Herein,we report the design,fabrication,and performance of two wireless energy harvesting devices based on highly flexible graphene macroscopic films(FGMFs).We first demonstrate that benefiting from the high conductiv...Herein,we report the design,fabrication,and performance of two wireless energy harvesting devices based on highly flexible graphene macroscopic films(FGMFs).We first demonstrate that benefiting from the high conductivity of up to 1×10^(6)S m^(-1)and good resistive stability of FGMFs even under extensive bending,the FGMFs-based rectifying circuit(GRC)exhibits good flexibility and RF-to-DC efficiency of 53%at 2.1 GHz.Moreover,we further expand the application of FGMFs to a flexible wideband monopole rectenna and a 2.45 GHz wearable rectenna for harvesting wireless energy.The wideband rectenna at various bending conditions produces a maximum conversion efficiency of 52%,46%,and 44%at the 5th Generation(5G)2.1 GHz,Industrial Long-Term Evolution(LTE)2.3 GHz,and Scientific Medical(ISM)2.45 GHz,respectively.A 2.45 GHz GRC is optimized and integrated with an AMC-backed wearable antenna.The proposed 2.45 GHz wearable rectenna shows a maximum conversion efficiency of 55.7%.All the results indicate that the highly flexible graphene-film-based rectennas have great potential as a wireless power supplier for smart Internet of Things(loT)applications.展开更多
While sufficient review articles exist on inductive short-range wireless power transfer(WPT),long-haul microwave WPT(MWPT)for solar power satellites,and ambient microwave wireless energy harvesting(MWEH)in urban areas...While sufficient review articles exist on inductive short-range wireless power transfer(WPT),long-haul microwave WPT(MWPT)for solar power satellites,and ambient microwave wireless energy harvesting(MWEH)in urban areas,few studies focus on the fundamental modeling and related design automation of receiver systems.This article reviews the development of MWPT and MWEH receivers,with a focus on rectenna design automation.A novel rectifier model capable of accurately modeling the rectification process under both high and low input power is presented.The model reveals the theoretical boundary of radio frequency-to-direct current(dc)power conversion efficiency and,most importantly,enables an automated system design.The automated rectenna design flow is sequential,with the minimal engagement of iterative optimization.It covers the design automation of every module(i.e.,rectifiers,matching circuits,antennae,and dc–dc converters).Scaling-up of the technique to large rectenna arrays is also possible,where the challenges in array partitioning and power combining are briefly discussed.In addition,several cutting-edge rectenna techniques for MWPT and MWEH are reviewed,including the dynamic range extension technique,the harmonics-based retro-directive technique,and the simultaneous wireless information and power transfer technique,which can be good complements to the presented automated design methodology.展开更多
This paper is focused on a wireless energy harvesting system using a rectifying antenna (rectenna). The proposed device consists of a wideband cross-dipole antenna, a microwave low-pass filter and a doubling rectifyin...This paper is focused on a wireless energy harvesting system using a rectifying antenna (rectenna). The proposed device consists of a wideband cross-dipole antenna, a microwave low-pass filter and a doubling rectifying circuit using Shottcky diodes as rectifying elements. Previously, a few of wideband rectennas have been investigated at 1.7 to 2.5 GHz. The originality of this paper is on the new wideband rectenna design which can harvest the ambient radio frequency (RF) power at 1.7 to 2.5 GHz. In this system, a new wideband cross dipole is designed and used to achieve the required bandwidth and duel-polarization. In addition, the voltage doubling rectifying circuit is optimized to achieve the best performance at power density levels 2 which are typical in urban environments. The characteristics of the proposed rectenna over the desired frequency range are investigated, and the integrated rectenna is simulated, made and tested for low input power densities from 5 to 200 μW/cm2. The simulation and measurement results of the rectenna are compared and a good agreement is achieved. The results demonstrate that the maximum rectenna conversion efficiency is nearly 57% around 1.7 GHz and over 20% over the wideband of interest for the incident power density of 120 μW/cm2. It is noted that the impedance matching is one of the main factors affecting the rectenna energy conversion efficiency. This new wideband rectenna has great potential to harvest wireless energy in GSM/3G/4G and ISM 2.4 GHz bands.展开更多
In this paper,the design of a resonator rectenna,based on metamaterials and capable of harvesting radio-frequency energy at 2.45 GHz to power any low-power devices,is presented.The proposed design uses a simple and in...In this paper,the design of a resonator rectenna,based on metamaterials and capable of harvesting radio-frequency energy at 2.45 GHz to power any low-power devices,is presented.The proposed design uses a simple and inexpensive circuit consisting of a microstrip patch antenna with a mushroom-like electromagnetic band gap(EBG),partially reflective surface(PRS)structure,rectifier circuit,voltage multiplier circuit,and 2.45 GHzWi-Fi module.The mushroom-like EBG sheet was fabricated on an FR4 substrate surrounding the conventional patch antenna to suppress surface waves so as to enhance the antenna performance.Furthermore,the antenna performance was improved more by utilizing the slotted I-shaped structure as a superstrate called a PRS surface.The enhancement occurred via the reflection of the transmitted power.The proposed rectenna achieved a maximum directive gain of 11.62 dBi covering the industrial,scientific,and medical radio band of 2.40–2.48 GHz.A Wi-Fi 4231 access point transmitted signals in the 2.45 GHz band.The rectenna,located 45◦anticlockwise relative to the access point,could achieve a maximum power of 0.53μW.In this study,the rectenna was fully characterized and charged to low-power devices.展开更多
