Miniaturisation Using Shorting Posts in C-Shaped and H-Shaped Microstrip Patch Antennas for GPS Applications
S.V. Saravanan1, S. Sindhuja2

1Dr. S.V. Saravanan, Assistant Professor, Department of EEE, AMET University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2S. Sindhuja, Research Scholar, Department of EEE, Anna University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 05 February 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 February 2019 | Manuscript Published on 04 March 2019 | PP: 4-8 | Volume-7 Issue-5S2 January 2019 | Retrieval Number: ES1996017519/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: This paper presents the study of the effects of shorting posts for C-shaped and H-shaped microstrip patch antennas for GPS application. A C-shaped patch and H-shaped patch loadedmicrostrip patch antenna for GPS frequency (1.575 GHz) are designed and simulated. The shorted microstrip patch antenna is a compact antenna but it suffers from the disadvantage that more number of shorting pins is required thereby making fabrication process harder especially when manufactured in larger quantities. An alternate way to reduce the resonance frequency of the microstrip antenna is to increase the path length of the surface by cutting slots in the radiating patch. The slot is taken as the capacitive reactance in the patch.
Keywords: Slot-Loaded Patch, Microstrip Patch Antenna, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS), Shorted.
Scope of the Article: GPS and Location-Based Applications