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Article

Design of Series-Fed Circularly Polarized Beam-Tilted Antenna for Microwave Power Transmission in UAV Application

by
Mok Yoon Park
1,
Jun Hee Kim
1,
Sang-hwa Yi
2,
Wonseob Lim
2,
Youngoo Yang
1 and
Keum Cheol Hwang
1,*
1
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
2
Power ICT Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 3490; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083490
Submission received: 7 March 2024 / Revised: 14 April 2024 / Accepted: 16 April 2024 / Published: 20 April 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multi-Band/Broadband Antenna Design, Optimization and Measurement)
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Abstract

In response to the increasing deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across various sectors, the demand for efficient microwave power transmission (MPT) systems for UAVs has become paramount. This study introduces series-fed circularly polarized (CP) and passively beam-tilted patch array antennas designed to enhance MPT in UAV applications, with the intention of addressing the needs related to extending flight times and improving operational efficiency. The radiating element of the proposed antennas employs the conventional model of the patch with truncated corners for CP operation, with transmission line lengths optimized for beam tilt to ensure precise energy transfer. Additionally, an open stub is integrated into the broadside series-fed antenna to improve impedance matching, which is crucial for maintaining signal integrity. The proposed design achieves right-hand circular polarization (RHCP) with an axial ratio (AR) below 3 dB across the operating band, indicative of its effectiveness in diverse UAV operational contexts. Prototypes of each proposed antenna were fabricated and measured according to the beam tilting angle. The measured RHCP realized gains of the proposed antennas are 14.59, 13.09, 13.07, and 10.71 dBic at the tilted angles of 0°, 15°, 30°, and 45°, respectively, at 5.84 GHz.
Keywords: series-fed antenna; beam-tilted antenna; circularly polarization; microwave power transmission; unmanned aerial vehicle series-fed antenna; beam-tilted antenna; circularly polarization; microwave power transmission; unmanned aerial vehicle

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Park, M.Y.; Kim, J.H.; Yi, S.-h.; Lim, W.; Yang, Y.; Hwang, K.C. Design of Series-Fed Circularly Polarized Beam-Tilted Antenna for Microwave Power Transmission in UAV Application. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 3490. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083490

AMA Style

Park MY, Kim JH, Yi S-h, Lim W, Yang Y, Hwang KC. Design of Series-Fed Circularly Polarized Beam-Tilted Antenna for Microwave Power Transmission in UAV Application. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(8):3490. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083490

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Park, Mok Yoon, Jun Hee Kim, Sang-hwa Yi, Wonseob Lim, Youngoo Yang, and Keum Cheol Hwang. 2024. "Design of Series-Fed Circularly Polarized Beam-Tilted Antenna for Microwave Power Transmission in UAV Application" Applied Sciences 14, no. 8: 3490. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083490

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Park, M. Y., Kim, J. H., Yi, S.-h., Lim, W., Yang, Y., & Hwang, K. C. (2024). Design of Series-Fed Circularly Polarized Beam-Tilted Antenna for Microwave Power Transmission in UAV Application. Applied Sciences, 14(8), 3490. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083490

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