Ground plane considerations for printed monopole antennas integrated into wireless sensor devices

Kakoyiannis, CG; Constantinou, P

dc.contributor.author	Kakoyiannis, CG	en
dc.contributor.author	Constantinou, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:45:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:45:18Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/32264
dc.subject	Compact antennas	en
dc.subject	Fractal	en
dc.subject	Ground plane effect	en
dc.subject	Meander-line	en
dc.subject	Microstrip antennas	en
dc.subject	Miniaturization techniques	en
dc.subject	Radiation efficiency	en
dc.subject	Wireless microsensors	en
dc.subject.other	Antenna accessories	en
dc.subject.other	Antenna grounds	en
dc.subject.other	CMOS integrated circuits	en
dc.subject.other	Hybrid sensors	en
dc.subject.other	Mobile computing	en
dc.subject.other	Parameter estimation	en
dc.subject.other	Parametric devices	en
dc.subject.other	Sensor networks	en
dc.subject.other	Sensors	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication equipment	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication systems	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless sensor networks	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless telecommunication systems	en
dc.subject.other	Antenna configurations	en
dc.subject.other	Antenna parameters	en
dc.subject.other	Antenna performance	en
dc.subject.other	Compact antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Effect of the ground	en
dc.subject.other	Electrical performances	en
dc.subject.other	Electrical size	en
dc.subject.other	Euclidean	en
dc.subject.other	Figure-of-merit	en
dc.subject.other	Fractal	en
dc.subject.other	Ground plane	en
dc.subject.other	Ground plane effect	en
dc.subject.other	Ground planes	en
dc.subject.other	Integral part	en
dc.subject.other	Integrated antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Meander-line	en
dc.subject.other	Microstrip antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Miniaturization techniques	en
dc.subject.other	Parametric analyses	en
dc.subject.other	Parametric studies	en
dc.subject.other	Printed monopole antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Radiation efficiencies	en
dc.subject.other	Radiation efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	Scalar quantities	en
dc.subject.other	Sensor nodes	en
dc.subject.other	Small antennas	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless communications	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless microsensors	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless sensor devices	en
dc.subject.other	Wireless sensor network (WSN)	en
dc.subject.other	Antennas	en
dc.title	Ground plane considerations for printed monopole antennas integrated into wireless sensor devices	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/IWCMC.2008.128	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC.2008.128	en
heal.identifier.secondary	4600027	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	This work presents the results of a parametric study on small integrated antennas for wireless sensor network (WSN) devices operating in the 2-3 GHz range. The performance of small antennas depends heavily on their electrical size, which is controlled by the size of the Ground (GND) Plane, since the GND plane is an integral part of the overall radiator. Therefore, we cannot design small antennas for tiny sensor nodes without considering the GND plane effect. We examined the performance of Fractal and Euclidean antenna configurations located on device-sized ground planes. The electrical performance of the tested schemes was characterized in terms of VSWR bandwidth and broadband total radiation efficiency. A suitable Figure-Of-Merit (FOM) is also suggested for a fair comparison. This FOM is an attempt to gather all fundamental antenna parameters in a single scalar quantity. The results show that (a) every element couples to the GND plane in its own unique way, (b) a large ground plane does not produce optimal antenna performance. Although the results shown are for specific element sizes, the parametric analysis aids the designer to estimate the effect of the ground plane for various sizes of sensor nodes. © 2008 IEEE.	en
heal.journalName	IWCMC 2008 - International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/IWCMC.2008.128	en
dc.identifier.spage	738	en
dc.identifier.epage	743	en