Simulation and Analysis of the Regular Mesh Performance Based on the Deployable Reflector Antenna

Abstract:

Based on three regular mesh shapes of the deployable reflector antenna,the article considers the property that the aperture section of the mesh reflecting surface does not exist, the net surface tangential electric field is continuous and the induced magnetic flux does not exist. The gain and main lobe 3dB width of particle feed reflector antenna with diffident woven structures and pore length is simulated by FEKO software.The results showed that when the hole is about 3/40 times of the wavelength, the weaving diameter is about 4/50 of the wavelength The maximum direction coefficient of the triangle weave mesh antenna is 0.3dB lower than the physical metal reflecting surface,and 0.60 higher in the main lobe width.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 765-767)
• Pages: 2746-2749
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.765-767.2746
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Dian Fu Zhang, Ping Li, Yu Peng, Wei Dong Hu
• Keywords: Deployable Reflector Antenna, FEKO Software, Particle Feed Reflector

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