University of New Mexico
Broadband PIFA Rectenna Design for a Multi-Source Energy Harvesting Device
Abstract
dc:description.abstractCombining different energy harvesting devices to optimize output power is crucial to the achievement of sustainable energy. This thesis focuses on the design, simulation and fabrication of a broadband Planar Inverted-F Antenna (PIFA) constructed for energy harvesting and its integration with a solar cell. An assessment of available ambient RF energy was performed by surveying power density levels from 700MHz to 18GHz. The measured spectrum was then used to determine the bandwidth for our rectifying antenna. The PIFA design was chosen for its small size and low profile, in order to limit the area covering the solar panel. The purpose of this antenna is to harvest power during the times that solar energy is unavailable. The thorough analysis, design and fabrication specifics of the antenna and its integration with the solar panel are discussed in detail. Future work involving the implementation of a PIFA array to optimize the amount of energy harvested is also presented.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Electrical Engineering
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Year
- 2014
Author and committee
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- Erickson, Jillian
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Christodoulou, Christos
- Schamilouglu, Edl
- Tawk, Youssef
- Barbin, Silvio
Subjects
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- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ece_etds/78
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:ece_etds-1077