Path: Link/RF
% Computes the power received by an antenna.
This just computes the free space losses due to distance. Everything else
is ideal. It is useful for rough sizing of antennas. The example in the
demo is for space to earth power transmission at 2.45 GHz.
The default output is a 2D mesh plot. Type PowerReceived for a demo.
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Form:
PowerReceived; % Demo
[pR,gT,gR] = PowerReceived( pT, aR, aT, r, fGHz )
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Inputs
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pT (1,m) Transmit power (W)
aR (1,1) Receive antenna area (m^2)
aT (1,1) Transmit antenna area
r (1,:) Range (km)
fGHz (1,1) Frequency (GHz)
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Outputs
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pR (1,:) Power received (W)
gT (1,1) Gain, transmit antenna
gR (1,1) Gain, receive antenna
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Reference: Maral, G. and M. Bousquet. (1998.) Satellite Communications
Systems, Third Edition. John Wiley. p. 22.
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Common: Database/Constant Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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