DocumentCode
14746
Title
Microwave energy harvesting for satellite applications
Author
Takacs, Alexandru ; Aubert, H. ; Despoisse, L. ; Fredon, S.
Author_Institution
LAAS, Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Volume
49
Issue
11
fYear
2013
fDate
May 23 2013
Firstpage
722
Lastpage
724
Abstract
This reported work addresses microwave energy harvesting for powering wireless sensors onboard brodcasting geostationary satellites. The electromagnetic environment existing on such satellites is first investigated. Experimental results in K-band demonstrate for the first time the feasibility of such energy harvesting for powering autonomous wireless sensors used to monitor the satellite health.
Keywords
artificial satellites; direct broadcasting by satellite; energy harvesting; microwave antennas; wireless sensor networks; K-band satellite health monitoring; electromagnetic environment; microwave antenna; microwave energy harvesting; wireless sensor onboard broadcasting geostationary satellite;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2013.0372
Filename
6548192
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