In: Electrical Engineering
A resonant loop antenna of closely spaced 8 turns is
operating at 100 MHz. The radius of the loop
is λ/20, and the loop is connected to a 75-Ω transmission line. The
radius of the wire is λ/300, its
conductivity σ = 5.7 × 107 S/m, and the spacing between the turns
is 3λ/250. Find the radiation
efficiency of the antenna, while taking into account the proximity
effects of the turns.
For the given values the radiation efficiency is calculated as below :
Now finding loss resistance,
For 8 turns and for c/b ratio the value of Rp/Ro is very less which is approximately 0.1.
So the radiation efficiency is about 97%.