Title :
Design of reflectarray element integrated with solar cells
Author :
Wenxing An ; Shenheng Xu ; Fan Yang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A Ka-band reflectarray element integrated with solar cells is designed in this paper. The electromagnetic characteristics of a specific type of solar cells as reflectarray antenna substrates are analyzed and measured. The performance of the integrated reflectarray element under different incident waves is studied. The presented technique integrates solar cells and high gain antennas into one component on satellite, providing much convenience and flexibility for satellite design.
Keywords :
microwave antenna arrays; reflectarray antennas; satellite antennas; solar cells; solar power satellites; Ka-band reflectarray element; reflectarray element design; satellite design; solar cell integrated reflectarray; Antenna measurements; Dielectric measurement; Electrodes; Electromagnetics; Epitaxial layers; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904729
