QUADRIFILAR HELIX ANTENNA FOR WEATHER SATELLITE RECEPTION

Authors

  • ENOCH ADEAGBO
  • WALIU APENA
  • KAYODE AKINGBADE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29081/jesr.v26i3.202

Keywords:

Quadrifilar Helix Antenna (QHA), Numerical Electromagnetics Code (NEC2), Half-Power Beamwidth (HPBW), Low-Earth-Orbit satellites (LEOs), Circularly Polarized (CP), Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR)

Abstract

The study designed and implemented quadrifilar helix antenna (QHA) for weather satellite signal reception. The antenna design and optimization were done by varying the element diameter, the radial lengths, the axial lengths, and element materials on adopted model. The simulated QHA has far-field radiation pattern in the upper hemisphere with maximum gain of 4.14dBi at 0o and omnidirectional coverage, half-power beamwidth of 140o, bandwidth of 6.5MHz, and VSWR of 1.13. The implemented QHA has major lobe in conformity with the simulated QHA with maximum gain of 10.75dB at 0o, and half-power beamwidth of 104o.

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Author Biographies

  • ENOCH ADEAGBO

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

    ICT Department, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria

  • WALIU APENA

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

     Department of Computer Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

  • KAYODE AKINGBADE

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

     ICT Department, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria

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Published

2020-07-27

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2020): Journal of Engineering Studies and Research

Section

Articles

How to Cite

QUADRIFILAR HELIX ANTENNA FOR WEATHER SATELLITE RECEPTION. (2020). Journal of Engineering Studies and Research, 26(3), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.29081/jesr.v26i3.202