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Apparatuses and method for converting electromagnetic radiation to direct current

  • US 8,847,824 B2
  • Filed: 03/21/2012
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An energy conversion device, comprising:

  • a first antenna;

    a second antenna;

    wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are each configured to generate an AC current responsive to incident radiation;

    at least one stripline coupling the first antenna and the second antenna; and

    a rectifier coupled with the at least one stripline along a length of the at least one stripline, the rectifier being a common rectifier for the first antenna and the second antenna for the AC current to flow therefrom to the rectifier for rectification.

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