scholarly journals A Solar Panel-Integrated Modified Planner Inverted F Antenna for Low Earth Orbit Remote Sensing Nanosatellite Communication System

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Touhidul Alam ◽  
Mohammad Tariqul Islam ◽  
Md. Amanath Ullah ◽  
Mengu Cho
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Radiating Element ◽  
The Impact

One of the most efficient methods to observe the impact of geographical, environmental, and geological changes is remote sensing. Nowadays, nanosatellites are being used to observe climate change using remote sensing technology. Communication between a remote sensing nanosatellite and Earth significantly depends upon antenna systems. Body-mounted solar panels are the main source of satellite operating power unless deployable solar panels are used. Lower ultra-high frequency (UHF) nanosatellite antenna design is a crucial challenge due to the physical size constraint and the need for solar panel integration. Moreover, nanosatellite space missions are vulnerable because of antenna and solar panel deployment complexity. This paper proposes a solar panel-integrated modified planner inverted F antenna (PIFA) to mitigate these crucial limitations. The antenna consists of a slotted rectangular radiating patch with coaxial probe feeding and a rectangular ground plane. The proposed antenna has achieved a −10 dB impedance bandwidth of 6.0 MHz (447.5 MHz–453.5 MHz) with a small-sized (80 mm× 90 mm× 0.5 mm) radiating element. In addition, the antenna achieved a maximum realized gain of 0.6 dB and a total efficiency of 67.45% with the nanosatellite structure and a solar panel. The challenges addressed by the proposed antenna are to ensure solar panel placement between the radiating element and the ground plane, and provide approximately 55% open space to allow solar irradiance into the solar panel.

A compact dual port UWB-MIMO/diversity antenna for indoor application

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonika Priyadarsini Biswal ◽  
Sushrut Das
Keyword(s):  
Mimo System ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Multiple Input Multiple Output ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Good Prospect ◽  
Mimo Antenna ◽  
Radiating Element ◽  
Input Multiple Output

A compact printed quadrant shaped monopole antenna is introduced in this paper as a good prospect for ultra wideband- multiple-input multiple-output (UWB-MIMO) system. The proposed MIMO antenna comprises two perpendicularly oriented monopoles to employ polarization diversity. An open circuit folded stub is extended from the ground plane of each radiating element to enhance the impedance bandwidth satisfying the UWB criteria. Two ‘L’ shaped slots are further etched on the radiator to provide good isolation performance between two radiators. The desirable radiator performances and diversity performances are ensured by simulation and/or measurement of the reflection coefficient, radiation pattern, realized peak gain, envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), diversity gain, mean effective gain (MEG) ratio and channel capacity loss (CCL). Results indicate that the proposed antenna exhibits 2.9–11 GHz 10 dB return loss bandwidth, mutual coupling <−20 dB, ECC < 0.003, MEG ratio ≈ 1, and CCL < 0.038 Bpsec/Hz, making it a good candidate for UWB and MIMO diversity application.

scholarly journals Impact of Solar Panel Orientation on the Integration of Solar Energy in Low-Voltage Distribution Grids

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joannes I. Laveyne ◽  
Dimitar Bozalakov ◽  
Greet Van Eetvelde ◽  
Lieven Vandevelde
Keyword(s):  
Low Voltage ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Voltage Distribution ◽  
Distribution Grid ◽  
Voltage Balance ◽  
Residential Distribution ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Distribution Grids

In Belgium, and many other countries, rooftop solar panels are becoming a ubiquitous form of decentralised energy production. The increasing share of these distributed installations however imposes many challenges on the operators of the low-voltage distribution grid. They must keep the voltage levels and voltage balance on their grids in check and are often regulatory required to provide sufficient reception capacity for new power producing installations. By placing solar panels in different inclinations and azimuth angles, power production profiles can possibly be shifted to align more with residential power consumption profiles. In this article, it is investigated if the orientation of solar panels can have a mitigating impact on the integration problems on residential low voltage distribution grids. An improved simulation model of a solar panel installation is constructed, which is used to simulate the impact on a residential distribution grid. To stay as close to real-life conditions as possible, real irradiation data and a model of an existing grid are used. Both the developed model as the results on grid impact are evaluated.

