Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy Harvesting

This manuscript deals with the design of a metamaterial-based surface structure for high efficiency wireless power harvesting or collection. Differently from the previously presented structures which require the use of thicker and low-loss (and for this reason high cost) dielectric substrates, the p...

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Main Authors: Wei Hu, Zhao Yang, Fading Zhao, Guangjun Wen, Jian Li, Yongjun Huang, Daniele Inserra, Zhizhang (David) Chen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1727619
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author Wei Hu
Zhao Yang
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Guangjun Wen
Jian Li
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description This manuscript deals with the design of a metamaterial-based surface structure for high efficiency wireless power harvesting or collection. Differently from the previously presented structures which require the use of thicker and low-loss (and for this reason high cost) dielectric substrates, the presented work employs a dual-layer structure with a thin low-loss material and an air gap; they allow for the design of very high absorption efficiency metamaterial-based surfaces, with noticeably reduced costs. Furthermore, the air gap thickness can be used as a new degree-of-freedom (more easily adjustable than the thickness of a single-layer structure) for the optimization of other design requirements such as bandwidth or structure sizes. In comparison with other existing designs, the proposed metasurface shows a comparable absorption efficiency of 84.4% but with a larger power collection surface and lower costs.
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spelling doaj-art-bf2c0a4cb9494e0fb4bf1b73569a2c262025-08-20T02:18:58ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772019-01-01201910.1155/2019/17276191727619Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy HarvestingWei Hu0Zhao Yang1Fading Zhao2Guangjun Wen3Jian Li4Yongjun Huang5Daniele Inserra6Zhizhang (David) Chen7School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronics Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, ChinaThis manuscript deals with the design of a metamaterial-based surface structure for high efficiency wireless power harvesting or collection. Differently from the previously presented structures which require the use of thicker and low-loss (and for this reason high cost) dielectric substrates, the presented work employs a dual-layer structure with a thin low-loss material and an air gap; they allow for the design of very high absorption efficiency metamaterial-based surfaces, with noticeably reduced costs. Furthermore, the air gap thickness can be used as a new degree-of-freedom (more easily adjustable than the thickness of a single-layer structure) for the optimization of other design requirements such as bandwidth or structure sizes. In comparison with other existing designs, the proposed metasurface shows a comparable absorption efficiency of 84.4% but with a larger power collection surface and lower costs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1727619
spellingShingle Wei Hu
Zhao Yang
Fading Zhao
Guangjun Wen
Jian Li
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Daniele Inserra
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Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy Harvesting
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy Harvesting
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title_fullStr Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy Harvesting
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title_short Low-Cost Air Gap Metasurface Structure for High Absorption Efficiency Energy Harvesting
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1727619
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