Course: Modelling and simulations in RF

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Course title Modelling and simulations in RF
Course code KEI/MSVF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kubík Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pokorný Michal, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Mráz Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Linhart Richard, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Methods used for RF field simulations 2. EMC filters modelling 3. Stripline for EMC testing 4. Impedance matching of EMC couplers 5. Crosstalks and reflections in EMC 6. Antenna feeding terminal. Transition of electromagnetic wave from transmission line to antenna 7. Numeric simulations of wire antennas and antenna arrays (dipoles, loops, helices) 8. Numeric simulations of aperture antennas and antenna arrays (horns, slots, patches) 9. Modelling the electrically small antennas 10. Momentum method simulators approaching, Sonnet environment introduction. 11.Design and simulation of the planar Directional coupler and filter in Sonnet environment. Results import possibilities into the circuit simulators. 12. Planar microwave circuits and lumped elements mixed design. 13. Using the full 3D FTDT simulator (CST Microwave studio) for the planar microwave circuits design. Model import and modification from the Sonnet in CST MS.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 13 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 39 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
explain fundamentals of electronics and of electromagnetic field theory
learning outcomes
clarify principles of numeric methods in RF simulations
verify behaviour of electrically small antenna models
clarify crosstalks and reflections in EMC
describes principles of modeling the EMC filters
Skills
build models of wire antennas including their specifics
build models of aperture antennas including their specifics
design transitional structure for feeding the antenna
design stripline for EMC testng
utilizes fundamental numeric methods for analysis of microwave circuits and antennas
makes use of standard and special optimization techniques for microwave structures design
realizes the designed structure and verifies its properties experimentally
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Laboratory work
Self-study of literature
Project-based instruction
Skills
Laboratory work
Individual study
Lecture with visual aids
Project-based instruction
Competences
Lecture
Cooperative instruction
Students' portfolio
Project-based instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Project
Individual presentation at a seminar
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Chari, M. V. K.; Salon, S. J. Numerical methods in electromagnetism. San Diego : Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 0-12-615760-X.
  • Macháč, Jan. Numerické metody v elektromagnetickém poli. Vyd. 2. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2002. ISBN 978-80-01-03753-9.
  • Raida, Zbyněk. Analýza mikrovlnných struktur v časové oblasti. 1. vyd. Brno : VUTIUM, 2004. ISBN 80-214-2541-5.


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