Title :
Integrated solar panel antennas
Author :
Vaccaro, S. ; Torres, P. ; Mosig, J.R. ; Shah, A. ; Zürcher, J.F. ; Skrivervik, A.K. ; Gardiol, F. ; de Maagt, P. ; Gerlach, L.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Electromagn. et d´´Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Switzerland
fDate :
3/2/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new antenna which combines solar cells and printed patches is presented. The antenna is designed so as to accommodate the solar cells that provide power to an MMIC amplifier. A 2×4 array is presented, which operates at the frequency of 3.76 GHz and has a bandwidth of 16% and gain up to 30 dBi (active)
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antenna arrays; silicon; solar cell arrays; 3.76 GHz; MMIC amplifier; SOLANT; Si:H; a-Si:H cells; amplifier power supply; array; integrated solar panel antennas; printed patches; solar cells;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000350
