Title :
Rectangular meshed patch antenna integrated on silicon solar cell
Author :
Sheikh, Shahin ; Shokooh-Saremi, Mehrdad
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ferdowsi Univ. of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract :
In this paper, rectangular meshed patch antenna with borosilicate glass substrate and silicon solar cell ground plane has been studied. The effect of solar cell ground plane on radio-electrical functionalities of the antenna comprehensively investigated. One prototype 7×3 meshed patch antenna has been fabricated and integrated on a typical silicon solar cell. Opto-radio-electrical measurements have been performed. Optical measurement shows 76% transparency for whole assembly (meshed patch and glass substrate). Gain has been measured about one dBi and measured bandwidth shows about 2.25% (10 dB) at center frequency of 2.77 GHz.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; borosilicate glasses; microstrip antennas; solar cells; borosilicate glass substrate; frequency 2.77 GHz; opto-radio-electrical measurements; radio-electrical functionalities; rectangular meshed patch antenna; silicon solar cell ground plane; Conferences; Decision support systems; Electrical engineering; Meshed patch; microstrip antenna; optical transparency; solar cell;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering (ICEE), 2015 23rd Iranian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tehran
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1971-0
DOI :
10.1109/IranianCEE.2015.7146210
