Mitigation of Feed Horn Overlapping Condition for Multi-beam Parabolic Reflector Antenna

Authors

  • Nur Faiqah Fauzi Antenna Research CentreCollege of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nurul Huda Abd Rahman Antenna Research CentreCollege of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Yoshihide Yamada Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknolgi Malaysia, Jalan Yahya Petra 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Robi’atun Adayiah Awang Antenna Research CentreCollege of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Idnin Pasya Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Computer Engineering, University of AizuAizuwakamatsu 965-8580, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2023.ACES.J.381203

Keywords:

Beam shaping, Feed horn overlapping, Multi-beam, Parabolic reflector antenna, Satellite antenna

Abstract

In designing a contoured beam for communication satellite services, a reflector antenna remains the most preferred option. Previously, a multi-beam technique employing many feed horns at optimal feed positions was proposed to obtain a precise contour beam for Malaysia. However, it has led to feed horn overlapping when the beams were arranged closely. Therefore, this issue of beam allocation and feed horn size shall be addressed. In this article, an analysis of the relationship between feed position and beam direction is analysed through the Beam Deviation Factor (BDF). As a result, a useful design chart was derived for no feed horn overlapping conditions, which determines beam separation and feed horn size at different values of F/D. A practical application showing the Peninsular Malaysia beam coverage was demonstrated to validate the derived correlation. As a result, five multi-beams have been successfully designed with no overlapping feed horns. Through simulation, an excellent contour beam for Peninsular Malaysia was justified, featuring low side lobes, narrow beam width and high gain.

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Author Biographies

Nur Faiqah Fauzi, Antenna Research CentreCollege of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Nur Faiqah Fauzi received the B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) in 2009, and the M.Sc. in Telecommunication and Information Engineering from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 2012. Currently she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Her Ph.D. works was on analyzing and designing Satellite-mount antenna for Malaysia contoured shaped coverage. Her current research interests include array antennas, antennas for space application, RF and microwave design and electromagnetic analysis.

Nurul Huda Abd Rahman, Antenna Research CentreCollege of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Nurul Huda Abd Rahman (M’15) received her M.Eng. degree in electronic from University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom in 2008 and Ph.D. degree in electric, electronic and systems engineering from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2014. She joined Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. as a Spacecraft Engineer in 2008, where she was involved in various small-class satellite development and R&D projects. In 2014, she joined Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia (UiTM) and has been working in the same university until now, where she currently holds the position of Associate Professor. She also received a 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship under the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia between 2018-2019. Her current research interests include antennas for space and terrestrial applications, array antennas, reflector and lens antennas, wearable and flexible antennas, RF and microwave design, and electromagnetic analysis. She is the Professional Engineer of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) since 2019. She has been appointed as the Executive Committee of the IEEE Malaysia AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter for 2021-2022. She was also the recipient of the Best Professional Paper Award IEEE Malaysia Comsoc & VTS Joint Chapter in 2018 and the Best Paper Award from IEEE Malaysia AP/MTT/EMC Joint Chapter in 2018 and 2019.

Yoshihide Yamada, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknolgi Malaysia, Jalan Yahya Petra 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Yoshihide Yamada received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Electronic Engineering from the Nagoya Institute of Technology, in 1971 and 1973, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, in 1989. He joined Electrical Communication Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) in 1973, and moved to NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (NTT DoCoMo) in 1993. In 1998, he joined National Defense Academy as a Professor. In 2014, he joined the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, as a Professor. His research interests are aperture antennas, array antennas, very small antennas, and radar cross sections. He is a fellow of IEICE Japan, a Senior Member of IEEE APS, and a member of ACES. He received the Excellent Paper Award and the Best Tutorial Paper Award from IEICE, in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

Robi’atun Adayiah Awang, Antenna Research CentreCollege of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Robi’atun Adayiah Awang received the B.Eng. degree (Hons.) and M.Eng. Degree in computer & communication engineering from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2001 and 2005, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in 2016. She is currently a senior lecturer with Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Malaysia. Her current research interests include antennas, microwave sensors and flexible and tunable electromagnetic devices. She has published several research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and proceedings.

Idnin Pasya, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Division of Computer Engineering, University of AizuAizuwakamatsu 965-8580, Japan

Idnin Pasya become a member of IEEE in 2010. He received the B.E. and M.E. and Dr. Engineering degrees in Information and Communication Engineering from Tokyo Denki University in 2004, 2006 and 2015, respectively. He worked in Toshiba PC & Network, Tokyo, Japan, from 2006 to 2009 before joining the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. His research interest include ultra wideband communication system, and MIMO radar and its application. He was the executive committee of Malaysia section IEEE AP/MTT/EMC joint chapter from 2017 to 2022. Dr. Idnin received the IEEE MTT Best Paper Award in 2014 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium. He joined University of Aizu in 2023 as an associate Professor.

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2023-12-30

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N. F. Fauzi, N. H. A. Rahman, Y. Yamada, R. A. . Awang, and I. Pasya, “Mitigation of Feed Horn Overlapping Condition for Multi-beam Parabolic Reflector Antenna”, ACES Journal, vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 941–951, Dec. 2023.

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