Review of Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Design for EMC Applications

This article presents a brief evaluation and discussion of eight proposed printed log-periodic dipole array (PLPDA) antennas that have been introduced in the last decade for EMC applications. These proposed antennas could serve as reference antennas for radiation and immunity tests inside the EMC ch...

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Main Authors: Abdulghafor A. Abdulhameed, Zdeněk Kubík
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
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description This article presents a brief evaluation and discussion of eight proposed printed log-periodic dipole array (PLPDA) antennas that have been introduced in the last decade for EMC applications. These proposed antennas could serve as reference antennas for radiation and immunity tests inside the EMC chamber. Step-by-step design procedures have been detailed with various feeding methods, showing their effect on the wideband characteristic compared to the design complexity. Different miniaturization and bandwidth improvement methods have been utilized to tackle the size reduction and bandwidth enhancement goals. Furthermore, the comprehensive view of the specifications of the reference antenna design inside the EMC chamber has been explained in detail, which presents the motivation for using a printed antenna rather than the classical one for these applications. The achievements of the presented designs have been listed, compared, and discussed with the classical LPDA antenna (HyperLOG 7060) offered for sale. Finally, a brief conclusion presents the recommendations for the design and analysis of the PLPDA antenna for EMC measurements.
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spelling doaj-art-3b44d38b1b0f474ead99ec7f5f91c7a62025-08-20T03:27:32ZengMDPI AGInventions2411-51342025-04-011033410.3390/inventions10030034Review of Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Design for EMC ApplicationsAbdulghafor A. Abdulhameed0Zdeněk Kubík1Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 301 00 Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Electronics and Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of West Bohemia, 301 00 Pilsen, Czech RepublicThis article presents a brief evaluation and discussion of eight proposed printed log-periodic dipole array (PLPDA) antennas that have been introduced in the last decade for EMC applications. These proposed antennas could serve as reference antennas for radiation and immunity tests inside the EMC chamber. Step-by-step design procedures have been detailed with various feeding methods, showing their effect on the wideband characteristic compared to the design complexity. Different miniaturization and bandwidth improvement methods have been utilized to tackle the size reduction and bandwidth enhancement goals. Furthermore, the comprehensive view of the specifications of the reference antenna design inside the EMC chamber has been explained in detail, which presents the motivation for using a printed antenna rather than the classical one for these applications. The achievements of the presented designs have been listed, compared, and discussed with the classical LPDA antenna (HyperLOG 7060) offered for sale. Finally, a brief conclusion presents the recommendations for the design and analysis of the PLPDA antenna for EMC measurements.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5134/10/3/34antenna factorbandwidth enhancementbeamwidth angleEMIEMCPLPDA
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Review of Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Design for EMC Applications
Inventions
antenna factor
bandwidth enhancement
beamwidth angle
EMI
EMC
PLPDA
title Review of Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Design for EMC Applications
title_full Review of Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Design for EMC Applications
title_fullStr Review of Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Design for EMC Applications
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title_short Review of Printed Log-Periodic Dipole Array Antenna Design for EMC Applications
title_sort review of printed log periodic dipole array antenna design for emc applications
topic antenna factor
bandwidth enhancement
beamwidth angle
EMI
EMC
PLPDA
url https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5134/10/3/34
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