DocumentCode :
1848158
Title :
Application of photovoltaic solar cells in planar antenna structures
Author :
Henze, Norm ; Bendel, C. ; Fruchting, H. ; Kirchhof, J.
Author_Institution :
Kassel Univ., Germany
Volume :
2
fYear :
2003
fDate :
31 March-3 April 2003
Firstpage :
731
Abstract :
This paper describes the application of photovoltaic solar cells in planar 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 cell is now able to receive and transmit electromagnetic waves. For a proper performance of these functions a RF-DC decoupling is necessary. Besides a general technical description some selected realisations of solar cell antennas are presented. The comparison of measured and simulated antenna properties shows a good agreement. However, due to the non ideal patch material slightly higher losses are expected compared to copper patches. Furthermore the application field of this new device in wireless communication systems is outlined.
Keywords :
planar antenna arrays; receiving antennas; solar cells; DC current generation; RF-DC decoupling; copper patches; electromagnetic wave reception; electromagnetic wave transmission; losses; photovoltaic solar cells; planar antenna structures; simulated antenna properties; wireless communication systems;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
iet
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2003. (ICAP 2003). Twelfth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 491)
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-752-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20030180
Filename :
1353749
Link To Document :
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