Title :
Effect of near-field operation on the collection efficiency of a freespace microwave power transmission system
Author :
McCleary, J.C. ; Chang, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
The collection efficiency between a circular aperture and a rectangular aperture is analyzed. A diffraction integral is used to calculate the near-field of the circular aperture. The calculated near-field is integrated over the rectangular aperture to determine the collected power.<>
Keywords :
antenna theory; microwave antennas; microwave power transmission; circular aperture; collection efficiency; diffraction integral; freespace transmission system; microwave power transmission system; near-field; rectangular aperture; Apertures; Contracts; Frequency conversion; NASA; Power system modeling; Power transmission; Radio frequency; Rectennas; Space shuttles; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1991. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
London, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0144-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1991.174924
