Fast analysis of a broad-band microwave rectenna using 3-D FEM and padé approximation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1309-1312

  Essakhi, B ^a   Pichon, L ^a   Akoun, G ^b  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b European Aeoronautic Defence and Space Common Research Center   (France)

Author keywords

Coupled field circuit simulation; Finite element method; Microwave rectenna; Pad approximation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY BANDS; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

COUPLED FIELD CIRCUIT SIMULATION; LUMPED NONLINEAR COMPONENTS; MICROWAVE POWER RECEIVERS;

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

EID: 33947664513     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2006.891001     Document Type: Article

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