Title :
Integration of Inverted-F antenna with solar cell substitute
Author :
O´Conchubhair, Oisin ; McEvoy, Patrick ; Ammann, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Antenna & High Freq. Res. Centre, Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
A study into the effect of a solar cell lattice on the performance of an Inverted-F antenna is presented. An FR-4 substrate with a lattice of copper electrodes printed on one side and a solid copper ground plane on the other is used to represent a polycrystalline solar cell. The effect of the lattice orientation on the performance of the Inverted-F antenna is discussed.
Keywords :
electrodes; lattice theory; microstrip antennas; solar cells; FR-4 substrate; copper electrode; lattice orientation; polycrystalline solar cell; printed inverted-F antenna; solar cell lattice; solid copper ground plane; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Electrodes; Lattices; Photovoltaic cells; Transmission line measurements; Integration; Printed Inverted-F Antenna; Solar Cell;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2012 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2218-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2219-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2012.6403047
