Title :
EM characterization of a patch antenna with thermo-electric generator and Solar Cell for hybrid Energy Harvesting
Author :
Virili, Marco ; Georgiadis, Apostolos ; Collado, Ana ; Mezzanotte, Paolo ; Roselli, Luca
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Abstract :
The design and the radiation performance of a novel hybrid Energy Harvesting (EH) and wireless communication system based on a quarter-wave patch antenna with integrated modules for EH applications are documented in this paper. A Thermo-Electric Generator (TEG) and a Solar Cell (SC) are used in order to harvest concurrently thermal and solar energy providing a hybrid EH system. The antenna, with the harvesting modules stacked on it, operates in the Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency band 2.4-2.48 GHz showing a reflection coefficient below the -10 dB and a maximum gain of about 2.6 dB. The antenna can be used for wireless communication or, alternatively, to perform Electro-Magnetic (EM) energy scavenging by mounting a voltage rectifier at its terminals.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; microstrip antennas; rectifiers; solar cells; thermoelectric conversion; EH applications; EM characterization; Industrial Scientific and Medical frequency; electromagnetic energy scavenging; frequency 2.4 GHz to 2.48 GHz; hybrid EH system; hybrid energy harvesting; integrated modules; patch antenna; quarter-wave patch antenna; reflection coefficient; solar cell; solar energy; thermal energy; thermo-electric generator; voltage rectifier; wireless communication system; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Patch antennas; Photovoltaic cells; Reflector antennas; Wireless communication; Energy harvesting; Patch antennas; Solar energy; TEG; Thermal energy; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2015.7129773
