HFSS Lumped port question

[kduncan2010]

Hi,

I am trying to create a simple dipole in HFSS and excite it with a lumped port. When I assign the port (purple rectangle) the window pops up, and a note appears "multiple reference conductors touching a port must all be connected in the plane of the port." I have tried this as a planar dipole and a 3D dipole and received similar notes. I have verified that the port is in the plane of the dipoles and touches the dipole arms. I am unable to assign the current direction and cannot simulate either structure. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

 

[PlanarMetamaterials]

Hi,

I am trying to create a simple dipole in HFSS and excite it with a lumped port. When I assign the port (purple rectangle) the window pops up, and a note appears "multiple reference conductors touching a port must all be connected in the plane of the port." I have tried this as a planar dipole and a 3D dipole and received similar notes. I have verified that the port is in the plane of the dipoles and touches the dipole arms. I am unable to assign the current direction and cannot simulate either structure. What am I doing wrong?

Thank you!

Welcome, kduncan2010,

I think your dipole arms need to each be a separate object. This way, one of the arms can serve as a reference for the terminal, and the other is the single terminal that is being excited (relative to the reference).