Triple Bands UWB Antenna with Minimum Printed Area for Power Harvesting Applications

Authors

  • Nourhan D. Sehsah Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kafr Elsheikh, Egypt
  • Tamer G. Abouelnaga 1)Microstrip Circuits Department Electronics Research Institute, Cairo 4473221, Egypt 2)Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kafr Elsheikh, Egypt
  • Hamdi A. Elmikati Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370509

Keywords:

Antenna, monopole, power harvesting, WLAN

Abstract

In this paper, a triple-band ultra-wideband UWB eight elements monopole antenna array is proposed. This antenna array is designed with the minimum printed area and is prepared for wireless local area network (WLANs) power harvesting applications. It covers the bands of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, which makes it suitable for Wi-Fi frequencies to harvest their power. The eight-element antenna array dimensions are 28.5 cm by 15 cm. These dimensions are chosen for the mini-solar cell integration process. Low-cost FR4 material is used as a substrate. The proposed antenna’s measured reflection coefficient is compared with its simulated counterpart and is founded in good harmony.

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Author Biographies

Nourhan D. Sehsah, Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kafr Elsheikh, Egypt

Nourhan D. Sehsah is a Post Graduate Student (master), at Mansoura University, Egypt. She was born in Kafr El-Shiekh, Egypt in Mar, 1988. She received a B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from HIET, Kafr El-Shiekh, Egypt in May 2012. She is a demonstrator at the Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology (HIET) in Kafr El-Shiekh, Egypt in the period from 2013 to 2022. Her current research interest on Harvesting power applications with the minimum transparent printed area.

Tamer G. Abouelnaga, 1)Microstrip Circuits Department Electronics Research Institute, Cairo 4473221, Egypt 2)Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kafr Elsheikh, Egypt

Tamer G. Abouelnaga was born in Nov. 1976. He received his B.Sc. degree (1994–1999, honors degree) in Electronics Engineering from Menofiya University, Egypt, M.Sc. degree (2002–2007), and Ph.D. degree (2007–2012) in Electronics and Communications from Ain Shams University. He works as a Researcher (2012–2017) and an Associate Professor (2018till now) in Microstrip Circuits Department, Electronics Research Institute, Egypt. He works as Students Affairs Vice Dean (2018–2019) and Community Service and Environmental Development Vice Dean (2019 till now) – Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology – Kafr Elsheikh City. He had published 37 papers, 26 papers in peer-refereed journals, and 11 papers in international conferences in the area of RFID, horn, MIMO, 5G, and DRA antennas. His current research interests are in hyperthermia breast cancer therapy and human body implanted antennas.

Hamdi A. Elmikati, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

Hamdi A. Elmikati was born in January 1943, he is an Emeritus Professor of Electromagnetic Waves at the Department of Communications and Electronics Engineering, Mansoura University - Egypt. He received the BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from Alexandria University - Egypt in 1964 and 1969 respectively and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Leningrad Polytechnic Institute - Russia in 1974. He is a Life Senior Member of the IEEE, a Member of the Institute of Physics – the USA, and a Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA). Professor Elmikati has held several positions: Full-Time Professor of Electromagnetic Waves and Head of the Department of Communications and Electronics Engineering, Mansoura University, Vice Dean and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University. His research interests include: Computational Electromagnetics, numerical analysis, modelling and design of antennas, microwave passive devices, optical fibres and photonics. He has co-authored more than 90 research papers in international conferences and journals in the fields of microwave and optical communications engineering. He has supervised more than 60 PhD and MSc students.

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Published

2022-05-31

How to Cite

[1]
N. D. . Sehsah, T. G. . Abouelnaga, and H. A. . Elmikati, “Triple Bands UWB Antenna with Minimum Printed Area for Power Harvesting Applications”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 05, pp. 597–606, May 2022.