Towards millimeter-wave high-efficiency rectification for wireless energy harvesting

Author

Ladan, Shabnam ; Hemour, Simon ; Wu, Kaijie

Author_Institution

Ecole Polytech., Poly-Grames Res. Center & Center for Radiofreq. Electron. Res. of Quebec (CREER) Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

14-18 April 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper introduces a simple dual diode rectifier circuit in microstrip technology operating at K-band towards millimeter-wave applications. The designed rectifier circuit has a special architecture that enables the separation of the DC component of the rectified wave from the data-related IF channel. Diode characteristics are discussed for efficiency enhancement which is involved in accurate system simulations. Optimization procedure is carried out in order to maximize the RF-to-DC conversion efficiency. A measured efficiency of 40% for 35 mW input power is achieved for the designed circuit, showing an improvement in efficiency in comparison with previous works. The circuit presents potential applications in the design of integrated microwave and millimeter-wave systems for wireless power transmission and energy harvesting.

Keywords

energy harvesting; inductive power transmission; microstrip transitions; rectification; DC component; K-band; RF-to-DC conversion efficiency; data-related IF channel; dual diode rectifier circuit; integrated microwave and millimeter-wave systems; microstrip technology; millimeter-wave applications; millimeter-wave high-efficiency rectification; optimization procedure; power 35 mW; rectified wave; wireless energy harvesting; wireless power transmission; Microwave circuits; Power harmonic filters; Rectennas; Rectifiers; Schottky diodes; Wireless communication; RF-to-DC conversion efficiency; Schottky diode; Wireless power transmission; rectenna; rectifier circuit;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Symposium (IWS), 2013 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Beijing

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEEE-IWS.2013.6616819

Filename

6616819