Bandwidth enhancement of capacitive fed monopole antenna using parasitic patches

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamalaveni Ayyadurai ◽  
Ganesh Madhan Muthu
Keyword(s):  
Near Field ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Monopole Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Bandwidth Enhancement ◽  
System A ◽  
Radiating Element ◽  
The One ◽  
Radio Band ◽  
5 Ghz

This paper proposed a compact planar monopole antenna operating at 5 GHz (5.180–5.825 GHz) industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio band. The antenna constructed with 20 mm × 12 mm radiating element and 25 mm square of the ground plane in FR4 substrate provided −10 dB bandwidth of 1 GHz (5.4–6.4 GHz). To improve the bandwidth, parasitic elements are added with the monopole antenna. A capacitive feed is also incorporated in the design. It observed that the proposed antenna with parasitic elements provides a larger impedance bandwidth of about 3 GHz (5.1–8.1 GHz), which is three-fold improvements over the one without parasitic patches. The prototype of the antenna that operates at 5.8 GHz frequency range is fabricated and characterized using a near-field measurement system. A good agreement is found between the simulation and measured results.

scholarly journals Dual Polarized Dual Fed Vivaldi Antenna for Cellular Base Station Operating at 1.7–2.7 GHz

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Marko Sonkki ◽  
Sami Myllymäki ◽  
Jussi Putaala ◽  
Eero Heikkinen ◽  
Tomi Haapala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Base Station ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
Radiating Element ◽  
Vivaldi Antenna ◽  
Dual Polarized ◽  
Vivaldi Antennas ◽  
Better Than

The paper presents a novel dual polarized dual fed Vivaldi antenna structure for 1.7–2.7 GHz cellular bands. The radiating element is designed for a base station antenna array with high antenna performance criteria. One radiating element contains two parallel dual fed Vivaldi antennas for one polarization with 65 mm separation. Both Vivaldi antennas for one polarization are excited symmetrically. This means that the amplitudes for both antennas are equal, and the phase difference is zero. The orthogonal polarization is implemented in the same way. The dual polarized dual fed Vivaldi is positioned 15 mm ahead from the reflector to improve directivity. The antenna is designed for -14 dB impedance bandwidth (1.7–2.7 GHz) with better than 25 dB isolation between the antenna ports. The measured total efficiency is better than -0.625 dB (87%) and the antenna presents a flat, approximately 8.5 dB, gain in the direction of boresight over the operating bandwidth whose characteristics promote it among the best antennas in the field. Additionally, the measured cross polarization discrimination (XPD) is between 15 and 30 dB and the 3 dB beamwidth varies between 68° and 75° depending on the studied frequency.

scholarly journals Pattern reconfigurable dielectric resonator antenna based on phased array switches

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Aymen Dheyaa Khaleel ◽  
Mohd Fais Mansor ◽  
Norbahiah Misran ◽  
Mohammad Tariqul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Resonator ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
Dielectric Resonator Antenna ◽  
Term Evolution ◽  
Waveguide Model ◽  
Feeding Structure ◽  
Microstrip Feed

This study examines a cuboid dielectric resonator antenna with partial ground plane. The dielectric resonator of the antenna is designed with high permittivity, ɛr=30. The dimension used to design this cuboid dielectric resonator antenna was based on the dielectric waveguide model (DWM). Meanwhile, the feeding structure depends on the microstrip feed line that resides above the FR4 substrate. The significance of this study is to obtain a reconfigurable radiation pattern. Switches were used to operate the two array elements with phased control in order to obtain reconfigurable pattern, by controlling the switches, the results produced three different radiation patterns at 2.6 GHz with total efficiency 88%. Hence, this proposed antenna can be used for Long Term Evolution (LTE) of band 7 and band 38 with an impedance bandwidth of more than 200 MHz. This study was implemented in a CST Microwave Studio. 

Antireflection coatings for solar panel power output enhancement

2015 ◽  
Vol 1771 ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
Gopal G. Pethuraja ◽  
Roger E. Welser ◽  
John W. Zeller ◽  
Yash R. Puri ◽  
Ashok K. Sood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Output ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Antireflection Coatings ◽  
Broadband Antireflection ◽  
Normal Light ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ar Coating

ABSTRACTThe impact of nanostructured broadband antireflection (AR) coatings on solar panel performance has been projected for a broad range of panel tilt angles at various locations. AR coated films have been integrated on test panels and the short-circuit current has been measured for the entire range of panel tilts. The integration of the AR coatings resulted in an increase in short-circuit current of the panels by eliminating front sheet reflection loss for a broad spectrum of light and wide angle of light incidence. The short-circuit current enhancement is 5% for normal light incidence and approximately 20% for off-angle light incidence. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) System Advisor Model (SAM) predicts that this AR coating can yield at least 6.5% improvement in solar panel annual power output. The greatest enhancement, approximately 14%, is predicted for vertical panels. The AR coating’s contributions to vertical mount panels and building-integrated solar panels are significant. This nanostructured broadband AR coating thus has the potential to lower the cost per watt of photovoltaic solar energy.

