The rectangular loop antenna as a dipole
- 1 January 1959
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Vol. 7 (1) , 53-61
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.1959.1144646
Abstract
An integral equation for the current in a rectangular loop of wire is derived for a loop that is driven by two generators located at the centers of one pair of opposite sides. The EMF's are equal in magnitude and in phase in the sense that they maintain currents in the generators that are in the same direction relative to the coordinate system and, therefore, in opposite directions from the point of view of circulation around the loop. An approximate solution is obtained for the distribution of current around the loop and for the driving-point impedance. It is shown that the solution for the rectangle of wire reduces to that of the symmetrically driven folded dipole when one dimension is made electrically small and to a section of transmission line driven simultaneously at both ends when the other dimension is made small. The loop that is electrically small in both directions is also examined.Keywords
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