Title :
Microwave energy harvesting for satellite applications
Author :
Takacs, Alexandru ; Aubert, H. ; Despoisse, L. ; Fredon, S.
Author_Institution :
LAAS, Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
This reported work addresses microwave energy harvesting for powering wireless sensors onboard brodcasting geostationary satellites. The electromagnetic environment existing on such satellites is first investigated. Experimental results in K-band demonstrate for the first time the feasibility of such energy harvesting for powering autonomous wireless sensors used to monitor the satellite health.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; direct broadcasting by satellite; energy harvesting; microwave antennas; wireless sensor networks; K-band satellite health monitoring; electromagnetic environment; microwave antenna; microwave energy harvesting; wireless sensor onboard broadcasting geostationary satellite;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2013.0372
