Is model-order reduction viable for the broadband finite-element analysis of electrically large antenna arrays?

Abstract. Model-order reduction provides an efficient way of computing frequency sweeps for finite-element models, because the dimension of the reduced-order system depends on the complexity of the frequency response rather than the size of the original model. For electrically large domains, however, the applicability of such methods is unclear because the system response may be very complicated. This paper provides a numerical study of the effects of bandwidth, electrical size, and scan angle on the size and convergence of the ROM, by considering linear antenna arrays. A mathematical model is proposed and validated against numerical experiments.

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