Integrated solar panel antennas

S. Vaccaro, P. Torres, J. R. Mosig, A. Shah, J.‐F. Zürcher, Anja K. Skrivervik, F. E. Gardiol, Peter de Maagt, L. Gerlach

Electronics Letters · 2000 · 37 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

A new antenna which combines solar cells and printed patches is presented. The antenna is designed so as to accommodate the solar cells that provide power to an MMIC amplifier. A 2×4 array is presented, which operates at the frequency of 3.76 GHz and has a bandwidth of 16% and gain up to 30 dBi (active).

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