Experimental study of large rectenna array for microwave energy transmission

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-268

  Shinohara, Naoki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microwave power transmission; Rectenna array; Solar power station

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; OPTIMIZATION; ORBITING SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

RECTIFYING ANTENNAS;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0032025657     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.661713     Document Type: Article

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