Circularly polarized rectennas operating at X-band are studied in this paper. The quasi-square patches fed by aperture coupling are used as the circularly polarized receiving antennas, which are easily matched and int...Circularly polarized rectennas operating at X-band are studied in this paper. The quasi-square patches fed by aperture coupling are used as the circularly polarized receiving antennas, which are easily matched and integrated with the circuits of rectennas. The double-layer structure not only minimizes the size of the rectennas but also decreases the effects of the circuits on the an- tenna. The receiving elements have broader bandwidth and higher gain than the single-layer patches. Two rectennas operating at 10GHz are designed, fabricated and measured. The voltage of 3.86V on a load of 200? is measured and a high RF-DC conversion efficiency of 75% is obtained at 9.98GHz. It is convenient for this kind of rectennas to form large arrays for high power applications.展开更多
Far-field wireless power transfer(WPT)is a major breakthrough technology that will enable the many anticipated ubiquitous Internet of Things(IoT)applications associated with fifth generation(5G),sixth generation(6G),a...Far-field wireless power transfer(WPT)is a major breakthrough technology that will enable the many anticipated ubiquitous Internet of Things(IoT)applications associated with fifth generation(5G),sixth generation(6G),and beyond wireless ecosystems.Rectennas,which are the combination of rectifying circuits and antennas,are the most critical components in far-field WPT systems.However,compact application devices require even smaller integrated rectennas that simultaneously have large electromagnetic wave capture capabilities,high alternating current(AC)-to-direct current(DC)(AC-to-DC)conversion efficiencies,and facilitate a multifunctional wireless performance.This paper reviews various rectenna miniaturization techniques such as meandered planar inverted-F antenna(PIFA)rectennas;miniaturized monopole-and dipole-based rectennas;fractal loop and patch rectennas;dielectric-loaded rectennas;and electrically small near-field resonant parasitic rectennas.Their performance characteristics are summarized and then compared with our previously developed electrically small Huygens rectennas that are proven to be more suitable for IoT applications.They have been tailored,for example,to achieve batteryfree IoT sensors as is demonstrated in this paper.Battery-free,wirelessly powered devices are smaller and lighter in weight in comparison to battery-powered devices.Moreover,they are environmentally friendly and,hence,have a significant societal benefit.A series of high-performance electrically small Huygens rectennas are presented including Huygens linearly-polarized(HLP)and circularly-polarized(HCP)rectennas;wirelessly powered IoT sensors based on these designs;and a dual-functional HLP rectenna and antenna system.Finally,two linear uniform HLP rectenna array systems are considered for significantly larger wireless power capture.Example arrays illustrate how they can be integrated advantageously with DC or radio frequency(RF)power-combining schemes for practical IoT applications.展开更多
The design of multiband microstrip rectenna for radio frequency energy harvesting applications is presented in this paper. The designed antenna has good performance in the GSM-900/1800, WiFi and WLAN bands. In additio...The design of multiband microstrip rectenna for radio frequency energy harvesting applications is presented in this paper. The designed antenna has good performance in the GSM-900/1800, WiFi and WLAN bands. In addition, the rectifier circuit is designed at multi resonant frequencies to collect the largest amount of RF ambient power from different RF sources. The developed antenna is matched with the rectifier at four desired frequencies using several rectifier branches to collect the largest of RF power. The proposed rectenna is printed on FR4 substrate with modified ground plane to achieve suitable impedance bandwidth. The proposed antenna consists of elliptical radiating plane with stubs and stepped modified ground plane. The rectenna resonates at quad frequency bands at (GSM 900/1800, WiFi band and WLAN bands) with rectifier power conversion efficiency up to 56.4% at 0 dBm input power using the HSMS-2850 Schottky diode. The efficiency is more enhanced by using SMS-7630-061 Schottky diode which is characterized by a low junction capacitance and a low threshold voltage to achieve higher conversion efficiency up to 71.1% at the same 0 dBm input power for the same resonating frequency band.展开更多
