Antenna Substrate Requirements For Integration Over Solar Cell

This paper presents the requirement of antenna substrate for some specific application—likewise the need for a patch antenna for the integration over a solar panel. The antenna is made for a resonant frequency range of 2.2 to 2.4 GHz. The antenna’s performance is compared by using PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane), Plexiglass, and fr4 epoxy as substrates. In further studies, the antenna is mounted over a solar panel. Through which the observations are made on the basis of the comparison of the better performance of the antenna.