Wireless power transfer for a micro remotely piloted vehicle

Author

Jenn, David C. ; Vitale, Robert L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

6

fYear

1998

fDate

31 May-3 Jun 1998

Firstpage

590

Abstract

A prototype rectifying antenna (rectenna) to provide wireless power transfer (WPT) to a micro-remotely piloted vehicle (MRPV) is developed. Microwave radiation at 1.3 GHz is converted into DC to drive a small motor and spin a mockup helicopter rotor blade. The rectenna serves a dual purpose as the antenna and outer body of the proposed vehicle and allows efficient reception of power over 360 degrees around the vehicle. Wireless power transfer to the mockup MRPV has been demonstrated with less than 1 watt of transmitted power at near field ranges. Rectification efficiencies up to 3046 were measured for two rectifier circuit configurations using 1.3 GHz continuous wave (CW) and pulse modulated transmitted signals

Keywords

aircraft; microwave power transmission; pulse modulation; rectification; surveillance; 1.3 GHz; CW microwave radiation; helicopter rotor blade; micro remotely piloted vehicle; near field ranges; pulse modulated transmitted signals; rectification efficiencies; rectifier circuit configurations; rectifying antenna; transmitted power; wireless power transfer; Blades; DC motors; Helicopters; Micromotors; Prototypes; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Rectennas; Rotors; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1998. ISCAS '98. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4455-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.1998.705344

Filename

705344