There are several sources of energy recovery in the ambient environment. Th<span style="font-family:Verdana;">e radiofrequency energy harvesting system is used to harvest the electromagnetic energy in ...There are several sources of energy recovery in the ambient environment. Th<span style="font-family:Verdana;">e radiofrequency energy harvesting system is used to harvest the electromagnetic energy in the air by processing energy sources to charge low</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-power electronic devices. Rectenna termed</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> as </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">rectif</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Verdana;">ying antenna is a device that is used to convert electromagnetic waves in the air into direct electric current. In this work, we have designed firstly the patch antenna with a small size printed on the FR4 substrate (40 mm × 47.5</span></span><span style="font-family:" color:black;"=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mm × 1.6 mm) and then the rectifier circuit. This rectenna is capable of working at a frequency range of 2.45 GHz. The antenna was designed using High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) 13.0 software with the result of working frequency of 2.453 GHz, S11 (Return Loss) </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Verdana;">52 dB, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) 1.036, gain 3.48 dB and bandwidth 150 MHz. The efficiency of rectifier design on Advanced Design System (ADS) 2011 software is 54% at the input power of 0 dBm at 2.45 GHz.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Verdana;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">The resulting system is capable of producing electrical energy to power low-power electronic equipment at a DC voltage of 732 mV.</span></span></span>展开更多
In this paper, we utilized villared rectifier technique to harvest wireless energy to overcome previously used RF-WEH rectenna. Our design focuses mainly on a multiple-stage Villard voltage multiplier model to rectify...In this paper, we utilized villared rectifier technique to harvest wireless energy to overcome previously used RF-WEH rectenna. Our design focuses mainly on a multiple-stage Villard voltage multiplier model to rectify the output voltage of the rectenna and transferred it to a dc load. As a starting point, optimization and parameter analysis offer a novel and small antenna for the 2.45 GHz ISM band that precisely matched. Moreover, the fabricated prototype has measured and simulated results have confirmed the antenna’s accuracy in the reflection coefficient. Second, a highly efficient antenna may effectively harvest the electrical energy by combining with the two-stage voltage multiplier circuit presented at the ISM band. Furthermore, the proposed rectenna has the optimum performance compared to state of art rectennas in terms of efficiency, power range, and impedance bandwidth showing pronounced achievement and increasing the DC output power significantly. The prototype is fabricated and experimentally tested to confirm the concept. Measurement results show that the proposed rectenna can be used for RF energy harvesting applications.展开更多
A high efficient C-band circularly polarized rectenna array with low-profile and lightweight for wireless power transmission of space solar power stations is proposed and designed in this paper.The receiving antenna i...A high efficient C-band circularly polarized rectenna array with low-profile and lightweight for wireless power transmission of space solar power stations is proposed and designed in this paper.The receiving antenna is an aperture-coupled microstrip quasi-square patch.The patch simultaneously excites two orthogonal modes of TM_(10)and TM_(01),which have a phase difference of 90◦by the perturbation method,so that the antenna operates in a circularly polarized state.The rectifier circuit is designed by microstrip lines in a parallel topology,and it consists of a stepped impedance matching network,a Schottky diode,two sector-branches as pass-through filter and a load.The input impedance of the rectifier and the characteristic impedance of the antenna feedline are both 50Ωfor being directly integrated into a rectenna.This rectenna has the advantages of low profile and scalability.The rectenna element,3×3 and 4×4 subarrays are simulated and tested with good agreement being obtained.The measured results show that the rectification efficiencies of the element and the two subarrays are 73.1%,72.7%,and 71.3%respectively at the center frequency of 5.76 GHz.Finally,a large rectenna array with 0.7 m aperture is designed to verify the scalability of the design.It will obtain 16.7 W of DC power at an efficiency of 65%.The rectenna has a profile of 1.61 mm and a surface density of less than 1.2 kg/m2.展开更多
This paper presents a rectenna with mixing functionality,specifically designed for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer(SWIPT)systems.The antenna uses an electric dipole structure,which not only featur...This paper presents a rectenna with mixing functionality,specifically designed for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer(SWIPT)systems.The antenna uses an electric dipole structure,which not only features a low profile but also provides high gain,significantly enhancing signal reception efficiency in the SWIPT receiver architecture.Simultaneously,the rectifier integrates a mixing function,allowing simultaneous processing of information and energy signals within the receiver,thus achieving highly efficient resource utilization.Compared with traditional architectures,this design greatly increases the integration of SWIPT receivers,reducing both manufacturing cost and design complexity,which aligns well with the growing demands of compact,high-efficiency modern wireless communication systems.To validate the effectiveness of this design,this paper conducts detailed design,fabrication,and testing of the antenna and integrated rectifying-mixer(IRM)circuit and sets up a practical SWIPT system for experimental verification.The results show that this rectenna can effectively meet the requirements of SWIPT applications under various operating conditions,achieving simultaneous reception of information and energy while demonstrating excellent transmission efficiency and interference resistance.These results confirm the high practicality and potential for widespread application of the proposed rectenna in SWIPT systems.展开更多
