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Abstract

At present, 5G technology is gradually applied in coal mine applications. Under this circumstance, a microstrip patch antenna based on a multi-branch structure is firstly designed which can operate at the allocated 5G NR (2.51-2.68 GHz, 3.40-3.60 GHz and 4.80-4.90 GHz) for coal mine. Nevertheless, this antenna exhibits a large size, even at the lowest operating frequency (0.41λ×0.41λ at 2.51 GHz). To reduce the size of the antenna, the three branches are separately bent into C, S, and L shapes from left to right, and a size of 0.33λ×0.33λ at 2.51 GHz is realized, i.e., 35% size reduction is achieved. To further achieve a compact size, a new structure is designed. In particular, two inverted J-shaped branches and a rectangular branch acting as radiating portion are respectively arranged and optimized to cover the above three frequency bands where the rectangular branch is located between the two inverted J-shaped branches. To enhance the impedance matching characteristic of the antenna, a T-shaped structure is loaded on the other side of the substrate. The resultant size of this antenna is 0.20λ×0.16λ at 2.51 GHz, which is around 81% and 71% smaller than the first and second designed antennas. The measured results of the antennas are in good agreement with the simulated ones. Therefore, the third antenna is a good candidate for coal mine applications due to its relatively small size, low profile and easy integration with equipment.

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