Title :
2.4 GHz inkjet-printed RF energy harvester on bulk cardboard substrate
Author :
Khonsari, Zahra ; Bjorninen, Toni ; Tentzeris, Manos M. ; Sydanheimo, Lauri ; Ukkonen, Leena
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
An experimental investigation on the inkjet-printed power harvester for 2.4GHz and review of RF characterization of substrate and printed conductors are presented in this paper. A one stage discrete rectifier based on a voltage doubler structure and a planar monopole antenna are fabricated on cardboard using inkjet printing. The performance of the whole system is examined by measuring the output voltage of the RF power harvester. By the utilization of the proposed idea, the fabrication of low-cost environmentally-friendly battery-less wireless modules is conceivable.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; ink jet printing; monopole antennas; planar antennas; RF power harvester; bulk cardboard substrate; inkjet printing; inkjet-printed RF energy harvester; one stage discrete rectifier; planar monopole antenna; printed conductors; voltage doubler structure; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Conductors; Energy harvesting; Radio frequency; Rectifiers; Substrates; Inkjet printing; additive manufacturing; cardboard substrate; energy harvester; planar monopole;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2015.7129721
