Title :
Modeling and Computer Simulation of a Microwave-to-DC Energy Conversion Element
Author :
Nahas, Joseph J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
Abstract :
A microwave-to-DC energy conversion element consisting of a dipole antenna, a low-pass filter, a Schottky barrier diode, and a DC filter has been modeled using a distributed modeling technique that includes skin-effect losses in transmission lines. Computer simulation has shown seventy percent conversion efficiency and has indicated that the diode generates significant power at higher harmonics due to a resonance effect.
Keywords :
Schottky diodes; dipole antennas; distributed algorithms; low-pass filters; microwave power transmission; transmission lines; DC filter; Schottky barrier diode; computer simulation; conversion efficiency; dipole antenna; distributed modeling technique; low-pass filter; microwave-to-dc energy conversion element; resonance effect; skin-effect losses; transmission lines; Computer simulation; Dipole antennas; Energy conversion; Low pass filters; Microwave antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Power harmonic filters; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Transmission line antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium, 1975 IEEE-MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Palo Alton, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1975.1123330
