Influence of solar heating on the performance of integrated solar cell microstrip patch antennas

Journal Article · Wed Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Solar Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SOLENER.2010.06.007· OSTI ID:21337916

Roo-Ons, M J; Shynu, S V; Ammann, M J ^[1]; Seredynski, M ^[2]; McCormack, S J ^[3]; Norton, B ^[4]

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1. Antenna and High Frequency Research Centre, School of Electronic and Communications Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland)
2. Institute of Heat Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
3. Dept. of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
4. Dublin Energy Lab., Focas Institute, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland)

The integration of microstrip patch antennas with photovoltaics has been proposed for applications in autonomous wireless communication systems located on building facades. Full integration was achieved using polycrystalline silicon solar cells as both antenna ground plane and direct current power generation in the same device. An overview of the proposed photovoltaic antenna designs is provided and the variation characterised of the electromagnetic properties of the device with temperature and solar radiation. Measurements for both copper and solar antennas are reported on three different commercial laminates with contrasting values for thermal coefficient of the dielectric constant. (author)

• OSTI ID: 21337916
• Journal Information: Solar Energy, Vol. 84, Issue 9; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 0038-092X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
ANTENNAS
PERMITTIVITY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
SOLAR HEATING
COPPER
DIRECT CURRENT
SOLAR RADIATION
PERFORMANCE
POLYCRYSTALS
POWER GENERATION
BUILDINGS
COMMUNICATIONS
DESIGN
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE
PV antennas
Microstrip patches