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2025-07-19
Dipole Antenna with U and L-Shaped Stubs on Multiple I-Shaped EBG for Digital Television Applications
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 113, 87-99, 2025
Abstract
This article presents a dipole antenna with added U- and L-shaped stubs designed with copper plates to support frequencies according to the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standard in the 510-790 MHz range. The dipole antenna was placed on a polyester mylar film substrate with a thickness of 0.3 mm and a dielectric constant of 3.2. The CST program was used for simulating the optimization parameters with a size of 270 × 15.5 × 0.59 mm for the use with a flat-screen television. This research uses the technique of reducing signal wave reflection with a 1 × 41 units I-shaped electromagnetic band gap (EBG) strip, which is made from copper plates, placed beneath the antenna with foam sheets as an intermediary. The distance between the EBG plate and the antenna is appropriately 2 mm, with an impedance bandwidth of 46.01% (502-802 MHz) and a unidirectional pattern, resulting in an average gain of 3.62 dBi. For applications with television structures, installing the antenna and EBG plate at the top position can cover the most suitable frequency range, which is 44.32% (504-791 MHz).
Citation
Natchayathorn Wattikornsirikul, Suwat Sakulchat, Watcharaphon Naktong, and Sommart Promput, "Dipole Antenna with U and L-Shaped Stubs on Multiple I-Shaped EBG for Digital Television Applications," Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, Vol. 113, 87-99, 2025.
doi:10.2528/PIERB25051002
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