Power beaming system with printer circuit radiating elements having resonating cavities
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1. A rectenna array including at least one rectenna structure, comprising:
- a.) a top layer containing a top and bottom surface on which conductive coating is deposited, said bottom surface conductive coating being deposited to form an antenna, and said top surface conductive coating being formed to include a hole to allow RF energy to pass to said antenna;
b.) a diode connected to said antenna; and
c.) a resonating cavity structure containing at least one resonating cavity, wherein said resonating cavity structure is located adjacent said bottom surface and said resonating cavity is aligned with said hole in said top surface.
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Abstract
A system and method for "power beaming" energy from a source at high frequencies and rectifying such energy to provide a source of DC energy is disclosed. The system operates at a frequency of at least 10 GHz and incorporates a rectenna array having a plurality of rectenna structures that utilize circuit elements formed with microstrip circuit techniques. Each rectenna element is associated with a resonating cavity structure.
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1. A rectenna array including at least one rectenna structure, comprising:
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a.) a top layer containing a top and bottom surface on which conductive coating is deposited, said bottom surface conductive coating being deposited to form an antenna, and said top surface conductive coating being formed to include a hole to allow RF energy to pass to said antenna; b.) a diode connected to said antenna; and c.) a resonating cavity structure containing at least one resonating cavity, wherein said resonating cavity structure is located adjacent said bottom surface and said resonating cavity is aligned with said hole in said top surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A rectenna array including at least one rectenna structure, comprising:
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a) a top layer containing a top and bottom surface on which conductive coating is deposited, said bottom surface conductive coating being deposited to form an antenna, and said top surface conductive coating being formed to include a hole to allow RF energy to pass to said antenna; b) a diode connected to said antenna; and c) a resonating cavity structure containing at least one resonating cavity, wherein said resonating cavity structure is located adjacent said bottom surface and said resonating cavity is aligned with said hole in said top surface, and wherein said top layer includes a focus element formed within said hole. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A rectenna array including at least one rectenna structure, comprising:
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a) a top layer containing a top and bottom surface on which conductive coating is deposited, said bottom surface conductive coating being deposited to form an antenna, and said top surface conductive coating being formed to include a hole to allow RF energy to pass to said antenna; b) a diode connected to said antenna; and c) a resonating cavity structure containing at least one resonating cavity, wherein said resonating cavity structure is located adjacent said bottom surface and said resonating cavity is aligned with said hole in said top surface, and wherein said resonating cavity structure further comprises a resonating canister attached to said top layer, said canister having no surrounding lower substrate.
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