Title :
Highly Efficient Compact Rectenna for Wireless Energy Harvesting Application
Author :
Ladan, Shabnam ; Ghassemi, Nasser ; Ghiotto, Anthony ; Ke Wu
Author_Institution :
Poly-Grames Res. Center & CREER, Ecole Polytech. (Univ. of Montreal), Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
In this article, the design procedure of the winning WEH device in the IMS2012 Student Design Competition is presented. The designed WEH circuit is a rectenna consisting of a rectifier in voltage doubler structure and a folded dipole antenna. The design steps of the rectifier circuit and the antenna are explained in detail, and simulation and measurement results are shown.
Keywords :
dipole antennas; energy harvesting; inductive power transmission; rectifying circuits; IMS2012 student design competition; WEH circuit; WEH device; folded dipole antenna; highly efficient compact rectenna; rectifier circuit; voltage doubler structure; wireless energy harvesting application; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Energy harvesting; Receiving antennas; Rectennas; Rectifiers; Wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMM.2012.2226629
