New Trends in Energy Harvesting from Earth Long-Wave Infrared Emission
A review, even if not exhaustive, on the current technologies able to harvest energy from Earth’s thermal infrared emission is reported. In particular, we discuss the role of the rectenna system on transforming the thermal energy, provided by the Sun and reemitted from the Earth, in electricity. The...
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| description | A review, even if not exhaustive, on the current technologies able to harvest energy from Earth’s thermal infrared emission is reported. In particular, we discuss the role of the rectenna system on transforming the thermal energy, provided by the Sun and reemitted from the Earth, in electricity. The operating principles, efficiency limits, system design considerations, and possible technological implementations are illustrated. Peculiar features of THz and IR antennas, such as physical properties and antenna parameters, are provided. Moreover, some design guidelines for isolated antenna, rectifying diode, and antenna coupled to rectifying diode are exploited. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c4b0f40de93b4a70b53ec9249b2a91d92025-02-03T05:46:20ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422014-01-01201410.1155/2014/252879252879New Trends in Energy Harvesting from Earth Long-Wave Infrared EmissionLuciano Mescia0Alessandro Massaro1Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell’Informazione (DEI), Politecnico di Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, ItalyIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Center for Biomolecurar Nanotechnologies (CBN), Via Barsanti, 73010 Arnesano, ItalyA review, even if not exhaustive, on the current technologies able to harvest energy from Earth’s thermal infrared emission is reported. In particular, we discuss the role of the rectenna system on transforming the thermal energy, provided by the Sun and reemitted from the Earth, in electricity. The operating principles, efficiency limits, system design considerations, and possible technological implementations are illustrated. Peculiar features of THz and IR antennas, such as physical properties and antenna parameters, are provided. Moreover, some design guidelines for isolated antenna, rectifying diode, and antenna coupled to rectifying diode are exploited.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/252879 |
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| title_short | New Trends in Energy Harvesting from Earth Long-Wave Infrared Emission |
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