Title :
Antenna profile of a solar array
Author :
Woehrle, C.D. ; Doyle, Denise ; Christodoulou, Christos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Solar Arrays make up a large portion of the surface area for many satellites. This research is the first of a two stage effort in investigating how standardized unaltered cells interact with the RF spectrum from 1 GHz-10 GHz. This publication will also investigate how strings of cells that make up an array perform and address coupling effects. Results from this multi-staged effort in investigating the RF characteristics of solar arrays will help developers to enhance the antenna properties of solar arrays.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; satellite antennas; solar cells; RF spectrum; antenna profile; frequency 1 GHz to 10 GHz; satellites; solar arrays; Arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711714
