Investigation of PCB microstrip patch receiving antenna for outdoor RF energy harvesting in wireless sensor networks

Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2009 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 129-132

  Sim, Zhi Wei ^a   Shuttleworth, Roger ^a   Grieve, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA SUBSTRATES; CIRCULAR MICROSTRIP PATCH; CIRCULAR PATCH; CST MICROWAVE STUDIO; MICROSTRIP PATCH; MICROWAVE LAMINATE SUBSTRATES; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PARASITIC RADIATOR; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RETURN LOSS; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL SENSORS;

HARVESTING; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; RADIOFREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 76149137414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352525     Document Type: Conference Paper

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