Analyzing the Performance of Conformable and Non-Conformable Patch Antennas

This paper presents a performance analysis between a conventional triangular shaped patch antenna and a future reconfigurable patch antenna. There are different materials with different electronic properties for the simulation of triangular shaped patch antenna. All the materials for the triangular patch antenna are simulated using FEKO tool. Materials selected for triangular patch antenna are Copper, Single-wall Carbon Nano-tube (SCNT), Multiple-wall Carbon Nano-tube (MCNT) and Graphene. For the futuristic antennas, cotton fabric based reconfigurable patch antenna is also analyzed and compared with triangular shaped patch antenna. Graphene based triangular patch antenna has been analyzed best out of other materials. Reconfigurable cotton fabric-based patch antenna provides better bandwidth and results are validated through simulation and experimental setup.