Radiated field of rotating charged parallel plates and its frequency spectrum

Abstract

Antennas in the ultra low frequency (ULF, 300 Hz to 3 kHz) and very low frequency (VLF, 3∼30 kHz) bands are usually very large. In this study, we developed a very small antenna, which can radiate electromagnetic waves in these frequency bands. The antenna consisted of two rotating charged plates (RCPs), which were charged by the voltage source. Numerical results of the radiated far field and its frequency spectrum are presented for three cases: (a) the antenna is charged with DC voltage, (b) the antenna is charged with AC voltage, and (c) the antenna rotates with variable speed and is fed with DC voltage. The predominant frequency component was equal to the rotating frequency of the RCPs fed with DC voltage. If the RCPs were fed with AC voltage two dominant frequencies were generated, which were determined by the difference in frequency between the RCP rotation frequency and the AC source frequency. When the RCPs rotated with variable speed and were fed with DC voltage, many frequency components were generated, which were determined by the initial rotational speed of the RCPs and their acceleration.