A Ka-Band High-Efficiency Transparent Reflectarray Antenna Integrated With Solar Cells

被引：31
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作者：
An, Wenxing [1 ]
Xiong, Lin [2 ]
Xu, Shenheng [2 ]
Yang, Fan [2 ]
Fu, Hai-Peng [1 ,4 ]
Ma, Jian-Guo [3 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Tianjin Univ, Sch Microelect, Tianjin Key Lab Imaging & Sensing Microelect Tech, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China
[2] Tsinghua Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[3] Guangdong Univ Technol, Sch Comp, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[4] Tianjin Univ, Tianjin Int Joint Res Ctr Internet Things, Tianjin Engn Ctr Integrated Circuit & Comp Syst, Qingdao Key Engn Lab Marine Informat Percept & Tr, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China
来源：
IEEE ACCESS | 2018年 / 6卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Antenna; integration; satellite communication; reflectarray; solar cell; RESONATOR ANTENNAS; PATCH ANTENNA; DESIGN; NODES;
D O I：
10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2875359
中图分类号：
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号：
0812 ;
摘要：
A transparent reflectarray antenna integrated with solar cells is presented for satellite communications in the paper. The electromagnetic characteristics of solar cells at Ka-band are investigated, and a sub-wavelength X-shaped dipole element is designed to augment the reflectarray's performance. A prototype with an aperture of 160 x 150 mm(2) is then analyzed, fabricated, and tested to validate the proposed design. The simulation and measurement results show good radiation characteristics, and the measured gain at 20 GHz is 27.3 dBi with an aperture efficiency of 40.0%. Low side-lobe and cross polarization levels are obtained. Furthermore, the solar energy efficiency of the proposed transparent reflectarray antenna is studied through an optical blockage experiment. The optical blockage ratio is less than 9.9% and at least 81% of light transmittance has been achieved. This work continues to propel the research on reflectarray antennas integrated with solar cells, making it more promising for practical applications in space satellite communications.
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页码：60843 / 60851
页数：9
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