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Designing a PCB Patch Antenna for WiFi and Bluetooth - KiCad - Philip Salmony

Robert Feranec via YouTube

Overview

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Learn how to calculate and design a simple PCB patch antenna for WiFi and Bluetooth using KiCad in this comprehensive tutorial. Explore the fundamentals of microstrip PCB patch antennas, including effective permittivity calculations, antenna length and width determinations, and feed design. Utilize online calculators to determine antenna dimensions, understand quarter-wave transformer calculations, and examine ground plane considerations. Follow along as the instructor demonstrates the complete design process, from schematic creation to PCB antenna footprint implementation, providing practical insights for integrating the antenna into your own board designs.

Syllabus

What this video is about
What microstrip pcb patch antenna is
Er and calculating Eeff effective permittivity
Calculating length of pcb patch antenna
Online Calculator to get size of patch antenna
Calculating width
The feed of a PCB antenna
Calculating quarter-wave transformer
Ground plane under pcb antenna
Finished PCB antenna
PCB antenna used on a board
Schematic
PCB Antenna Footprint

Taught by

Robert Feranec

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