Title :
Analysis and design of a solar rectenna
Author :
Bozzetti, M. ; de Candia, G. ; Gallo, M. ; Losito, O. ; Mescia, L. ; Prudenzano, F.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettrotec. ed Elettron., Politec. di Bari, Bari, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents an antenna that works in the infrared frequencies band to collect solar energy for supplying a resistive load. The designed antenna, named “rectenna”, is a golden rectangular spiral printed on a SiO2 layer with a ground plane on the back. Two configurations of spiral antennas were investigated in order to design a structure able to supply the maximum output current. An array configuration was proposed to improve the single antenna performance.
Keywords :
microstrip antenna arrays; rectennas; spiral antennas; sunlight; rectangular spiral printed antenna array; resistive load; solar rectenna; Arrays; Frequency selective surfaces; Microstrip; Microstrip antenna arrays; Rectennas; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6390-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2010.5637486
