A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated Antenna
In this paper, a wideband ultra-low-profile solar cell–integrated antenna with a high form factor is presented. A copper indium gallium selenide-based solar cell was used for the proposed design. The solar cell was cut with a rectangular-shaped narrow slit to construct a built-in solar cell antenna...
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| author | Ahmed Ali Heesu Wang Yeojun Yun Sungjun Park Yong Bae Park Jaejin Lee Ikmo Park |
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| description | In this paper, a wideband ultra-low-profile solar cell–integrated antenna with a high form factor is presented. A copper indium gallium selenide-based solar cell was used for the proposed design. The solar cell was cut with a rectangular-shaped narrow slit to construct a built-in solar cell antenna with dimensions of 50 mm × 20 mm × 0.571 mm (0.382λo × 0.152λo × 0.0043λo at 2.28 GHz). The slit area needed to achieve a high form factor was only 0.5 mm × 18 mm. A coaxial-to-microstrip-line transition type of feeding structure was used to excite the antenna. An RF decoupler circuit was also designed under the second substrate to maintain the independent functioning of both devices. The simulated and measured results are in good agreement. Furthermore, the proposed design demonstrated a −10 dB impedance bandwidth of 42.45% with an ultra-low-profile structure of 0.0043λo at 2.28 GHz, and the maximum gain was 2.84 dBi in the impedance bandwidth range. In addition, the antenna has a high form factor of 99.1%, with no optical blockage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4e0d7bd527c4948a9f79daf90f3cf692023-04-18T04:12:49ZengThe Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and ScienceJournal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science2671-72552671-72632023-01-01231475610.26866/jees.2023.1.r.1433568A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated AntennaAhmed Ali0Heesu Wang1Yeojun Yun2Sungjun Park3Yong Bae Park4Jaejin Lee5Ikmo Park6 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, KoreaIn this paper, a wideband ultra-low-profile solar cell–integrated antenna with a high form factor is presented. A copper indium gallium selenide-based solar cell was used for the proposed design. The solar cell was cut with a rectangular-shaped narrow slit to construct a built-in solar cell antenna with dimensions of 50 mm × 20 mm × 0.571 mm (0.382λo × 0.152λo × 0.0043λo at 2.28 GHz). The slit area needed to achieve a high form factor was only 0.5 mm × 18 mm. A coaxial-to-microstrip-line transition type of feeding structure was used to excite the antenna. An RF decoupler circuit was also designed under the second substrate to maintain the independent functioning of both devices. The simulated and measured results are in good agreement. Furthermore, the proposed design demonstrated a −10 dB impedance bandwidth of 42.45% with an ultra-low-profile structure of 0.0043λo at 2.28 GHz, and the maximum gain was 2.84 dBi in the impedance bandwidth range. In addition, the antenna has a high form factor of 99.1%, with no optical blockage.https://jees.kr/upload/pdf/jees-2023-1-r-143.pdfintegrated antennaiot devicessolar cellslit antennaultra-low-profile antennawideband antenna |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Ali Heesu Wang Yeojun Yun Sungjun Park Yong Bae Park Jaejin Lee Ikmo Park A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated Antenna Journal of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science integrated antenna iot devices solar cell slit antenna ultra-low-profile antenna wideband antenna |
| title | A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated Antenna |
| title_full | A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated Antenna |
| title_fullStr | A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated Antenna |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated Antenna |
| title_short | A Wideband Ultra-Low-Profile Solar Cell–Integrated Antenna |
| title_sort | wideband ultra low profile solar cell integrated antenna |
| topic | integrated antenna iot devices solar cell slit antenna ultra-low-profile antenna wideband antenna |
| url | https://jees.kr/upload/pdf/jees-2023-1-r-143.pdf |
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