New Compact Antenna Array for MIMO Internet of Things Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Single Element Antenna
3. Proposed Array Structure
S21 = S32 = S54 = S65,
S31 = S64,
S41 = S63,
S51 = S53 = S62 = S42,
S61 = S43
4. Array Parameters
4.1. S-Parameters
4.2. Radiation Performances
5. MIMO Performance Parameters
6. Beamforming Function
7. Performance in Regional Area Network
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ref. | Bandwidth (GHz) | Isolation Level (dB) | ECC Value | Size (λ0 × λ0) | Number of Radiating Elements |
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[13] | 24.1–27.2 | 16 | 0.1 | 2.08 × 1.73 | 2 |
[14] | 3.4–3.6 | 15 | 0.16 | 1.43 × 0.85 | 4 |
[16] | 3.4–3.6 | 18.4 | 0.08 | 1.2 × 1.2 | 8 |
[21] | 3.4–3.6 | 20 | 0.06 | 1.75 × 0.88 | 4 |
[22] | 3.4–3.6 | 13 | 0.1 | 1.63 × 0.82 | 8 |
[23] | 3.6–9.8 | 17.3 | 0.04 | 1.06 × 0.75 | 4 |
[24] | 2–3 | 8 | 0.25 | 0.57 × 0.57 | 2 |
This Work | 2.43–2.48 | 20 | 0.01 | 1.22 × 0.79 | 6 |
Case Number | Signal (Azimuthal, Elevation) Angles | Interference (Azimuthal, Elevation) Angles | Array Size | Interference Peak Power without Beamforming in dBm | Interference Peak Power with Beamforming in dBm |
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1 | ) | ) | 3 × 2 | −26 | −38 |
2 | ) | ) | 3 × 2 | −26 | −28 |
3 | ) | ) | 3 × 4 | −27 | Almost removed |
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Abdulkawi, W.M.; Alqaisei, M.A.; Sheta, A.-F.A.; Elshafiey, I. New Compact Antenna Array for MIMO Internet of Things Applications. Micromachines 2022, 13, 1481. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13091481
Abdulkawi WM, Alqaisei MA, Sheta A-FA, Elshafiey I. New Compact Antenna Array for MIMO Internet of Things Applications. Micromachines. 2022; 13(9):1481. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13091481
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbdulkawi, Wazie M., Mohammed A. Alqaisei, Abdel-Fattah A. Sheta, and Ibrahim Elshafiey. 2022. "New Compact Antenna Array for MIMO Internet of Things Applications" Micromachines 13, no. 9: 1481. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13091481