Title :
Multifunction solar panel antenna for cube satellites
Author :
Fawole, Olutosin ; Baktur, Reyhan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Utah State Univ., Logan, UT, USA
Abstract :
A multiport multifunction antenna that could be integrated with a solar panel is presented. The antenna could achieve right-handed circular polarization, left-handed circular polarization, or linear polarizations by selectively excitation of the antenna ports. This antenna design is an extension and a harmonization of previous works on cavity-backed slot antennas. This design could be further developed into a reconfigurable solar antenna by adding appropriate switching mechanism.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; satellite antennas; slot antennas; solar cells; antenna design; antenna port excitation; cavity-backed slot antennas; cube satellite antenna; left-handed circular polarization; linear polarizations; measured antenna radiation pattern; multifunction solar panel antenna; multiport multifunction antenna; reconfigurable solar antenna; right-handed circular polarization; switching mechanism; Antenna measurements; Cavity resonators; Satellite antennas; Satellites; Slot antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348452
