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Earth Long-Wave Infrared Emission, New Ways to Harvest Energy

Earth Long-Wave Infrared Emission, New Ways to Harvest Energy

Luciano Mescia, Pietro Bia, Onofrio Losito
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781466682542|ISBN10: 146668254X|EISBN13: 9781466682559
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8254-2.ch001
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Mescia, Luciano, et al. "Earth Long-Wave Infrared Emission, New Ways to Harvest Energy." Innovative Materials and Systems for Energy Harvesting Applications, edited by Luciano Mescia, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8254-2.ch001

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Mescia, L., Bia, P., & Losito, O. (2015). Earth Long-Wave Infrared Emission, New Ways to Harvest Energy. In L. Mescia, O. Losito, & F. Prudenzano (Eds.), Innovative Materials and Systems for Energy Harvesting Applications (pp. 1-25). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8254-2.ch001

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Mescia, Luciano, Pietro Bia, and Onofrio Losito. "Earth Long-Wave Infrared Emission, New Ways to Harvest Energy." In Innovative Materials and Systems for Energy Harvesting Applications, edited by Luciano Mescia, Onofrio Losito, and Francesco Prudenzano, 1-25. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8254-2.ch001

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Abstract

This chapter summarizes the physical properties of THz antennas, provides a summary of some of the most important recent developments in the field of energy harvesting of Earth long-wave infrared radiation, discusses the potential applications and identifies the future challenges and opportunities. In particular, a THz antenna is designed in order to transform the thermal energy, provided by the Sun and re-emitted from the Earth, in electricity. The proposed antenna is a square spiral of gold printed on a low cost dielectric substrate. Simulations have been conducted in order to investigate the behavior of the antenna illuminated by a circularly polarized plane wave with an amplitude chosen according to the Stefan-Boltzmann radiation law. Moreover, these THz antennas could be coupled with other components to obtain direct rectification of T radiation. As a consequence, these structures further optimized could be a promising alternative to the conventional photovoltaic solar cells.

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