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simpleEMS

License: AGPL-3.0-or-later PyPI Version Python Version

simpleEMS is a python library built on top of openEMS to make the design of antennas and other RF structures simpler.

Motivation

This Python package provides an alternative to proprietary suites with expensive licenses or the restrictive "Student" versions such as CST, HFSS and Sonnet which often impose stifling mesh cell limits and memory caps. By leveraging the openEMS FDTD engine, it offers a scalable framework for simulating, optimizing, and visualizing complex RF designs. whether you are a professional engineer, a freelancer, or a dedicated hobbyist, this library will enable you to design RF circuits easily.

Key Features:

Antenna Design

  • Inset-Fed Patch Antenna Design
  • Probe-Fed Patch Antenna Design

Filter Design

  • Bandpass Quarter-Wave Filter Design
  • Bandstop Quarter-wave Filter Design

Simulation & Optimization

  • Parameter Sweep
  • S11 Optimization
  • S21 Optimization

Network Parameters Calculation

  • S11 (Reflection Coefficient)
  • S21 (Insertion Loss)
  • VSWR (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio)
  • Z11 (Input Impedance)
  • Input Power

Visualization & Plotting

  • Geometry Structure Visualization
  • S11 Plotting
  • S21 Plotting
  • VSWR Plotting
  • Smith Chart for S11
  • Complex Impedance (Z11) Plotting
  • 2D Radiation Pattern
  • 2D Directivity Plot
  • 3D Radiation Pattern, Gain & Power Plot

Field Dump

  • Field Dump for ParaView
    • E-Field (Time and Frequency Domain)
    • H-Field (Time and Frequency Domain)
    • Current Density (Time and Frequency Domain)

Export Options

  • Gerber Export
  • STL Export
  • Touchstone SnP Export

Demo

This example creates an inset fed patch antenna and simulates the created model.

Below is a visualisation of the model created by the above code

patch_antenna_2_45GHz.png The result of the simulation s11.png

smith_chart.png

z11.png

vswr.png

radiation_pattern.png

directivity_polar.png

3d_directivity.png

3d_gain.png

3d_power.png

Installation

Refer to the installation instructions in the docs.

Release files for simpleEMS 0.2.0

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