Abstract
A novel photovoltaic dipole antenna employing a solar concentrator as a reflector is proposed. Four identical emitter-wrap-through rear contact solar cells connected in series as a folded dipole are simultaneously used for power generation and as the antenna radiating element, which is located in the focal line of a parabolic solar concentrator. The parabolic structure acts as a solar concentrator for the photovoltaic cells as well as a reflector for the folded dipole antenna. Full-wave electromagnetic simulation with supportive experimental work validates this design. The measured fractional impedance bandwidth and gain were 21 and 11.1dBi, respectively. The antenna/solar arrangement provide a power output of 73.7mW for an irradiance of 1000Wm -2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 241-243 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Electronics Letters |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |