Transparent patch antenna on a-Si thin-film glass solar module

M. J. Roo-Ons; S. V. Shynu; M. J. Ammann; S. J. McCormack; B. Norton

doi:10.1049/el.2010.7397

Transparent patch antenna on a-Si thin-film glass solar module

M. J. Roo-Ons
, S. V. Shynu
, M. J. Ammann
, S. J. McCormack
, B. Norton

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Abstract

An optically transparent microstrip patch mounted on the surface of a commercially available solar module is proposed. The patch comprises a thin sheet of clear polyester with a conductive coating. The amorphous silicon solar cells in the module are used as both a photovoltaic generator and the antenna ground plane. The proposed structure provides a peak gain of 3.96dBi in the 3.4-3.8GHz range without significantly compromising the light transmission in the module. A comparison between copper and transparent conductors is made in terms of antenna and solar performance. The proposed technique is considerably simpler than previous integration approaches.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-86
Number of pages	2
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	47
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2010.7397
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2011

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