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The document is an exam paper for an Antenna Analysis and Synthesis course. It contains 5 questions testing students' knowledge of topics like antenna patterns, dipole antennas, radiation efficiency, array factor, log periodic antennas, Friis transmission equation, helical antennas, and more. Students are required to answer all questions, showing their working. Marks are allocated for each part of each question totalling 50 marks.

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EC6402 (2) End

The document is an exam paper for an Antenna Analysis and Synthesis course. It contains 5 questions testing students' knowledge of topics like antenna patterns, dipole antennas, radiation efficiency, array factor, log periodic antennas, Friis transmission equation, helical antennas, and more. Students are required to answer all questions, showing their working. Marks are allocated for each part of each question totalling 50 marks.

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Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA-769008


8th Semester B.Tech (EC)
End Semester (spring) Examination 2021
Subject Name: Antenna Analysis and Synthesis Subject Code: EC-6402
Maximum marks: 50 Time: 2 hours

Q Instructions: Answer all the questions. All parts of a question should be answered Marks
No. in one place. Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks.
1.(a) What do you mean by co-polarization and Cross-polarization in antenna 2
patterns?

A centre-fed electric dipole of length l is attached to a balanced lossless


(b) transmission line whose characteristic impedance is 50 ohms. Assuming the
dipole is resonant at the given length, find the input VSWR when 8
(a) l=λ/4
(b) l= λ/2
2.(a) Find the radiation efficiency of an 8-turn circular loop antenna operating at 5
30MHz. The radius of each turn is a= 15cm, the radius of the wire is b = 1mm
and the spacing between turns is 2c = 3.6mm. Assume the wire is copper (σ =
5.7×107 S/m), and the antenna is radiating into free space. Account for
proximity effect.[Rp/R0= 0.5]

(b) Design a five element Yagi-Uda antenna with centre frequency of 68MHz using
step by step empirical formula. 5

3
3.(a) Describe planar array with a neat sketch. Derive the expressions for array factor.
Design a broadside array that will produce approximately a pattern described
(b) by:
𝜋
𝑓(𝜙) = 1 0<𝜙<
3
𝜋 2𝜋
𝑓(𝜙) = 0 <𝜙<
3 3 7
2𝜋
𝑓(𝜙) = 1 <𝜙<𝜋
3
𝜆
Choose spacing between element, d = 2 and progressive phase shift, 𝛼 = −𝜋.

4.(a) Why is a log periodic antenna known as frequency independent antenna? Derive 5
the design parameters of this antenna.

(b) Design a 5-turn helical antenna which is at 400MHz operates in normal mode.
The spacing between the turns is λ/50. It is desired that the antenna possesses 5
circular polarization. Determine the
i) Circumference of the helix (in λ & in metres)
ii) Length of a single turn (in λ & in metres)
iii) Pitch angle (in degree)
5.(a) Derive Friis Transmission equation with a neat sketch. 6

(b) Design an end-fire right-handed circularly polarized helix having a half-power


beam-width of 450, pitch angle of 130, and a circumference of 60cm at a 4
frequency 500MHz. Determine the (i) turns needed, (ii) directivity in dB, and
(iii) axial ratio.
Important data: C=0.5772, Ci(π/2)=0.47,Si(π)=1.85, Si(π/2)=1.3698, Ci(π)=0.059, Ci(2π)= -
0.0227, Si(3π)= 1.674, Si(3π/2) = 1.611, Ci(3π/2)= -0.19839; µ0= 4π×10-7H/m; ε0 =8.854×10-
12F/m.

All the Best!

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