Two advanced solar antenna "SOLANT" designs for satellite and terrestrial communications

被引：60
作者：
Vaccaro, S [1 ]
Mosig, JR
de Maagt, P
机构：
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lab Electromagnet & Acoust, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
[2] European Space Agcy, European Space Res & Technol Ctr, NL-2200 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands
来源：
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION | 2003年 / 51卷 / 08期
关键词：
circularly polarized array; slot antennas; SOLANT; solar antenna; solar cells;
D O I：
10.1109/TAP.2003.815424
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 novel hybrid technology where amorphous silicon. (a-Si:H) solar cells are either integrated or physically combined with printed slot antennas is presented. This basic idea is demonstrated with the help of two innovative designs where the solar cells are directly grown on a stainless steel ground-plane or glued onto a standard copper layer printed on a dielectric substrate. To show the compatibility of solar cells and antennas, the concept is used to create a linearly polarized slot antenna, a circularly polarized slot antenna and a slot array. The concept offers advantages in terms of surface coverage, volume, weight and electric performance when compared with a simple juxtaposition of antennas and solar cells.
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页码：2028 / 2034
页数：7
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