DocumentCode
655815
Title
K-band energy harvesting circuits for satellite application
Author
Takacs, Alexandru ; Aubert, H. ; Fredon, S. ; Despoisse, L.
Author_Institution
LAAS, Toulouse, France
fYear
2013
fDate
6-10 Oct. 2013
Firstpage
991
Lastpage
994
Abstract
This paper addresses the design of rectenna circuits for powering autonomous wireless sensors on board of geostationary broadcasting satellites. The electromagnetic environment existing on panels located on the Earth sides of such satellites is first investigated and the feasibility of energy harvesting by using rectennas is discussed. K-band experiments demonstrate that few mW of DC power can be harvested proving thus the feasibility of such energy harvesting in satellite applications for powering autonomous wireless sensors.
Keywords
electromagnetic fields; energy harvesting; power supplies to apparatus; rectennas; space vehicle electronics; wireless sensor networks; K-band energy harvesting circuits; autonomous wireless sensors; electromagnetic environment; geostationary broadcasting satellites; rectenna circuits; satellite application; Microwave antennas; Radio frequency; Rectennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; autonomous wireless sensors; energy harvesting; rectennas; satellite application;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2013 European
Conference_Location
Nuremberg
Type
conf
Filename
6686826
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