Workshop 3-2: Coaxial Resonator Filter

Introduction to ANSYS HFSS

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HFSS for 3D MCAD – Coaxial Resonator Filter
• Filter Model
• This example is intended to demonstrate how to use HFSS Eigenmode and Driven Modal solvers to create, simulate and analyze a
bandpass cavity filter.
• Products to be downloaded and installed:
– ANSYS Electronic Desktop 2016.0

• Filter Specifications
• Center Frequency – 2 GHz
• Insertion Loss – Minimized @ center frequency
• Return Loss – Better than 25 dB @ center frequency

• Files needed
• W03_2_Coaxial_Filter.aedt

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Getting Started
• Launching ANSYS Electronics Desktop 2016
• To access ANSYS Electronics Desktop, click the Microsoft Start button, select Programs > ANSYS Electromagnetics > ANSYS
Electromagnetics Suite 17.0 > ANSYS Electronics Desktop 2016.0

• Setting Tool Options

• Note: In order to follow the steps outlined in this example, verify that the following tool options are set :
• Select the menu item Tools > Options > General Options
– Expand HFSS
– Click Boundary Assignment
• Use Wizards for data input when creating new boundaries:  Checked
• Duplicate boundaries/mesh operations with geometry:  Checked
– Expand 3D Modeler
– Click Drawing
• Automatically cover closed polylines:  Checked
• Edit property of new primitives:  Checked
– Expand Display
– Click History Tree
• Select last command on object select:  Checked
• Expand history tree on object select:  Checked
– Click the OK button

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HFSS for 3D MCAD – Coaxial Resonator Filter
• Open the sample project
• Select the menu item File > Open
• Browse to the file called W03_2_coaxFilter_1Pole.aedt

• Verify the Solution Type

• Select the menu item HFSS > Solution Type
• You can also Right-click on the design name, and select Solution Type…
• Change the Solution Type to Eigenmode

• Verify the Model Units

• Select the menu item Modeler > Units
• Verify that the units are inches (in)

• Verify Design Settings

• Select the menu item HFSS > Design Settings
• Under the tab Set Material Override, verify that “Enable material override” is checked
• Click OK

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Eigenmode Solution – Set Material Properties
• Set the material properties of the object to match the list shown below
• Note: This dialog can be accessed by selecting the menu item HFSS > List, and selecting the Model tab

• Note that resonator, TapIn, and TapIn_1 are set as copper

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Eigenmode Solution – Adaptive Solution Setup
• Setup Eigenmode Solution
• Select the menu item HFSS > Analysis Setup > Add Solution Setup
• Set Minimum Frequency: 1.8 GHz
• Set Number of Modes: 4
• Set Number of Passes: 3
• Set Maximum Delta Frequency Per Pass: 10%
•  Converge on Real Frequency Only
• Click OK

• Validate Model Setup

• Click HFSS> Validation Check, or click the Validation icon on the toolbar
• Press Close

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Eigenmode Solution – Solve and Display Results
• Analyze the model
• Select the menu item HFSS > Analyze All..

• View the Eigenmode Data

• Select the menu item HFSS > Results > Solution Data
• Select the Eigenmode Data tab

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Driven Modal – Problem Setup
• For the next part of the exercise, you will create a model solved with Driven excitations to extract S-
parameters
• From within the Project Manager, Right-click on the design name OnePoleTest, and select Copy
• Right-click on the project name, and select Paste
• Set the solution type
• Right-click on the new design, and select Solution Type…
• Select Modal and Network Analysis
• Click OK

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Driven Modal – Excitation Setup
• Create the WavePort Excitations
• From the 3D Modeler tree, select the object Circle1 from the Unassigned category of the Sheets objects
• Select the menu item HFSS > Excitations > Assign > Waveport
• Change the port name to 1
• Click Next
• Click Next – No calibration lines needs to be defined
• Check the option to Renormalize All Modes and change the Port Impedance to 50 Ohms
• Click Finish

• Repeat for the object Circle2 as port 2

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OPTIONAL: Conductor Losses
• One way to model conductive losses of metal cavity walls is to use the Finite Conductivity boundary
condition within HFSS
• Select the faces of the cavity object
• Select the menu item Edit > Select > Faces
• Select the menu item Edit > Select > by Name…
• Select the top, bottom, and side faces of the cavity object

• Assign as Finite Conductivity boundary condition

• Select the menu item HFSS > Boundaries > Assign > Finite Conductivity
• Check the option to Use Material, and select the material Aluminum
• Click OK

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Driven Modal –Boundary Display
• To check the solver’s view of boundaries and excitations:
• Click HFSS > Boundary Display (Solver View)

• Click Close, and then click File > Save to save the design

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Driven Modal – Adaptive Solution Setup
• Add a Solution Setup
• Select the menu item HFSS > Analysis Setup > Add Solution Setup
• Change the frequency to 2 GHz
• Leave the remainder of the settings to their defaults
• Click OK

• Add a Frequency Sweep

• Select the menu item HFSS > Analysis Setup > Add Frequency Sweep
• Select Solution Setup: Setup1
– Click OK
• Set Sweep Name: Sweep_WB
• Select Frequency Sweep Type: LinearCount
• Set Start: 1 GHz
• Set Stop: 3 GHz
• Set Count: 401
• Click OK

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Driven Modal – Validate and Analyze
• Validate the Project Setup
• Select the menu item HFSS > Validation Check, or click the Validation icon

• Analyze
• Select the menu item HFSS > Analyze All

• View the Solution Data

• Select the menu item HFSS > Results > Solution Data

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Driven Modal – Display Results
• Create Modal S-Parameters Reports
• Click HFSS > Results > Create Modal Solution Data Report > Rectangular Plot
• Solution: Setup1:Sweep_WB
• Domain: Sweep
• Category: S-parameter
• Quantity: S(1,1) and S(2,1) – Use Ctrl key to multi-select
• Function: dB
• Click New Report
• Click Close

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Driven Modal – Plot Fields
• To get back to the 3D Modeler window, either:
• Double Left-click on the Design name, OnePoleTest1, or
• Select the menu item Window > WS10_CoaxFilter_1Pole OnePoleTest1 Modeler

• From the 3D Modeler tree, select Planes > Global:YZ

• Select the menu item HFSS > Fields > Plot Fields > E > Mag E
• Click Done to accept the defaults
• To change the scale of the field plot, double-Left-click the legend in the modeler window
• Click the Scale tab
• Select the Log radio button
• Click Close

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