Tutorial 6

Microstrip Patch Antenna

This example shows a already complete model of a microstrip patch antenna that is ready to solve. The model setup is very similar to the ’Dipole Antenna’ shown in a prior chapter. The interested reader can check the model features and gain insights.

Download the model files for this tutorial from the following link:
https://www.magnetics.de/downloads/Tutorials/5.FullWave/5.5MicrostripAntenna.zip
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The following figure shows the electric field pattern at frequency 1.55 GHz.
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Antenna impedance and reflection coefficients over frequency, as they result from the frequency sweep solution, are shown below.
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