A Star Shape Wideband Antenna for Microwave Energy Harvesting
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37628/ijtet.v1i1.49Abstract
The paper proposes a Wideband star shape Microstrip Antenna, with particularly intended to wide bandwidth, small size for utilizing in microwave energy harvesting system. The antenna simulated with half ground is having a lower VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) of 1.1 at a design frequency of 3.55 GHz, and a 2:1 VSWR bandwidth of 3.267GHz achieved. The structure of antenna is finally decided after analyzing various dimensional effects on bandwidth, return loss and frequency of operation. The simulations are performed using CST microwave studio and results of the simulation study have been discussed in the paper. Keywords: Micro-Strip antenna, wideband antenna, small size antenna.References
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