Title :
Circular truncated patch antennas for energy harvesting applications
Author :
Sabaawi, Ahmed M. A. ; Tsimenidis, Charalampos C.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, an edge-fed quarter-wave matched circularly polarized microstrip antenna with a circular truncated patch and 2-by-1 T-junction planar array configuration are studied using finite element method (FEM) based simulator. The aim of the work is to investigate the microstrip antennas feasibility in capturing energy from ambient EM radiation and converting it into direct electric power. The results obtained demonstrate an acceptable agreement between the simulated and measured results.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; finite element analysis; microstrip antennas; EM radiation; FEM; T-junction planar array configuration; circular truncated patch antennas; direct electric power; edge-fed quarter-wave matched circularly polarized microstrip antenna; energy harvesting; finite element method; microstrip antennas; Impedance; Loss measurement; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Resonant frequency; Substrates; Energy harvesting; FEM; Microstrip antennas; quarter-wave matching;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2013 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2013.6711922
