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Application Of Higher-Order Fem Elements To The Analysis Of Microstrip Structures, H. Wang, C. L. Guo, Todd H. Hubing, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren, Richard E. Dubroff
Application Of Higher-Order Fem Elements To The Analysis Of Microstrip Structures, H. Wang, C. L. Guo, Todd H. Hubing, James L. Drewniak, Thomas Van Doren, Richard E. Dubroff
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Microstrip structures, formed by metal traces printed on a dielectric substrate above a reference plane, are frequently the object of electromagnetic modeling. In this paper, hybrid FEM/MoM formulations employing conventional Whitney elements and newly developed linear-tangent/linear-normal (LT/LN) tangential vector finite elements (TVFEs) are applied to the analysis of microstrip structures with thin traces. This paper shows that the variation of the electric field below the trace is a significant issue to be addressed in microstrip structure modeling. Different mesh methods are investigated and the advantages of the LT/LN TVFEs are discussed.
On The Interior Resonance Problem When Applying A Hybrid Fem/Mom Approach To Model Printed Circuit Boards, Yun Ji, Todd H. Hubing
On The Interior Resonance Problem When Applying A Hybrid Fem/Mom Approach To Model Printed Circuit Boards, Yun Ji, Todd H. Hubing
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A hybrid finite element method/method of moments (FEM/MoM) technique is used to analyze a printed circuit board power bus structure where the source and observation points are in the near field. The FEM is used to model the lossy region between the planes of the board including the source. The MoM is used to model the region outside the planes and provide a radiation boundary condition to terminate the FEM mesh. Numerical results for a bridged power bus structure are compared with measurements. A nonphysical interior resonance of the electric field integral equation is observed. The problem can be avoided …
On The Modeling Of A Gapped Power-Bus Structure Using A Hybrid Fem/Mom Approach, Yun Ji, Todd H. Hubing
On The Modeling Of A Gapped Power-Bus Structure Using A Hybrid Fem/Mom Approach, Yun Ji, Todd H. Hubing
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A hybrid finite-element-method/method-of-moments (FEM/MoM) approach is applied to the analysis of a gapped power-bus structure on a printed circuit board. FEM is used to model the details of the structure. MoM is used to provide a radiation boundary condition to terminate the FEM mesh. Numerical results exhibit significant errors when the FEM/MoM boundary is chosen to coincide with the physical boundary of the board. These errors are due to the inability of hybrid elements on the boundary to enforce the correct boundary condition at a gap edge in a strong sense. A much better alternative is to extend the MoM …
Finite-Element Modeling Of Coaxial Cable Feeds And Vias In Power-Bus Structures, Hao Wang, Yun Ji, Todd H. Hubing
Finite-Element Modeling Of Coaxial Cable Feeds And Vias In Power-Bus Structures, Hao Wang, Yun Ji, Todd H. Hubing
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This paper presents three different models that can be used to represent coaxial cable feeds or vias in printed circuit board power-bus structures. The probe model represents a coaxial feed or via as a current filament with unknown radius. The coaxial-cable model enforces an analytical field distribution at the cable opening or via clearance hole. The strip model employs the equivalent radius concept to represent cylindrical feeds and vias as rectangular strips. Although the strip model is functionally equivalent to two closely positioned probe models, it accurately represents the conductor radius and is more accurate in situations where the via …