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Perfect conductor

Posted Nov 6, 2013, 1:43 a.m. EST RF & Microwave Engineering Version 4.3b 2 Replies

Soham Saha
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I am trying to simulate a microstrip resonator. I see that when I use a Perfect Electric Conductor as the stripline surfaces, the wave propagates along the surface of the metal, but if I replace it with a metal, say, copper, the wave does not travel along the strip.

I am using the RF modules, Electromagnetic wave, frequency domain.
2 Replies Last Post Nov 10, 2013, 2:34 a.m. EST
Edgar J. Kaiser Certified Consultant
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Posted: 1 decade ago Nov 6, 2013, 4:29 a.m. EST

You haven't selected any boundaries in the impedance boundary condition.

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Edgar

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You haven't selected any boundaries in the impedance boundary condition. Cheers Edgar -- Edgar J. Kaiser emPhys Physical Technology http://www.emphys.com
Soham Saha
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Posted: 1 decade ago Nov 10, 2013, 2:34 a.m. EST
Thanks for the swift reply.

If I add an impedance boundary condition here, I am not able to select any boundary. It either says 'overridden', or 'not applicable'.

I think this is because the boundaries for impedance boundary condition should be the outermost boundaries, which, in this case, are the PMLs.

If I remove them, I still can't set an impedance boundary condition in the microstrip line, as it is the bottom surface of the copper layer.

Any way I could get around the problem?

Again, my goal here is to find the resonant frequencies and the Q factor for the resonator.

Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the swift reply. If I add an impedance boundary condition here, I am not able to select any boundary. It either says 'overridden', or 'not applicable'. I think this is because the boundaries for impedance boundary condition should be the outermost boundaries, which, in this case, are the PMLs. If I remove them, I still can't set an impedance boundary condition in the microstrip line, as it is the bottom surface of the copper layer. Any way I could get around the problem? Again, my goal here is to find the resonant frequencies and the Q factor for the resonator. Thanks in advance.

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