Wireless sensor node remote supply using a compact stacked rectenna array with voltage multipliers at 2.45 GHz
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2019
Abstract
This paper presents compact rectenna arrays for ambient RF energy harvesting on the 2.45 GHz ISM band. The arrays are based on four and nine series-connected rectenna cells. Each cell is composed of a stacked fractal antenna and an RF-to-dc conversion circuit. The antenna is a compact third Koch fractal shape, fed by a coaxial probe for more compactness. The conversion circuit is a full-wave rectifier with a differential output, each DC polarity is provided by a two-stage Dickson voltage multiplier. Measurement results show a significant increase of the output DC voltage for the one, four, and nine cells rectenna arrays. They provide, for power density of 1.7 μW/cm2, an output DC voltage of 0.9, 2.2, and 4.1 Volts, respectively. The 9 cells rectenna array is used in a remote supply experiment of a temperature and acceleration wireless sensor, where the data are transmitted via a Bluetooth low energy link to a distant smartphone every 1 min.
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- Information
- International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , May 2020 , pp. 309 - 315
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2019
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