• DocumentCode
    1761852
  • Title

    UWB meshed solar monopole antenna

  • Author

    Yurduseven, Ozan ; Smith, D. ; Elsdon, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng. & Environ., Northumbria Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    April 25 2013
  • Firstpage
    582
  • Lastpage
    584
  • Abstract
    A novel combination of a parametrically optimised UWB meshed circular disc monopole antenna with a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar cell is presented and discussed. The results indicate that the fabricated meshed solar monopole antenna operates across the frequency band 2.33-10.8 GHz with an average broadband gain of 4.1 dBi. It is demonstrated that by meshing the monopole pattern an adequate solar efficiency of 13.1% can be achieved.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; mesh generation; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; solar cells; ultra wideband antennas; UWB meshed solar monopole antenna; bandwidth 2.33 GHz to 10.8 GHz; broadband gain; efficiency 13.1 percent; monopole pattern; optimised UWB meshed circular disc monopole antenna; polycrystalline silicon solar cell;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2013.0478
  • Filename
    6528105