Title :
A meshed multiband solar patch array antenna
Author :
Yurduseven, Ozan ; Smith, D. ; Pearsall, N. ; Forbes, Ian ; Johnston, Desmond
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput., Eng. & Inf. Sci., Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, a meshed multiband solar patch array antenna, consisting of a polycrystalline silicon solar panel working as a ground plane whilst generating a DC power output of 1.48 W as a result of the photovoltaic effect with a measured solar efficiency of 14.95%, is proposed for GSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS 1900, 3.5 GHz band WiMAX and C-band applications. The proposed solar patch array antenna introduces a further potential of solar cells to be effectively used as embedded elements within communication systems, raising the awareness of solar energy and offering a practical solution to the requirement for the incorporation of solar cells/panels with microwave antennas within solar powered autonomous communication systems suffering from increasing dimensions due to the separate involvement of solar panels and microwave antennas.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; WiMax; cellular radio; microstrip antenna arrays; microwave antenna arrays; multifrequency antennas; silicon; solar cell arrays; C-band; GSM 900/1800/1900; UMTS 1900; WiMAX; frequency 3.5 GHz; meshed multiband solar patch array antenna; microwave antenna; photovoltaic effect; polycrystalline silicon solar panel; power 1.48 W; solar cells; solar energy; solar powered autonomous communication system; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Frequency measurement; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; meshed patch antenna; polycrystalline silicon solar cell; solar energy; solar patch array antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2012 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2218-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2219-5
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2012.6403083
