Title :
An Efficient Design of Solar Cell Antenna for Mobile and Vehicular Applications
Author :
Kumar, A. Suresh ; Sundaravadivelu, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Pavendar Bharathidasan Coll. of Eng. &Technol., Mathur, India
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 1 2011
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of solar cells antenna structures. The radiating patch element of a planar antenna is replaced by a solar cell. The original feature of a solar cell (DC current generation) remains, but additionally the solar cell is able to receive and transmit electromagnetic waves. solar cells can be used as antennas. At first some basics regarding the RF properties of solar cell patches are discussed. Finally two applications are presented: a solar cell GPS antenna for vehicular and a solar cell slot antenna for mobile communication in GSM applications. The GPS antenna provides circular polarization and a main lobe in zenith direction whereas the GSM antenna is vertically polarized and has a monopole-like radiation pattern. The above antennas are built up with commonly used solar cells.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; antenna radiation patterns; cellular radio; electromagnetic waves; mobile radio; planar antennas; slot antennas; solar cells; GSM applications; antenna radiation patch element; electromagnetic waves; mobile application; mobile communication; monopole-like radiation pattern; planar antenna; slot antenna; solar cell GPS antenna structure; vehicular applications; zenith direction; Global Positioning System; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Planar arrays; Satellites; SOLPLANT; mobile communication; planar antenna; simulation; solar cells; vehicular application;
Conference_Titel :
Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-634-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4595-0
DOI :
10.1109/GHTC.2011.14
