• DocumentCode
    545974
  • Title

    Dual-band RF energy-harvesting circuit for range enhancement in passive tags

  • Author

    Mikeka, Chomora ; Arai, Hiroyuki

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    11-15 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    1210
  • Lastpage
    1214
  • Abstract
    This paper proposes a dual-band rectifier circuit that uses Schottky diodes to convert DTV signals (470 - 770 MHz) and tag reader signals (950 - 956 MHz) to DC voltages for passive tag activation and enhanced range operation. Converted DC voltage in the presence or absence of tag reader is investigated in Agilent´s ADS simulator under multi-tone or single tone excitation, respectively. Generally, it is revealed that the total converted output DC voltage is the scalar addition of the conventional passive tag DC voltage and the integral of the DTV band DC voltage. The proposed circuit has a tunable input response.
  • Keywords
    Schottky diodes; energy harvesting; radiofrequency identification; rectifiers; ADS simulator; DC voltages; DTV signals; RF energy harvesting circuit; Schottky diodes; dual-band rectifier circuit; passive tag; passive tags; range enhancement; tag reader signals; tunable input response; Antenna measurements; Backscatter; Digital TV; Impedance; Integrated circuits; Ultra wideband antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0250-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5781722