This invention discloses a high-power horn array antenna based on equal-power-division ridged
waveguide feeding, characterized by high
power capacity and high
gain. A 4:1 unequal power distribution is achieved in the BJ100
waveguide placed along its short side by loading a cylindrical inductive post offset 5.2 mm from the
branch centerline. Based on stepped
impedance matching theory, an inductive module offset 5.2 mm from the
branch centerline is loaded at the ridged
waveguide branch to achieve a 4:1 unequal power distribution in the ridged waveguide placed along its long side. The antenna is entirely filled with
sulfur hexafluoride gas to achieve even
higher power capacity. A waveguide transition structure is applied to achieve a transmission transition between the standard rectangular waveguide and the ridged waveguide, and a
metal plate is added to reduce the back lobe of the antenna pattern and improve the
main lobe gain. The antenna feeding structure uses a standard BJ100 waveguide and its ridged waveguide, both with a waveguide wall thickness of 1.27 mm. This invention achieves a
power capacity greater than 1MW in the 9.35~9.65 GHz
frequency band, and within a 312mm×312mm
aperture plane, the
center frequency gain is greater than 29.6dBi, and the aperture efficiency across the entire
frequency band is greater than 75%.