Integration of Antenna Array with Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell

Authors

Oisin O'Conchubhair, Technological University DublinFollow
Patrick McEvoy, Technological University DublinFollow
Max Ammann, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Electrical and electronic engineering, Communication engineering and systems, telecommunications

Publication Details

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 14, 2015.

Abstract

The integration of a low-profile antenna array with a multicrystalline silicon solar cell capable of powering a low-power wireless sensor at 2.45 GHz is reported. Lattice bus bars on the cell are exploited to minimize antenna shadows from low-profile antennas and transmission lines for a higher output power. The dual inverted-F array improves gain, and beam switching enables the array to sweep a wider coverage angle with larger beamwidths compared to other solar integrated antennas.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2015.2399652

Recommended Citation

O'Conchubhair, O.; McEvoy, P.; Ammann, M.J., "Integration of Antenna Array With Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell," Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE , vol.14, pp.1231,1234, 2015 doi:10.1109/LAWP.2015.2399652

Funder

Irish Higher Education Authority