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Minimization of Antenna Quality Factor

Capek, Miloslav LU ; Gustafsson, Mats LU orcid and Schab, Kurt (2017) In IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 65(8). p.4115-4123
Abstract

Optimal currents on arbitrarily shaped radiators with respect to the minimum quality factor are found using a simple and efficient procedure. The solution starts with a reformulation of the problem of minimizing quality factor Q as an alternative, so-called dual, problem. Taking advantage of modal decomposition and group theory, it is shown that the dual problem can easily be solved and always results in minimal quality factor Q. Moreover, the optimization procedure is generalized to minimize quality factor Q for embedded antennas, with respect to the arbitrarily weighted radiation patterns, or with prescribed magnitude of the electric and magnetic near-fields. The obtained numerical results are compatible with previous results based on... (More)

Optimal currents on arbitrarily shaped radiators with respect to the minimum quality factor are found using a simple and efficient procedure. The solution starts with a reformulation of the problem of minimizing quality factor Q as an alternative, so-called dual, problem. Taking advantage of modal decomposition and group theory, it is shown that the dual problem can easily be solved and always results in minimal quality factor Q. Moreover, the optimization procedure is generalized to minimize quality factor Q for embedded antennas, with respect to the arbitrarily weighted radiation patterns, or with prescribed magnitude of the electric and magnetic near-fields. The obtained numerical results are compatible with previous results based on composition of modal currents, convex optimization, and quasistatic approximations; however, using the methodology in this paper, the class of solvable problems is significantly extended.

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Antenna theory, Antennas, Convex functions, Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, electromagnetic theory, Impedance, Minimization, Optimization, optimization methods, Q factor, Q-factor
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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
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65
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8
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4115 - 4123
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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  • scopus:85021824067
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0018-926X
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10.1109/TAP.2017.2717478
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Optimal currents on arbitrarily shaped radiators with respect to the minimum quality factor are found using a simple and efficient procedure. The solution starts with a reformulation of the problem of minimizing quality factor Q as an alternative, so-called dual, problem. Taking advantage of modal decomposition and group theory, it is shown that the dual problem can easily be solved and always results in minimal quality factor Q. Moreover, the optimization procedure is generalized to minimize quality factor Q for embedded antennas, with respect to the arbitrarily weighted radiation patterns, or with prescribed magnitude of the electric and magnetic near-fields. The obtained numerical results are compatible with previous results based on composition of modal currents, convex optimization, and quasistatic approximations; however, using the methodology in this paper, the class of solvable problems is significantly extended.</p>}},
  author       = {{Capek, Miloslav and Gustafsson, Mats and Schab, Kurt}},
  issn         = {{0018-926X}},
  keywords     = {{Antenna theory; Antennas; Convex functions; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electromagnetic theory; Impedance; Minimization; Optimization; optimization methods; Q factor; Q-factor}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{4115--4123}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation}},
  title        = {{Minimization of Antenna Quality Factor}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TAP.2017.2717478}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/TAP.2017.2717478}},
  volume       = {{65}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}