Control and optimization of a smart antenna array by PSO

This paper describes an array of eight Yagi–Uda antennas, a beamforming circuit (BFC) and an antenna control system (ACS), which form a switched smart antenna structure, the principal feature of which is that its main lobe is maximized using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) method, while its si...

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Published inInternational journal of applied electromagnetics and mechanics Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 197 - 212
Main Authors Oliveira, José Mario Alexandre Melo, de Melo, Daniel Felipe Lins Cabral, Silva, Crislane Priscila do Nascimento, de Oliveira, Antônio Jerônimo Belfort, Barbosa, Douglas Contente Pimentel, Gomes, Daniel de Filgueiras, Barboza, Amanda Gomes, de Melo, Marcos Tavares, Kleinau, Bruno Agra, de Almeida, Ricardo José de França Padilha Vieira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam IOS Press BV 14.10.2022
Subjects
Antenna arrays
Antennas
Beamforming
CAD
Circuits
Communication networks
Computer aided design
Control systems
Electric power distribution
Electric switches
Energy distribution
High gain
Lobes
Particle swarm optimization
Radio frequency
Repeaters
Sidelobes
Supervisory control
Yagi antennas
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Summary:This paper describes an array of eight Yagi–Uda antennas, a beamforming circuit (BFC) and an antenna control system (ACS), which form a switched smart antenna structure, the principal feature of which is that its main lobe is maximized using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) method, while its side lobes are minimized. The application of the PSO integrated with the 3D electromagnetic simulation software Ansys HFSS has achieved excellent results, and has been validated in practical experiments. The results measured in the open field are in agreement with the simulations and are comparable with the arrangement of the energy distribution concessionaires. As expected, the gains obtained proved to be greater when the main lobes were pointed toward the objective angles. These characteristics meet the needs of supervisory control systems used by electricity distribution companies, which require high-gain RF communication networks in order to monitor electric switches in a distant area covered by the respective base transceiver stations. The entire setup herein described and tested has performed extremely well, and is certainly a promising approach by which to control the outstations of electricity distribution companies without the need to install additional repeaters.
ISSN:1383-5416
1875-8800
DOI:10.3233/JAE-210116