LAB # 4

Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Probe

Supervised by

Engr. Mian Shahzad Iqbal

Telecommunication Engineering Department

University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila

The Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Probe

Note: Lab-3 is the pre-requisite of this Lab.

OBJECTIVE
This Lab is intended to show you how to create, simulate, and analyze a UHF
probe shown in Fig (1), using the Ansoft HFSS Design Environment.

Fig (1): Ultra -High Frequency (UHF) Probe.

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1. Creating Annular Rings

Creating a ring is accomplished by creating a cylinder that represents the outer
radius and a cylinder that represents the inner radius. By performing a Boolean
subtraction, the resulting geometry is a ring.
For this model, two sets of rings are necessary. Instead of manually creating both
rings, we will create one ring, copy it, and edit the dimensions of the copy.
a) Create Ring 1
Name: ring_1
By using the given ring_inner and ring_outer create ring_1 as shown in
Fig (2).

Draw a Cylinder with

Name: ring_inner
Cylinder position
X: 0.0 in,
Y: 0.0 in,
Z: 0.0 in,

Radius
dX: 0.31 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 0.0 in,

Height
dX: 0.0 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 5.0 in,

Radius
dX: 0.37 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 0.0 in,

Height
dX: 0.0 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 5.0 in,

Draw a Cylinder with

Name: ring_outer
Cylinder position
X: 0.0 in,
Y: 0.0 in,
Z: 0.0 in,

Fig (2): ring_1.

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b) Create Ring 2
Name: ring_2
Select the menu item Edit > Select > By Name.
Select Object Dialog,
Select the objects named: ring_1
Click the OK button.
Select the menu item Edit > Copy.
Select the menu item Edit > Paste.
Change the dimensions of Ring 2
To change the dimensions of ring_2 , expand the model tree. It should be
noted that order of the editing is important. If you make the inner radius >

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then the outer radius, an invalid object will result and it will be removed
from the model.
Using the mouse, double click the left mouse button on the CreateCylinder
command for ring_2 .
Properties dialog
o Change the radius to: 0.5 in o
Click the OK button
Using the mouse, double click the left mouse button on the CreateCylinder
command for ring_inner1
Properties dialog
o Change the radius to: 0.435 in o
Click the OK button

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2. Create Arm_1
Name: arm_1

Draw a Box with

Box position
X: -0.1 in,
Y: 0.31 in,
Z: 5.0 in,

Opposite Corner
dX: 0.2 in,
dY: -4.69 in,
dZ: -0.065 in,

3. Group Conductors

To group the conductors:

Unite ring_1, ring_2 and arm_1.

4. Create the Center pin

Name: center_pin

Draw a Cylinder with

Cylinder position
X: 0.0 in,
Y: 0.0 in,
Z: 0.0 in,

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Radius
dX: 0.1 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 0.0 in,

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Height
dX: 0.0 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 5.1 in,

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5. Create Arm_2
Name: arm_2

Draw a Box with

Box position
X: -0.1 in,
Y: 0.0 in,
Z: 5.1 in,

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Opposite Corner
dX: 0.2 in,
dY: -5.0 in,
dZ: -0.065 in,

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6. Create the Grounding Pin

Name: pin

Draw a Cylinder with

Cylinder position
X: 0.0 in,
Y: 1.0 in,
Z: 0.0 in,

Radius
dX: 0.0625 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 0.0 in,

Height
dX: 0.0 in,
dY: 0.0 in,
dZ: 5.1 in,

7. Group Conductors

To group the conductors:

Unite the arm_2, center_pin and pin.

Task - 1:
Create a Wave Port and excite it.
Instructors Verification:

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Task - 2:
Create the Air of shape box. Also create the Radiation Boundary, Infinite Ground
Plane and Radiation Setup.
Instructors Verification:

Task - 3:
Analyze the model you have created.

Instructors Verification:

PLOT:

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Task - 4:
Create report (Modal S-Parameter Plot - Magnitude) of the model you have
analyzed in Task - 3.
Instructors Verification:

PLOT:

Task - 5:
Create report of the model you have analyzed in Task - 3.
Instructors Verification:

PLOT:

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