Designing, developing and analyzing of a rectangular-shaped patch antenna at 3.5 GHz for 5G applications at S band

Abstract

This research study focuses on the design and analysis of two distinct patch antennas for 5G applications at 3.5 GHz. Rogers RT5880 served as the foundational material for antenna designs I and II. A 50 Ω feed line is utilized to supply both antennas. According to the calculations, Design I exhibits a reflection coefficient (S11) of -32.98 dB, a voltage standing wave ratio of 1.045, a gain of 7.81 dBi, an efficiency of 89.2%, and a surface current of 66.82 A/V. Design II has a reflection coefficient (S11) of 34.98 dB, voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of 1.036, gain of 8.78 dBi, efficiency of 89.87%, and surface current of 62.7 A/V. Among the two antenna designs, design II outperformed design I, and the results indicate that the antenna fulfilled the designated purpose. The novelties of the proposed paper are to design two different patch antennas using same materials and highlight the performance of the design parameters. Design II is proficient in supporting 5G services owing to its advantageous performance. In addition, S11 of the antenna is reduced to bring the VSWR value is close to 1. Also, improve gain, directivity and efficiency by bringing the antenna impedance matching close to 50 Ω.