Homework-3

Name: Mohammad Tausif Shaikh

Course: RF Circuits and Technology
Submitted To: Prof. Jenshan Lin

UFID: 12533187
Course Code: EEE 6374
Date: 1/21/2015

Always remember to check whether your calculation is in dB or linear scale, and the unit of power
is mW (dBm) or W (dBW).
Question 1. (2pt) RF Energy Harvesting: Based on the new 2005 IEEE RF Safety Standard (IEEE
Std C95.1-2005), calculate the maximum power (in mW) received by a 10 GHz /2-dipole
antenna in a room if the room is equipped with a 10 GHz wireless power transmitter producing
uniform linearly polarized electromagnetic field at MPE limit of action level (general public).
Assume the antenna is lossless.
Answer 1. From the lecture notes 4 (Slide 15); the permitted maximum power density of the
new 2005 IEEE RF Safety Standard (IEEE Std C95.1-2005) is 1mW/cm2.

Question 2. (2pt) A 60 GHz radio is transmitting 500 mW through the TX antenna with 12 dB
gain, to the RX antenna of identical properties located at 2 km away. (a)(1pt) Assume the wireless
link is LOS, at sea level, clear weather, 1 atm, 20C, and water vapor of 7.5 g/m3. Calculate the
received power. (b)(1pt) Now the weather changes and it starts raining with 10 mm/hour
(additional attenuation of 5 dB/km). Calculate the received power.
Answer 2.

Question 3. (2pt) A 10-GHz point-to-point terrestrial wireless communication link achieves

maximum transmission distance of 10 km under clear weather condition. When a storm comes and
brings heavy rain of 30 mm/h (additional attenuation of 0.7 dB/km), how do you adjust the
transmission power to maintain the same transmission distance?
Answer 3. In order to maintain the same transmission distance the same amount of power must
reach the receiving antenna for the 10 GHz point-to-point terrestrial wireless communication link
even in case of heavy rain of 30mm/h (additional attenuation of 0.7 dB/km). The power lost due
to attenuation due to rain is 7 dB (0.7dB/km X 10km), thus, 7 dB power must be increased from
transmission end to maintain to the same transmission distance.
As, 10 log (7 dB) = 5.011872336, thus the transmitted power has to be increased by a ratio of
5.012 to maintain the same transmission distance.
Question 4. (2pt total, 0.5pt each) Assume far-field transmission. A radar transmits a signal in +y
direction through its RHCP antenna. The signal hits a metal wall perpendicularly and reflected
back to the radar in y direction. The metal wall is a perfect electric conductor. (a) What is the
polarization unit vector of the transmit antenna? (b) What is the polarization unit vector of the
reflected signal? And, what kind of polarization is it? (c) Calculate the PLF if the same antenna is
used to receive the reflected signal. (d) Calculate the PLF if an antenna with LHCP polarization
is used to receive the reflected signal.
Answer 4.

Question 5. (2pt) A 10 GHz monostatic radar detects an approaching airplane at 80 km away and
the received reflected signal is -112 dBm. When the airplane is 20 km away, what is the received
reflected signal?
Answer 5.

The power of the received signal is -88 dBm approximately.