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Design and Implementation of 2.4 GHz Beamforming antenna using 4×4 Butler Matrix

4×4 버틀러 매트릭스를 이용한 2.4 GHz 빔포밍 안테나 설계 및 구현

  • Kim, Young-Jin (Department of Automatic System, Chosun College of Science & Technology)
  • Received : 2021.10.15
  • Accepted : 2021.10.31
  • Published : 2021.11.30
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Abstract

In this paper, it is designed and analyzed the beamforming antenna using the butler matrix. The operating frequency of the proposed beamforing antenna is ISM band of 2.4 GHz band and the component of the beamforing antenna consisted of a 1×4 array antenna and a 4×4 butler matrix. Each output port of 4×4 butler matrix outputs the signal having a different phase, it is provided to each input port of 1×4 array antenna. The beamforming antenna with four output ports forms a total of four beams. In order to analyze the radiation pattern of the beamforming antenna, it was provided by switching the signal to the input port and proceeded the Individual analysis for the input port 1 to 4. The main beams of the proposed beamforming antenna were formed in the -12°, 40°, -40° and 12° directions according to each input port, respectively.

본 논문에서는 버틀러 매트릭스를 이용한 빔포밍 안테나를 설계 및 분석하였다. 제안한 빔포밍 안테나의 동작 주파수는 2.4 GHz의 ISM 대역이며, 빔포밍 안테나의 구성 요소는 1 × 4 배열 안테나 및 4 × 4 버틀러 매트릭스로 구성된다. 4 × 4 버틀러 매트릭스의 출력포트에 서로 다른 위상차를 갖는 신호가 출력되며, 신호는 1 × 4 배열 안테나의 각각의 입력포트에 공급된다. 4개의 입력포트를 갖는 빔포밍 안테나는 총 4개의 빔을 형성한다. 빔포밍 안테나의 방사패턴을 분석하기 위해 각각의 입력포트에 신호를 스위칭하여 공급하였으며, 입력포트 1 ~ 4에 대한 개별적인 분석을 진행하였다. 제안한 빔포밍 안테나는 각각의 입력포트에 따라 각각 -12°, 40°, -40°, 12° 방향에서 주 빔이 형성되었다.

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