Decay of groundplane currents of small antenna elements

Johan Sten; Mervi Hirvonen

doi:10.1109/LAWP.2005.844649

Decay of groundplane currents of small antenna elements

Johan Sten, Mervi Hirvonen

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Abstract

Expressions are derived for the surface current induced by vertical and horizontal dipoles on a nearby infinite groundplane. The expressions are obtained by means of the exact magnetic field. It is found that for a vertical dipole the surface current density decays roughly as the inverse of the distance from the source, while for a horizontal dipole it decays as the inverse distance squared. The result furnishes an explication for the empirical observation that antennas carrying mainly horizontal currents tend to be less sensitive to the dimensions of a finite groundplane than antennas carrying vertical currents. A formula is given by means of which the groundplane current of a compound source can be evaluated and controlled.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82 - 84
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2005.844649
Publication status	Published - 2005
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

antennas
ground plane
surface current
antenna radiation patterns
current density
dipole antennas
magnetic fields
compound source
groundplane current decay
inverse distance square
magnetic field
small antenna element
surface current density
vertical-horizontal dipole

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Sten, J., & Hirvonen, M. (2005). Decay of groundplane currents of small antenna elements. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 4(1), 82 - 84. https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2005.844649

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