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    Antennas Subsystems

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    During eclipses, satellites use rechargeable batteries to power subsystems since they cannot receive power from sunlight. These batteries also provide power during satellite launches. The batteries normally charge from excess current generated by solar cells when exposed to sunlight. Satellite antennas come in four main types: wire antennas, horn antennas, array antennas, and reflector antennas. Each type has distinct characteristics regarding directionality, frequency use, and beam formation.

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    Antennas Subsystems

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    During eclipses, satellites use rechargeable batteries to power subsystems since they cannot receive power from sunlight. These batteries also provide power during satellite launches. The batteries normally charge from excess current generated by solar cells when exposed to sunlight. Satellite antennas come in four main types: wire antennas, horn antennas, array antennas, and reflector antennas. Each type has distinct characteristics regarding directionality, frequency use, and beam formation.

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    During eclipses, satellites use rechargeable batteries to power subsystems since they cannot receive power from sunlight. These batteries also provide power during satellite launches. The batteries normally charge from excess current generated by solar cells when exposed to sunlight. Satellite antennas come in four main types: wire antennas, horn antennas, array antennas, and reflector antennas. Each type has distinct characteristics regarding directionality, frequency use, and beam formation.

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    Antennas Subsystems

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    During eclipses, satellites use rechargeable batteries to power subsystems since they cannot receive power from sunlight. These batteries also provide power during satellite launches. The batteries normally charge from excess current generated by solar cells when exposed to sunlight. Satellite antennas come in four main types: wire antennas, horn antennas, array antennas, and reflector antennas. Each type has distinct characteristics regarding directionality, frequency use, and beam formation.

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    12/14/23, 11:13 AM Power & Antenna Subsystems

    During eclipses time, it is difficult to get the power from sun light. So, in that
    situation the other subsystems get the power from rechargeable batteries. These
    batteries produce power to other subsystems during launching of satellite also.

    In general, these batteries charge due to excess current, which is generated by solar
    cells in the presence of sun light.

    Antenna Subsystems
    Antennas are present in both satellite and earth station. Now, let us discuss about
    the satellite antennas.

    Satellite antennas perform two types of functions. Those are receiving of signals,
    which are coming from earth station and transmitting signals to one or more earth
    stations based on the requirement. In other words, the satellite antennas receive
    uplink signals and transmit downlink signals.

    We know that the length of satellite antennas is inversely proportional to the


    operating frequency. The operating frequency has to be increased in order to reduce
    the length of satellite antennas. Therefore, satellite antennas operate in the order of
    GHz frequencies.

    Satellite Antennas
    The antennas, which are used in satellite are known as satellite antennas. There are
    mainly four types of Antennas. They are:

    Wire Antennas

    Horn Antennas
    Array Antennas

    Reflector Antennas

    Now, let us discuss about these antennas one by one.

    Wire Antennas

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    Wire antennas are the basic antennas. Mono pole and dipole antennas come
    under this category. These are used in very high frequencies in order to provide the
    communication for TTCM subsystem.

    The length of the total wire, which is being used as a dipole, if equals half of the
    wave length (i.e., l = λ/2), such an antenna is called as half-wave dipole antenna.

    Wire antennas are suitable for covering its range of access and to provide signal
    strength in all directions. That means, wire antennas are Omni-directional antennas.

    Horn Antennas

    An Antenna with an aperture at the end can be termed as an Aperture antenna.


    The edge of a transmission line when terminated with an opening, radiates energy.
    This opening which is an aperture, makes it as an aperture antenna.

    Horn antenna is an example of aperture antenna. It is used in satellites in order to


    cover more area on earth.

    Horn antennas are used in microwave frequency range. The same feed horn can be
    used for both transmitting and receiving the signals. A device named duplexer, which
    separates these two signals.

    Array Antennas

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    An antenna when individually can radiate an amount of energy, in a particular


    direction, resulting in better transmission, how it would be if few more elements are
    added it, to produce more efficient output. It is exactly this idea, which lead to the
    invention of Array Antennas or Antenna arrays. Array antennas are used in
    satellites to form multiple beams from single aperture.

    Reflector Antennas

    Reflector antennas are suitable for producing beams, which have more signal
    strength in one particular direction. That means, these are highly directional
    antennas. So, Parabolic reflectors increase the gain of antennas in satellite
    communication system. Hence, these are used in telecommunications and
    broadcasting.

    If a Parabolic Reflector antenna is used for transmitting a signal, the signal from
    the feed, comes out of a dipole or a horn antenna, to focus the wave on to the
    parabola. It means that, the waves come out of the focal point and strikes the
    Paraboloidal reflector. This wave now gets reflected as collimated wave front.

    If the same antenna is used as a receiver, the electromagnetic wave when hits the
    shape of the parabola, the wave gets reflected onto the feed point. The dipole or the
    horn antenna, which acts as the receiver antenna at its feed, receives this signal, to
    convert it into electric signal and forwards it to the receiver circuitry.

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