Study and Analysis of a Novel Compact Cubic Antenna Design for WSN Applications

This paper presents a novel miniaturized 3-D cubic antenna to be used for wireless sensor network (WSN) applications. The geometry of this antenna is designed as a cube including a meander dipole antenna. A truly omnidirectional pattern is produced by this antenna in both E-plane and H-plane, which allows for non-intermittent communication that is orientation independent. The operating frequency lies in the ISM band (centred in 2.45 GHz). The cubic shape of the antenna allows for smart packaging, as sensor equipment may be easily integrated into the hallow cube interior. All results of the simulations were performed by CST Microwave Studio simulation software and validated with HFSS.