Title :
Immersible antenna for RF energy harvesting
Author :
Muniganti, Harikiran ; Mannangi, Vivekanand ; Vinoy, K.J. ; Bommer, Jason P. ; Marston, Scott E.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Commun. Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India
Abstract :
A compact PIFA enclosed in a plastic radome which can transmit power efficiently both in air and when immersed in fuel is presented. This antenna operates in the ISM band (902-928MHz) in all operating conditions. Experiments are done using kerosene as fuel for validation.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; planar inverted-F antennas; radiofrequency power transmission; radomes; ISM band; RF energy harvesting; compact PIFA; frequency 902 MHz to 928 MHz; immersible antenna; plastic radome; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Fuels; Microwave antennas; Plastics; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics Conference (AEMC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bhubaneswar
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3266-5
DOI :
10.1109/AEMC.2013.7045021
