DocumentCode
664600
Title
K-band energy harvesting for satellite application
Author
Takacs, Alexandru ; Aubert, H. ; Despoisse, L. ; Fredon, S.
Author_Institution
LAAS, Toulouse, France
fYear
2013
fDate
2-7 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-6177-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697611
Filename
6697611
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