Research Article

Design and Development of a New Electrically Small 3D UHF Spherical Antenna with 360° of Opening Angle in the Whole Space for RFID, WSN, and RSN Applications

Table 9

Dimensions of each 3D spherical antenna (Figure 18) with the simulation results.

Antenna1234

(mm)14141414
(mm)77.9677.3676,3675.36
(mm)12.3811.711.1110.86
(mm)4.555.56
(mm)29.0227.8827.0927.09
Total length (mm)163.75160.52157.76157.26
(mm)3.233.233.233.23
(mm)6666
(dB)−28.09−28.39−26.44−21.42
fr (MHz)915.3914.9915.1915.1
(dB)2.582.8152.8162.835
Opening angle (°)360360360360