A compact dual-polarized 8.51-GHz rectenna for high-voltage (50 V) actuator applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-120

  Epp, Larry W ^a   Khan, Abdur R ^a   Smith, Hugh K ^b   Peter Smith, R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Free space power combining and rectification; Microstrip patch, rectenna

Indexed keywords

DUAL POLARIZED RECTENNA; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; MULTIPLE RECTENNA ELEMENTS; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS;

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0033894379     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.817479     Document Type: Article

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