Title :
Cross-coax fed wideband solar patch antenna
Author :
Yurduseven, Ozan ; Smith, D. ; Elsdon, M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Environ., Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, a cross-coax fed low-profile short-circuited suspended patch antenna combined with a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cell operating as a radiating patch element is proposed for self-powered 2.4 GHz band WLAN and 2.3/2.5 GHz band WiMAX networks. The fabricated multifunctional solar patch antenna has a measured wide impedance bandwidth of 840 MHz, 35%, and offers a broadband gain of 7.71 dBi. It operates with a measured solar efficiency of 13.9%, generating a DC power output of 225 mW.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; WiMax; antenna feeds; broadband antennas; microstrip antennas; solar cells; DC power output; WLAN; WiMAX networks; broadband gain; cross-coax fed low-profile shortcircuited suspended patch antenna; cross-coax fed wideband solar patch antenna; fabricated multifunctional solar patch antenna; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 840 MHz; polycrystalline silicon solar cell; power 225 mW; radiating patch element; solar efficiency; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Feeds; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Patch antennas; Photovoltaic cells; cross-coax feed; patch antenna; solar antenna; wideband antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Techniques (COMITE), 2013l Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pardubice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5512-4
DOI :
10.1109/COMITE.2013.6545037
