An Extensive Judgment of Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antenna with Flexible Substrates
Subhadra Panda1, Gode Sriram Kumar2, Padidam Sankeerthana3, Bibhudendra Acharya4 

1Subhadra Panda, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India.
2Gode Sriram Kumar, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India.
3Padidam Sankeerthana, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India.
4Bibhudendra Acharya, Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India.

Manuscript received on 01 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 07 March 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2019 | PP: 4997-5001 | Volume-8 Issue-2, July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B1077078219/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1077.078219
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Abstract: In this paper, the performance of U-slot Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antennas (RMSA) is analyzed by using different flexible substrates. The RMSA is designed to operate for a resonant frequency of 2.45 GHz with flexible substrate materials like Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), GML-1032 and Polyethylene. The antenna parameters like reflection coefficient, voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), radiation pattern, bandwidth and cost are analyzed by keeping all the substrate height same and the value is 2.5mm. U-slot cutting is used in the patch to overcome the narrow bandwidth limitation in RMSA because U-slot tunes the higher order orthogonal mode resonance frequency of the patch with respect to fundamental mode to realize the wider bandwidth. The maximum bandwidth of 80MHz is achieved with the use of PDMS. The antenna is simulated using HFSS software.
Index Terms: HFSS, Reflection Coefficient, RMSA, Substrate Analysis.

Scope of the Article: Microstrip Antenna