Electronic device including a patch antenna and photovoltaic layer and related methods

a technology of photovoltaic layer and patch antenna, applied in the direction of waveguide type devices, resonant antennas, radiating element structural forms, etc., can solve the problems of heat loss, solar cell which includes semiconductors, and is neither relatively good conductor nor relatively good insulator

Active Publication Date: 2012-11-15
HARRIS CORP
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One challenge this poses for wireless device manufacturers is designing antennas that provide desired operating characteristics within the relatively limited amount of space available for antennas, and that cooperate with related circuitry to use a reduced amount of power.
This, in turn, may result in size and performance trades between components, for example, having a relatively large battery may mean having a relatively small antenna.
This may be particularly so in a microstrip patch antenna, for example, as strong near field reactive energies circulate in the printed wire board dielectric, which may cause heating losses.
A solar cell which includes semiconductors, for example, are neither relatively good conductors nor relatively good insulators.

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[0028]The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout, and prime and multiple notation is used to indicate similar elements in alternative embodiments.

[0029]Referring initially to FIGS. 1-3, an electronic device 20 illustratively includes a housing 31. The electronic device also includes circuitry 34 carried by the housing 31. The electronic device 20 also includes input devices 33 and a display 32 carried by the housing 31. The circuitry 34 also includes a power divider 38 a receiver and / or transmitter 37 co...

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Abstract

An electronic device may include a substrate and a stacked arrangement of layers thereon. The stacked arrangement of layers may include a photovoltaic layer above the substrate, and an antenna ground plane above the photovoltaic layer. The antenna ground plane may include a first electrically conductive mesh layer being optically transmissive. The stacked arrangement of layers may further include a patch antenna above the photovoltaic layer and may include a second electrically conductive mesh layer being optically transmissive.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to the field of electronic devices, and, more particularly, to electronic devices including antennas and related methods.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Antennas may be used for a variety of purposes, such as communications or navigation, and wireless devices may include broadcast receivers, pagers, or radio location devices (“ID tags”). The cellular telephone is an example of a wireless communications device, which is nearly ubiquitous. A relatively small size, increased efficiency, and a relatively broad radiation pattern are generally desired characteristics of an antenna for a portable radio or wireless device.[0003]Additionally, as the functionality of a wireless device continues to increase, so too does the demand for a smaller wireless device which is easier and more convenient for a user to carry, yet uses relatively less power and / or has a longer standby time. One challenge this poses for wireless device manufacture...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H01Q1/36H01P11/00
CPCH01Q1/243H01Q1/38H01Q9/0435Y10T29/49018H01L31/042Y02E10/50H01L31/0392H01Q9/04H01Q1/24
Inventor PARSCHE, FRANCIS EUGENE
Owner HARRIS CORP
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