Circularly polarised solar antenna for airborne communication nodes

O. O'Conchubhair; A. Narbudowicz; P. McEvoy; M. J. Ammann

doi:10.1049/el.2015.0201

Circularly polarised solar antenna for airborne communication nodes

O. O'Conchubhair, A. Narbudowicz, P. McEvoy, M. J. Ammann

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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A circularly polarised solar cell antenna consisting of four sequentially rotated printed inverted-F antennas is proposed. Four multicrystalline silicon solar cells act as the ground plane and the antenna is suitable for low-power airborne communication nodes and wireless sensor networks. The antenna design was developed to allow 100% insolation of the cells when directly facing a light source. The low-profile antenna minimises shadowing of the solar cell for oblique angle insolation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	667-689
Number of pages	23
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	51
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2015.0201
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2015

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