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Wearable aperture-coupled shorted solar patch antenna for remote tracking and monitoring applications

Year: 2011

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper presents the design and characterization of a compact wearable aperture-coupled shorted patch antenna combined with flexible solar cells covering the 902-928 MHz ISM band.The antenna is constructed solely out of flexible foam and textile materials.The parallel connected amorphous silicon (a:Si-H) solar cells are able to deliver a maximum DC power output of about 96 mW.Combining solar cells with a shorted patch antenna allows a simple realization of the DC output wire connections without disturbing the antenna's radiation characteristics.A measured on-body antenna gain and bandwidth of about 1.6 dBi and 63 MHz are realized, respectively.

Source: Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)

Authors: Frederick Declercq, Apostolos Georgiadis, Hendrik Rogier

Institutions: Ghent University, Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya

Language: English

Topic: Antenna Design and Analysis

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions

Award: Symbiotic Wireless Autonomous Powered system

OpenAlex ID: W2154001700

FWCI: 7.215

Cites: 13

Cited by: 38

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