plannar antenna arrays need help

[aniakhan]

can anyone give me some starting tips for array designing i have designed crossed bow tie antenna having gain of 5 db and now i want to made its planar array 5*5.now my questions are
1.how to take distance between array element i-e d?
2.how to dimensions of air box?normally for single antenna we just put box lembda/4 now in this case what to do?
3.should i given separte lumped port to each antenna haing same phase to make it broadside array?
plzzzzzzz anyone whos has made any planar array plz share their model plzzzzzz

 

[khaled.ayman]

Hi aniakhan,

If you have CST MWS installed you'll find in the examples foldered (pre-installed on your program files under your CST file) some examples on antenna arrays. Let me know if you want me to upload these CST files.

 

[aniakhan]

hi,khaled.
i dont have cst mws ,i have hfss and using it for arrays,can you plz upload metioned cst files so that i can have an idea?thanks for help

 

[khaled.ayman]

Find attached one of the examples as found in the CST installation folder.

 

[aniakhan]

thanks a lot khaled