1901 he startled the world by receiving signals at St. Johns, Newfoundland, from a transmitting station he had constructed at Poldhu in Cornwall, England. Guglielmo Marconi‘s square conical antenna at Poldhu, England, in 1905 for sending transatlantic signals at wavelengths of 1000s of meters. Shown in fig. below. Rarely has an invention captured the public imagination as Marconi‘s wireless did at the beginning of the 20th century. With the advent of radar during World War II, centimeter wavelengths became popular and the entire radio spectrum opened up to wide usage. Thousands of communication satellites bristling with antennas now circle the earth in low, medium, and geostationary orbits. The geostationary satellites form a ring around the earth similar to the rings around Saturn. Your hand-held Global Position Satellite (GPS) receiver gives your latitude, longitude and elevation to centimeter accuracy anywhere on or above the earth day or night, cloudy or clear. Very Large Array (VLA) of 27 steerable parabolic dish antennas each 25 m in diameter operating at centimeter wavelengths for observing radio sources at distances of billions of light-years. The array is located at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico in 1980. Shown in fig. below. Our probes with their arrays of antennas have visited the planets of the solar system and beyond, responding to our commands and sending back photographs and data at centimeter wavelengths even though it may take over 5 hours for the signals to travel one way. And our radio telescope antennas operating at millimeter to kilometer wavelengths receive signals from objects so distant that it has taken more than 10 billion years for the signals to arrive. Helix antenna array on one of 24 Global Position Satellites (GPS) in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at 20,000km. Operating at λ = 20 cm, these satellites provide you on or above the earth with your position (latitude, longitude and elevation) to an accuracy of better than 1 meter in 1985. Shown in fig. below. In the above image, the antennas help the communication to be established in the whole area, including the valleys and mountains. This process would obviously be easier than laying a wiring system throughout the area. The ubiquitous, hand-held cellphone with half-wave antenna operating at λ = 30 cm, which connects you to everybody. Antennas are the essential communication link for aircraft and ships. Antennas for cellular phones and all types of wireless devices link us to everyone and every thing. With mankind‘s activities expanding into space, the need for antennas will grow to an unprecedented degree. Antennas will provide the vital links to and from everything out there. The future of antennas reaches to the stars. INTRODUCTION: Antennas are our electronic eyes and ears on the world. They are our links with space. They are an essential, integral part of our civilization. An antenna (or aerial) is an electrical device which converts electric
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