How to use lumpedElement with a non-constant impedance (loading with capacitor)
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The Matlab Reference describes lumpedElement like this :
"When you load an antenna using a lumped resistor, capacitor, or inductor, the electrical properties of the antennas changes. These lumped elements are typically added to the antenna feed. You can use lumped elements to increase the bandwidth of the antenna without increasing the size of the antenna. le = lumpedElement(Name,Value) returns the lumped element circuit based on the properties specified by one or more Name,Value pair arguments. lumpedElement 5-1"
But nowhere have I been able to find any description how actually to add a "simulated" capacitor load so having a non-constant impedance with ftequency.
I expect it is a simple question of knowing the correct name, but can not find any description anywhere.
Please help !!
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Shashank Kulkarni
on 17 Nov 2022
lumpedElement has a property called Impedance and frequency. Both of these values can be vectors to describe a frequency dependent impedance. I hope this answers the question.
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Gigi
on 31 Mar 2025 at 21:45
Sounds logical, but it produces error:
>> f1=linspace(300e6,330e6, 20);
>> le=lumpedElement.empty;
>> for i = [1:1:20]
le(i)=lumpedElement('Impedance',complex(6.6,a(i)),'Frequency',f1(i));
end
>> bow=bowtieRounded(Length=0.08,Load=le);
>> bow.impedance(f1);
>> bow.vswr(f1,7.5);
Error using em.EmStructures/loadingedge
Interpolated/Extrapolated value of load impedance is NaN
Error in em.EmStructures/momsolver
Error in em.EmStructures/analyze
Error in em.PortAnalysis/impedance (line 189)
status = analyze(obj,freq);
Error in em.PortAnalysis/vswr (line 83)
Z = impedance(obj,freq);
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