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The aerospace wireless sensor network system compatible with microwave power transmission by time- and frequency-division operations

Part of: WPT for Sustainable Electronics (WiPE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2015

Satoshi Yoshida ,
Naoki Hasegawa  and
Shigeo Kawasaki
Satoshi Yoshida
Affiliation:
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chu-oh, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan. Phone: +81 50 3362 5732
Naoki Hasegawa
Affiliation:
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chu-oh, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan. Phone: +81 50 3362 5732 Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Shigeo Kawasaki*
Affiliation:
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chu-oh, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan. Phone: +81 50 3362 5732
*
Corresponding author: S. Kawasaki Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

A novel wireless sensor network system with compatibility of microwave power transmission (MPT) using a Gallium Nitride (GaN) power amplifier has been fabricated and tested. The sensor node operates using electrical power supplied by the MPT system. Time- and frequency-division operations are proposed for the compatibility. Under the frequency-division operation, receiving signal strength indicator of −85 dBm and packet error rate of <1% were measured when the available DC power of a rectifier with 160 mW output power. Under 120-min measurement, sustainable power balance between radio-frequency–DC conversion and power consumption in stable operation of the sensor node was achieved.

Keywords

Wireless power transmissionWireless sensor networkMicrowave power transmission
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Research Article
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Wireless Power Transfer , Volume 2 , Special Issue 1: Wireless Power Transmission for Sustainable Electronics (WiPE) , March 2015 , pp. 3 - 14
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