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A concurrent 915/2440 MHz RF energy harvester

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2016

Ludvine Fadel ,
Laurent Oyhenart ,
Romain Bergès ,
Valérie Vigneras  and
Thierry Taris
Ludvine Fadel*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire IMS, UMR – 5218, Université de Bordeaux, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. Phone: +33 540 002 615
Laurent Oyhenart
Affiliation:
Laboratoire IMS, UMR – 5218, Université de Bordeaux, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. Phone: +33 540 002 615
Romain Bergès
Affiliation:
Laboratoire IMS, UMR – 5218, Université de Bordeaux, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. Phone: +33 540 002 615
Valérie Vigneras
Affiliation:
Laboratoire IMS, UMR – 5218, Université de Bordeaux, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. Phone: +33 540 002 615
Thierry Taris
Affiliation:
Laboratoire IMS, UMR – 5218, Université de Bordeaux, 33405 Talence Cedex, France. Phone: +33 540 002 615
*
Corresponding author: L. Fadel Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper presents the development of two dual-band radio-frequency (RF) harvesters optimized to convert far-field RF energy to DC voltage at very low received power. The first one is based on a patch antenna and the second on a dipole antenna. They are both implemented on a standard FR4 substrate with commercially off-the-shelf devices. The two RF harvesters provide a rectified voltage of 1 V for a combined power, respectively, of −19.5 dBm at 915 MHz, −25 dBm at 2.44 GHz, of −20 dBm at 915 MHz, and −15 dBm at 2.44 GHz. The remote powering of a clock consuming 1 V/5 µA is demonstrated, and the rectenna yields a power efficiency of 12%.

Keywords

Antennas and propagation for wireless systemsApplications and standards (mobile, wireless, and networks)Circuit design and applications
Type
Research Paper
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 8 , Issue 3: Journee Nationale des Micro-ondes (JNM) 2015 , May 2016 , pp. 405 - 413
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2016 

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