Circular Patch Microstrip Antenna with Diamond

Shape Slot for Satellite Signal

Adriana Segura, Jayro Morejon
Escuela de Ingeniera Electrnica en Telecomunicaciones y Redes
ESPOCH
adrybelen@hotmail.es, jyrox bmx@hotmail.com

Abstract—In this paper we present the design of a microstrip

circular patch antenna, which has a concentric diamond shaped
slot, side lengths and angles of the diamond-shaped slot are
optimized in order to obtain results at multiple frequencies, in
this case at 2.5 Ghz and 4.5 Ghz, apply it in space communication
system in the S-band and C-band, used to simulate the Ansoft
Designer software, for the implementation and testing we used
glass epoxy Fr-4 substrate. The antenna offers a bandwidth of 5
percent, a value that is above the bandwidth usually offer patch
antennas that are 1 percent and 2 percent respectively

I. INTRODUCTION
Fig. 1. View of circular patch geometry with concentric diamond slot
THE proposed antenna is oriented to work in the
communications system of the S-band and C-band, specifically
in satellite and wireless communications, why it is designed
for a frequency of 2.5 Ghz and 4.5 Ghz.

Researchers have been carrying out tests, to improve the

functionality of the circular patch antennas, with the inclusion
of grooves concentric geometries as diamond, triangular, L,
U, square, having the particularity that to be integrated as a
slot in the patch antenna improved band width is obtained,
and most importantly the ability to work at two or more
frequencies.

The dimensions of the lengths and the angle of the slot

dia-mond is optimized to achieve the desired reach and
proposed for this design results.
The circular patch antenna having radius of 16.3mm; res-
onates at two frequencies 2.5GHz and 4.5Ghz in the S-band
and C-band when it is designed on glass epoxy FR-4 substrate
(r = 4.4, substrate thickness, h = 1.6mm), with infinite ground
plane, and the dimensions of the diamond shaped slot are a =
2.5mm and b = 6.5mm, where a is the average value of the
width of the diamond, and b is the average value of the height
of the diamond, as show Fig. 1
II. DESIGN IN A NSOFT D ESIGNER
Based on the dimensions obtained, we created the project
in Ansoft Designer, and performed simulations to observe the
behavior of our antenna, and check if you are working under
the design conditions that have arisen.As show Fig. 2 and as
show Fig. 3 , view in two and in three dimensions respectively.
Fig. 2. Design 2D of circular patch geometry with concentric diamond slot
III. SIMULATION RESULTS
The results of simulations for differebt parameters are:
A. S Parameter Graph
In the simulation, the first result you get is the behavior
of the resonance frequencies, as show Fig. 4, where you can
see that the first frequency drops to a value of 2.45Ghz to
-12.25dB, a value very close to 2.5Ghz proposed, likewise
observed that the second frequency is in 4.45GHz to -12.25dB,
just close to the 4.5Ghz proposed, the ratio of these values we
get out is because the antenna feeding is via coaxial cable
where the location of the feed point is as close to 50Ω, for
the adaptation of the system.
Fig. 3. Design 3D of circular patch geometry with concentric diamond slot
Fig. 4. Resonace frequencies of the circular patch geometry with concentric
diamond slot
B. Impedance Graph
Now we have the impedance response of the system, as
show Fig. 5, take into account that the system engages when
the peak of the real impedance, the imaginary impedance
becomes zero, look here in the two frequency analysis satisfies
this principle, you can look between the first frequency and the
second frequency average actual impedance is approximately
50Ω and concluded that our system is engaged and working
in optimum condition.
C. Radiation Pattern
We obtain the radiation pattern where it can be seen that
radiating omnidirectionally way, as show Fig. 6, and as show
Fig. 7, view in two dimensions and in three dimensions
respectively.
IV. IMPLEMENTATION RESULTS
The Fig. 8 shows the implementation of the circular patch
antenna with the power port and in Fig. 9 the reception of the
signal is observed by the spectrum analyzer.
Fig. 5. Impedande response of the circular patch geometry with concentric
diamond slot
Fig. 6. Radiation Pattern 2D
V. C ONCLUSION
The patch type antennas give us the advantage of minia-
turized devices, which today is extremely important to use
in communication systems in which the antenna is required
fixed and is not prone to be affected by meteorological effect;
but with the configuration made, the bandwidth increased in a
3 percent. Bands receiving antenna proposed in this paper, is
located in the S band and C-band radio spectrum, being able to
be used in applications such as wireless communications, and
radar The radius length determine the frequencies operations,
and the lengths a and b of the diamond shape slot improve
the bandwidth and the gain.
R EFERENCES
[1] Garima, D Bhatnagar, J S Saini, V K Saxena and L M Joshi Design
of broadband circular patch microstrip antenna with diamond shape slot
Microwave Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Rajasthan,
Jaipur, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI).
[2] B. J. Kwaha, O. N Inyang and P. Amalu, The Circular Microstrip Patch
Antenna-Design and Implementation Department of Physics, University
of Jos, Jos, Nigeria, Department of Physics, Ajayi Crowther University,
Oyo, Nigeria.
 Fig. 7. Radiation Pattern on 3D

Fig. 8. View of designed circular patch geometry with concentric diamond

slot

Fig. 9. Reception of the signal