A Hybrid Computational Electromagnetics Formulation for Simulation of Antennas Coupled to Lossy and Dielectric Volumes

Abd-Alhameed, R A, Excell, Peter S and Mangoud, M A (2004) A Hybrid Computational Electromagnetics Formulation for Simulation of Antennas Coupled to Lossy and Dielectric Volumes.

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Abstract

A heterogeneous hybrid computational electromagnetics method is presented, which enables different parts of an antenna simulation problem to be treated by different methods, thus enabling the most appropriate method to be used for each part. The method uses a standard frequency-domain moment-method program and a finite-difference time-domain program to compute the fields in two regions. The two regions are interfaced by surfaces on which effective sources are defined by application of the Equivalence Principle. An extension to this permits conduction currents to cross the boundary between the different computational domains. Several validation cases are examined and the results compared with available data. The method is particularly suitable for simulation of the behavior of an antenna that is partially buried, or closely coupled with lossy dielectric volumes such as soil, building structures or the human body.

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Keywords: hybrid computational electromagnetics formulation, antennas, lossy, dielectric volumes, frequency domain, equivalence principle, antenna simulation
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Date Deposited: 05 Oct 2011 09:13
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2017 20:06
URI: https://wrexham.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/188

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