Title :
Innovative rectenna design for space solar power systems
Author :
Franceschetti, Giorgio ; Rocca, Paolo ; Robol, Fabrizio ; Massa, Andrea
Author_Institution :
ELEDIA Res. Center, Univ. of Trento, Trento, Italy
Abstract :
The design of an innovative rectenna system, to be used for collection of the energy delivered from space solar power satellites, is presented in this work. The problem is formulated as an optimization one, where the positions of the antenna elements are properly chosen, to maximize the total amount of power received by the rectenna. A number of options are presented, by looking to the problem from the novel wireless power transmission point of view.
Keywords :
rectennas; solar power stations; space vehicle power plants; innovative rectenna design; optimization; space solar power satellites; space solar power systems; wireless power transmission; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Mirrors; Optimization; Rectennas; Satellites; Rectenna synthesis; Space solar power; Wireless power transmission;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Workshop Series on Innovative Wireless Power Transmission: Technologies, Systems, and Applications (IMWS), 2012 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1777-1
DOI :
10.1109/IMWS.2012.6215773
