Title :
A wideband composite right/left hand rectenna for UHF energy harvesting applications
Author :
Pham, Binh ; Chieh, Jia-Chi Samuel ; Pham, Anh-Vu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present the design of a wideband composite right/left (CRLH) rectenna for energy harvesting. The frequencies of operation are in the lower UHF frequency band from 700 MHz to 1 GHz. In the UHF band, the wavelength is long and therefore energy harvesting schemes using traditional antennas are typically large. Utilizing the CRLH antenna adds an additional degree of freedom trading size with gain. The total size of the rectenna is 164 mm × 37 mm.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; broadband antennas; energy harvesting; radiofrequency power transmission; rectennas; CRLH rectenna size; UHF energy harvesting applications; UHF frequency band; frequency 700 MHz to 1 GHz; trading size; wideband composite right-left hand rectenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Rectennas; Transmission line antennas; Transmitting antennas; Wireless communication; CRLH antennas; Rectenna; diode detector circuit; energy harvesting;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6349186
