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PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE
Volume 101, Issue 6, Pages 1464-1481Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2013.2245491
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Array antennas; solar power satellites; wireless power transmission (WPT)
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The concept of long-range wireless power transmission (WPT) has been formulated shortly after the invention of high power microwave amplifiers. The promise of WPT, energy transfer over large distances without the need to deploy a wired electrical network, led to the development of landmark successful experiments, and provided the incentive for further research to increase the performances, efficiency, and robustness of these technological solutions. In this framework, the key-role and challenges in designing transmitting and receiving antenna arrays able to guarantee high-efficiency power transfer and cost-effective deployment for the WPT system has been soon acknowledged. Nevertheless, owing to its intrinsic complexity, the design of WPT arrays is still an open research field whose importance is growing as the possibility to transfer energy by means of electromagnetic waves gathers more and more interest from the applicative viewpoint. This paper is aimed at reviewing the array design approaches proposed in the state of the art for long-range wireless power transmission, highlighting the latest advances and innovative solutions as well as envisaging possible future trends of the research in this area.
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