Research Article

Design and Characterization of a Compact Four-Element Microstrip Array Antenna for WiFi-5/6 Routers

Table 1

Geometrical parameters.

Description and symbolValue (mm)

Substrate’s length ()23
Substrate’s width ()40
Substrate’s thickness ()0.79
Metal’s thickness ()0.035
Feeder’s length ()10
Feeder’s width ()2.50
Distance between T-junction microstrip power lines ()14
Distance between the feeders of patches in each group ()7
Length of feeder of each patch ()2.50
Length of strip line between two horizontally parallel strip lines ()3
Patch’s length ()4
Patch’s width ()5
Width of strip line ()1
2
6
2
19
Ground plane’s length ()13.50
Parasitic element’s length ()6