A circularly polarized tunable frequency circular patch antenna for S-band space base application

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dc.contributor.authorWaranon, Likhit
dc.contributor.authorDentri, Sitthichai
dc.contributor.authorPhakphisut, Watid
dc.contributor.authorKrairiksh, Monai
dc.contributor.authorPhongcharoenpanich, Chuwong
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-06T10:51:13Z
dc.date.available2026-08-06T10:51:13Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-01
dc.description.abstractThis research proposes a unidirectional circularly polarized tunable frequency circular patch antenna scheme for S-band uplink satellite communications. In the antenna scheme, the circular radiating patch is enclosed by 4×8 rectangular-shaped auxiliary elements along the +x, −x, +y, and −y−axes. To shift the resonant frequency of the antenna to lower frequencies, the auxiliary elements on the four axes are uniformly shorted. There are nine shorting configurations (configurations A – I) corresponding to the S-band uplink chain (2.025 GHz to 2.110 GHz). Besides, the circular polarization is switchable between right- (RHCP) and left-hand circular polarization (LHCP) by relocating the feed point from the +y axis for RHCP to +x axis for LHCP. Switching mechanisms dynamically reconfigure the antenna by modifying its electrical length to support multiple frequency bands, all of which maintain circular polarization. Since the proposed antenna scheme is intended for the S-band uplink frequency of 2.06 GHz, measurements are carried out with configuration F of the antenna scheme. The measured impedance bandwidth (|S<inf>11</inf>|≤-10 dB) and axial ratio bandwidth (AR<3 dB) are 6.2% and 4.49%, with the maximum gain of 6.54 dBic for RHCP and LHCP. The radiation pattern is of unidirectionality. Furthermore, the proposed antenna scheme meets the qualification sine vibration and random vibration test requirements. The proposed antenna scheme is thus suitable for S-band uplink satellite communications. The novelty of this research lies in the use of the auxiliary elements of various shorting configurations to achieve frequency tunability; and the alteration of the feed point location to switch between RHCP and LHCP.
dc.identifier.citationAin Shams Engineering Journal, 16(6), 2025
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.asej.2025.103368
dc.identifier.issn20904479
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-105001491665
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.kmitl.ac.th/handle/123456789/16986
dc.sourceAin Shams Engineering Journal
dc.subjectPatch antenna
dc.subjectSatellite antenna
dc.subjectSatellite communication
dc.subjectSpace environment
dc.subjectTunable antenna
dc.titleA circularly polarized tunable frequency circular patch antenna for S-band space base application
dc.typeArticle

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