eprintid: 18 rev_number: 15 eprint_status: archive userid: 4 dir: disk0/00/00/00/18 datestamp: 2013-06-12 14:17:24 lastmod: 2013-11-04 10:35:36 status_changed: 2013-06-12 14:17:24 type: thesis metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Balaara, E. title: Remote powering of Wireless Sensor Nodes through Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) ispublished: pub subjects: TK full_text_status: public abstract: Wireless Power Transmission has been investigated for many years, exciting a great interest in the community. This project activity is aimed at the development of a specific firmware for WSN nodes, in order to read the voltage received by an array antenna specifically designed to collect the power transmitted by the prototype developed for WPT technology. date: 2013 date_type: published institution: University of Trento department: ELEDIA Research Center@DISI thesis_type: masters referencetext: [1] F. Viani, F. Robol, A. Polo, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, and A. 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