A Circuit-Model-Navigated Design Process and Efficiency Estimation for Short-Circuited Self-Excited EBG Resonator Antenna

Table 1

HFSS-simulated properties of the antennas in Figure 1 as compared with the circuit model results; Δ is the change in , divided by given by the model; is calculated at .

SC SE-EBG-RA with 2 unit cells	(GHz)	(%)	(%)	-dimensions ()
Model	5.53	—	0
Plate	5.37	83.5	2.9
2 vias	6.38	85	15.37