Hybrid Microwave/Solar Energy Harvesting System Using 3D-Printed Metasurfaces.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a hybrid energy harvesting system based on a conventional solar cell combined with 3D-printed metasurface units is studied. Millimeter-scale metasurface units were fabricated via the stereolithography technique, and then they were covered with conductive silver paint, in order to achieve high electric conductivity. The performance of single, as well as two-unit metasurface harvesters, was thoroughly investigated. It was found that both of them produced voltage, which peaks at their resonance frequency, demonstrating efficient energy harvesting behavior in the microwave regime. Then, the metasurface units were connected with a commercially available photovoltaic panel and the performance of the hybrid system was examined under different environmental conditions, modifying the

SUBMITTER: Drymiskianaki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11643723 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature