Design Of Ultra Small Microstrip Patch Antenna For

Wireless Communication Applications

A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

degree of Bachelor of Technology in “Electrical Engineering”

By

Moniruzzaman
ID: 0803080421
Batch: 4E

Department of Electrical Engineering

World University Bangladesh

May-2016
 Certificate
This is to certify that the thesis entitled “Design of ultra small microstrip patch
antenna for wireless communication applications”, submitted by Moniruzzaman, ID:
0803080421, Batch: 4E in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering during session 2014-2015 at World
University is a bonafide record of research work carried out by them under my
supervision and guidance.

The candidates have fulfilled all the prescribed requirements.

The Thesis which is based on candidates’ own work, have not submitted elsewhere for a
degree/diploma.
In my opinion, the thesis is of standard required for the award of a bachelor of technology
degree in Electrical Engineering.

Kanis Fatima
Lecturer
Dept. of Electrical Engineering
World University Bangladesh
 Acknowledgement
We have been highly indebted in the preparation of this thesis to our supervisor, Kanis
Fatima, Lecturer, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, World University Bangladesh
whose patience and kindness, as well as his academic experience, has been invaluable to
us. We could not have asked for a better role model, inspirational, supportive, and patient
guide. His consistent support and unstinting guidance has always been an immense source
of motivation and encouragement.

Our sincere thanks to Md Kamal for hius constant guidance and encouragement and
providing us with all facilities and access to the resources vital to the completion of this
project.

Last but not the least, big thanks to World University Bangladesh for providing us such a
platform where learning has known no boundaries.

Moniruzzaman
ID: 0803080421
Batch: 4E
 ABSTRACT

This paper presents a narrow band microstrip patch antenna for wireless communication.
A microstrip patch antenna consists of a radiating patch on one side of a dielectric
substrate and has a ground plane on the other side. The main radiator is a rectangular
patch made up of copper. The advantages of this type of narrowband antennas are planar,
smaller in size, simple structure, low in cost and easy to be fabricated, etc. thus attractive
for wireless applications. Simulation of the antenna and subsequent adjustments of
parameters gives apt values for the antenna to work efficiently at low cost. At the later
stage, comparison between different antenna shapes has been provided and comparative
study has been done in order to list the advantages of each shape and decide which shape
is best suited for the desired wireless frequency of 1.7GHz. Also this work explores the
performance enhancement of multiple patch antennas. Comparative studies between the
array and individual unit have proved the betterment of results for wireless applications at
1.7GHz.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
i) ABSTRACT
ii) CONTENTS
iii) LIST OF FIGURES
iv) LIST OF TABLES
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. INRODUCTION 11
1.Introduction 12
1.1Merits of Microstrip patch antenna 13
1.2 Demerits of Microstrip patch antenna 14

CHAPTER 2. MOTIVATION 15
2. Motivation 16
CHAPTER 3. THEORY OF MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA 21
3.1 Types of Microstrip Patch Antennas 22
3.2 Feed techniques and modelling of Microstrip patch antenna 23
3.3 Radiation fields 27
3.4 Rectangular Microstrip patch antenna 30
CHAPTER 4.DESIGN OF RECTANULAR AND TRIANGULAR PATCH ATENNNA 33
4.1 Design calculation and simulation of Rectangular patch antenna at 1.7GHz 34
4.2 Results of Rectangular patch antenna at 1.7GHz 35
4.3 Design calculation and simulation of Triangular patch antenna at 1.7GHz 38
4.3 Results of Triangular patch antenna at 1.7GHz 39
4.4 Comparison of Rectangular and Triangular patch antenna 42
CHAPTER 5. DESIGN OF LINEAR RETANGULAR AND TRAINGULAR ARRAY 44
5.1 Rectangular array antenna 45
5.2 Triangular array antenna 49
5.3 Comparison between Rectangular and Traingular array patch antenna 53
CHAPTER 6. CONCLUSION 54
6. Conclusion 55
6.1 Future Work 55
References 56
 LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. No Name of the Figure Page. No.

3.1 Coaxial probe feeding 24
3.2 Microstrip line feeding 25
3.3 Aperture coupled feeding 26
3.4 Proximity coupled feeding 27
4.1 Design of rectangular patch antenna 34
4.2 Return loss at 1.7GHz 35
4.3 3D plot of gain at 1.7GHz 36
4.4 VSWR at 1.7 GHz 36
4.5 E -plane at 1.7GHz 37
4.6 H-plane at 1.7GHz 37
4.7 Cartesian plot of directivity 38
Triangular Patch Antenna
4.8 Design of triangular patch antenna 38
4.9 Return loss at 1.7GHz 39
4.10 3D plot of gain at 1.7GHz 40
4.11 VSWR at 1.7GHz 40
4.12 E-plane at 1.7GHZ 41
4.13 H-plane at 1.7GHz 41
4.14 Cartesian plot of directivity 42
5.1 Design of rectangular array patch antenna 46
5.2 Return loss 46
5.3 3D plot of gain 47
5.3 H-plane at 1.5 GHz 48
5.4 E-plane at 1.5 GHz 48
5.5 Cartesian plot of directivity 49
5.6 VSWR at 1.5 GHz 50
5.7 Design of 2×1 array element 50
5.8 Return loss at 1.59 GHz 51
5.9 H-plane at 1.59 GHz 51
5.10 E-plane at 1.59 GHZ 52
5.11 3D plot of gain at 1.50 GHz 52
5.12 VSWR at 1.59 GHz 52

LIST OF TABLES

Table No Name of the Table Page No.

4.5 Comparison of Rectangular and Triangular patch 42
5.3 Comparison between rectangular and triangular array patch antenna