Combination of antennas and solar cells for satellite communications

被引:13
作者
Vaccaro, S [1 ]
Torres, P
Mosig, JR
Shah, A
Skrivervik, AK
Zürcher, JF
de Maagt, P
Gerlach, L
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lab Electromagnetisme & Acoust, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[2] Univ Neuchatel, Inst Microtech, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
[3] European Space Agcy, ESTEC, NL-2201 Noordwijk, Netherlands
关键词
microstrip antenna array; antenna-combining solar cells; satellite antenna; SSFIP; amorphous silicon solar cells;
D O I
10.1002/mop.1068
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A new principle of antenna-combining amorphous silicon solar cells and printed patches is presented. The antenna is designed, taking into account the solar cells that provide power to an MMIC amplifier. A 2 x 4 antenna array is presented, working at a frequency of 3.76 GHz with a bandwidth of 16% and a gain of 13 dBi (passive) and up to 30 dBi (active). The a(-)Si:H solar cells supply 5 V and 100 mW at AM1.5. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
引用
收藏
页码:11 / 16
页数:6
相关论文
共 6 条
[1]  
Mosig J. R., 1989, INTEGRAL EQUATION TE, P133
[2]  
Pattan B., 1997, SATELLITE BASED CELL
[3]  
PERNET P, 1998, P 2 WORLD C PHOT EN, V1, P976
[4]  
Tanaka M., 1996, ELECTRON LETT, V31, P263
[5]  
Zurcher J.-F., 1992, Microwave Engineering Europe, P43
[6]  
Zurcher J.-F., 1995, BROADBAND PATCH ANTE