diff --git a/docs/source/examples_antennas.rst b/docs/source/examples_antennas.rst index 68360ae4..e9064171 100644 --- a/docs/source/examples_antennas.rst +++ b/docs/source/examples_antennas.rst @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ This section provides some example models of antennas. Each example comes with a Wire dipole antenna model ========================= +**INFO ON THIS MODEL IN PROGRESS** + :download:`antenna_wire_dipole_fs.in <../../user_models/antenna_wire_dipole_fs.in>` This example demonstrates a model of a half-wavelength wire dipole antenna in free space. The length of the dipole is 150mm with a diameter of 6mm, and a 1mm gap between the arms. @@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ This example demonstrates a model of a half-wavelength wire dipole antenna in fr FDTD geometry mesh showing a wire dipole antenna model. -The antenna is fed using the ``#tranmission_line`` command. The one-dimensional transmission line model virtually attaches to the dipole at the gap between the arms. The antenna has an input impedance :math:`Z_0` of 73 Ohms specified in the ``#tranmission_line`` command. The transmission line uses a Gaussian waveform with a centre frequency of 1GHz. +The antenna is fed using the ``#tranmission_line`` command. The one-dimensional transmission line model virtually attaches to the dipole at the gap between the arms. The antenna has an input impedance (:math:`Z_0`) of 73 Ohms specified in the ``#tranmission_line`` command. The transmission line uses a Gaussian waveform with a centre frequency of 1GHz. Results ------- @@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ Results .. _antenna_wire_dipole_fs_ant_params: - .. figure:: images/antenna_wire_dipole_fs_ant_params.png +.. figure:: images/antenna_wire_dipole_fs_ant_params.png s11 parameter and input impedance (resistance and reactance) of the antenna. diff --git a/docs/source/images/antenna_wire_dipole_fs_ant_params.png b/docs/source/images/antenna_wire_dipole_fs_ant_params.png index 7cfbb882..002194f1 100644 Binary files a/docs/source/images/antenna_wire_dipole_fs_ant_params.png and b/docs/source/images/antenna_wire_dipole_fs_ant_params.png differ diff --git a/tools/plot_antenna_params.py b/tools/plot_antenna_params.py index 44cd0338..0617aa91 100644 --- a/tools/plot_antenna_params.py +++ b/tools/plot_antenna_params.py @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ax4.grid() # Plot frequency spectra of s11 fig2, ax = plt.subplots(num='Antenna parameters', figsize=(20, 10), facecolor='w', edgecolor='w') -gs2 = gridspec.GridSpec(3, 1, hspace=0.5) +gs2 = gridspec.GridSpec(2, 2, hspace=0.3) ax5 = plt.subplot(gs2[0, 0]) markerline, stemlines, baseline = ax5.stem(freqs[pltrange]/1e9, s11[pltrange], '-.') plt.setp(baseline, 'linewidth', 0) @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ ax6.set_ylim(bottom=0) ax6.grid() # Plot input reactance (imaginery part of impedance) -ax7 = plt.subplot(gs2[2, 0]) +ax7 = plt.subplot(gs2[1, 1]) markerline, stemlines, baseline = ax7.stem(freqs[pltrange]/1e9, zin[pltrange].imag, '-.') plt.setp(baseline, 'linewidth', 0) plt.setp(stemlines, 'color', 'r')