Thermally induced dynamics of deployable solar panels of nanosatellite

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (7) ◽  
pp. 1039-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syahrim Azhan Ibrahim ◽  
Eiki Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Response ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Solar Panel ◽  
Computational Method ◽  
Space Environment ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Thermally Induced ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Finite Element Software

Purpose This study aims to predict the types of thermally induced dynamics (TID) that can occur on deployable solar panels of a small form factor satellite, CubeSat which flies in low Earth orbit (LEO). The TID effect on the CubeSat body is examined. Design/methodology/approach A 3U CubeSat with four short-edge deployable solar panels is considered. Time historic temperature of the solar panels throughout the orbit is obtained using a thermal analysis software. The results are used in numerical simulation to find the structural response of the solar panel. Subsequently, the effect of solar panel motion on pointing the direction of the satellite is examined using inertia relief method. Findings The thermal snap motion could occur during eclipse transitions due to rapid temperature changes in solar panels’ cross-sections. In the case of asymmetric solar panel configuration, noticeable displacement in the pointing direction can be observed during the eclipse transitions. Research limitations/implications This work only examines an LEO mission where the solar cells of the solar panels point to the Sun throughout the daylight period and point to the Earth while in shadow. Simplification is made to the CubeSat structure and some parameters in the space environment. Practical implications The results from this work reveal several practical applications worthy of simplifying the study of TID on satellite appendages. Originality/value This work presents a computational method that fully uses finite element software to analyze TID phenomenon that can occur in LEO on a CubeSat which has commonly used deployable solar panels structure.

scholarly journals Analisis Korelasi Perubahan Tutupan Vegetasi Terhadap Perubahan Suhu Udara di Kota Denpasar

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
MAR’IE ABDA’U ZAL ◽  
I Wayan Nuarsa ◽  
NI WAYAN FEBRIANA UTAMI
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Temperature Rise ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Vegetation Coverage ◽  
The Impact

The rate of growth and development of Denpasar city increases the demand for land to supply the needs of urban facilities and infrastructure. This affected to the increase of conversion of vegetation coverage into built-up land cover. The conversion of the vegetation coverage impacts on urban environmental quality which is increase the rate of air temperature.  The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of vegetation coverage change on the air temperature change in Denpasar city in year of 2003, 2009 and 2015.  Remote sensing and regression statistic method were used in this study.  The results showed that the decrease of vegetation coverage influenced the increase of air temperature in Denpasar city. Statistically, the correlation can be projected on the equation y = 31,295-0,078x, where x and y are vegetaton coverege and air temperature respectively.  This equation shows that decresing of 1% vegetation coverege will increase 0,078 oC of air temperature. The effort to conceder in responding to the temperature rise that occurred in Denpasar is increasing the number of green open space. Based on the classification value of vegetation coverage and air temperature of Denpasar City, there are three categories of priority areas for green open space development that is high, medium and low priority. The development of green open space in each priority area can be adjusted to the characteristics of land use.

scholarly journals Triband Compact Antenna for Multistandard Terminals and User's Hand Effect

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Koubeissi ◽  
M. Mouhamadou ◽  
C. Decroze ◽  
D. Carsenat ◽  
T. Monédière
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Wireless Lan ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Total Efficiency ◽  
Radiation Patterns ◽  
Mobile Terminals ◽  
Frequency Bands ◽  
Compact Antenna ◽  
Radiating Element ◽  
Better Than

A novel compact wideband triband antenna for mobile terminals based on PIFA element is proposed. The antenna operates at the following frequency bands: Wireless-LAN 802.11 b, g, a and WiMAX 3.5 GHz. The antenna was studied by means of numerical simulations as well as the ground plane dimensions and user's hand effects. The overall size of the radiating element which is  mm makes it suitable for use in terminals and appropriate to integrated as an internal laptop antenna. The measured bandwidths show that the proposed antenna can cover three bands (2.39–2.48 GHz), (3.36–3.76 GHz), and (4.7–6.3 GHz) and the total efficiency is better than 90%. The radiation patterns of the antenna were carried in an anechoic chamber and are given to demonstrate the antenna's performance.

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