Title :
K-band energy harvesting for satellite application
Author :
Takacs, Alexandru ; Aubert, H. ; Despoisse, L. ; Fredon, S.
Author_Institution :
LAAS, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
This paper addresses the energy harvesting for powering autonomous wireless sensors on board of geostationary broadcasting satellites. The electromagnetic environment existing on such satellites is first investigated and the feasibility of energy harvesting by using microwave harvesting modules is discussed. The proof-of-concept experiment in K-band demonstrates for the first time the feasibility of such energy harvesting in satellite applications for powering autonomous wireless sensors.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; energy harvesting; rectennas; wireless sensor networks; K-band energy harvesting; autonomous wireless sensors; electromagnetic environment; geostationary broadcasting satellites; microwave harvesting modules; satellite application; Prototypes; Rectennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Voltage measurement; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Energy harvesting; autonomous wireless sensors; microwave circuits; rectennas; satellite applications;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6177-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697611
