A transparent solar patch antenna for 2.4/2.5 GHz WLAN-WiMAX applications

Author

Yurduseven, Ozan ; Smith, D. ; Pearsall, N. ; Forbes, Ian

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput., Eng. & Inf. Sci., Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

fYear

2012

fDate

25-27 June 2012

Firstpage

614

Lastpage

617

Abstract

This paper reports a green transparent patch antenna combined with a polycrystalline silicon solar cell capable of generating DC power with a zero carbon footprint whilst receiving and transmitting microwave signals. The obtained results introduce a further potential of solar cells being used as embedded elements within WLAN/WiMAX communication systems. The multifunctionality of solar cells against fossil fuels, which play a key role in global warming, is demonstrated to make solar cells the primary choice to meet the energy demands of our daily lives in an environmental-friendly way.

Keywords

UHF antennas; WiMax; elemental semiconductors; global warming; microstrip antennas; silicon; solar cells; wireless LAN; DC power generation; Si; WLAN/WiMAX communication systems; embedded elements; energy demands; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 2.5 GHz; global warming; green transparent patch antenna; polycrystalline silicon solar cell; receiving microwave signal; transmitting microwave signal; transparent solar patch antenna; zero carbon footprint; Gain; Patch antennas; Photovoltaic cells; Resonant frequency; Silicon; Voltage measurement; WLAN; WiMAX; solar cells; transparent meshed patch antenna; zero carbon footprint;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environment Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA), 2012 2nd International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Newcastle upon Tyne

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2909-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2910-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EFEA.2012.6402418

Filename

6402418