The microwave wireless power transmission technologies for space solar power station are a crucial field in the international space sector,where various countries are competing in its development.This paper surveys th...The microwave wireless power transmission technologies for space solar power station are a crucial field in the international space sector,where various countries are competing in its development.This paper surveys the research experiments and development efforts related to space solar power stations and microwave wireless power transmission technologies worldwide.The objective is to assess the progress and current state of this technological foundation,determine the necessary focus for developing high-power microwave wireless power transmission technology,and provide clarity on the direction of future technology development in these areas.Finally,a distributed space solar power station plan that is immediately feasible is proposed.展开更多
Nowadays, we are witnessing an era marked by the autonomy of wireless devices and sensor networks without the aid of batteries. RF energy harvesting therefore becomes a promising alternative for battery dependence. Th...Nowadays, we are witnessing an era marked by the autonomy of wireless devices and sensor networks without the aid of batteries. RF energy harvesting therefore becomes a promising alternative for battery dependence. This work presents the design of an RF energy harvesting system consisting mainly of a rectenna (antenna and rectification circuit) and an adaptation circuit. First of all, we designed two dipole type antennas. One operates in the GSM 900 MHz band and the other in the GSM 1800 MHz band. The performances of the proposed antennas are provided by the ANSYS HFSS software. Secondly, we proposed two rectification circuits in order to obtain conversion efficiencies at 0 dBm of 64% for the system operating at the frequency of 900 MHz and 37% for the system at the frequency of 1800 MHz RF-DC. The rectifiers used are based on Schottky diodes. For maximum transfer of power between the antenna and the rectification circuit, L-type matching circuits have been proposed. This rectifier offers DC voltage values of 806 mV for the circuit at the frequency of 900 MHz and 616 mV for the circuit at the frequency of 1800 MHz. The adaptation circuits are obtained by carrying out simulations on the ADS (Advanced Design System) software.展开更多
A novel low profile multiband rectenna was proposed for harvesting the 2 nd generation(2 G), the 3 rd generation(3 G), the 4 th generation(4 G), wireless local area networks(WLANs) etc., electromagnetic wave energy. T...A novel low profile multiband rectenna was proposed for harvesting the 2 nd generation(2 G), the 3 rd generation(3 G), the 4 th generation(4 G), wireless local area networks(WLANs) etc., electromagnetic wave energy. The proposed rectenna consists of a novel multiband antenna and a rectifier. The multiband antenna includes a radiating element on one side of a single layer dielectric substrate and a feeding spiral balun on the other side of the substrate. A conductive via is connected between the balun and the radiating element. In the radiating element, a deformed dipole structure is connected with an equiangular spiral slot structure and is used to generate a low frequency radiation around 900 MHz. The multiband antenna can work simultaneously at 0.869 GHz^0.948 GHz, 1.432 GHz^2.173 GHz, and 2.273 GHz^2.465 GHz with its peak gains of 7.1 dBi at 903 MHz, 4.1 dBi at 1 800 MHz, 5.2 dBi at 2 430 MHz. The radio frequency to direct current(RF-to-DC) conversion efficiencies of the rectifier are 58%~62% at these three frequencies for an input power of 0 dBm. The overall measurement results validate that the rectenna suits for energy harvesting and exhibits approximate maximum efficiencies of 58% at 0.9 GHz, 56% at 1.8 GHz, and 55% at 2.4 GHz with a low incident power density of 8 μW/cm^2.展开更多
We designed a sector bowtie nanoantenna integrated with a rectifier （Au-TiOx-Ti diode） for collect- ing infrared energy. The optical performance of the metallic bowtie nanoantenna was numerically investigated at inf...We designed a sector bowtie nanoantenna integrated with a rectifier （Au-TiOx-Ti diode） for collect- ing infrared energy. The optical performance of the metallic bowtie nanoantenna was numerically investigated at infrared frequencies （5-30 μm） using three-dimensional frequency-domain electro- magnetic field calculation software based on the finite element method. The simulation results indi- cate that the resonance wavelength and local field enhancement are greatly affected by the shape and size of the bowtie nanoantenna, as well as the relative permittivity and conductivity of the dielectric layer. The output current of the rectified nano-rectenna is substantially at nanoampere magnitude with an electric field intensity of 1 V/m. Moreover, the power conversion efficiency for devices with three different substrates illustrates that a substrate with a larger refractive index yields a higher efficiency and longer infrared response wavelength. Consequently, the optimized structure can pro- vide theoretical support for the design of novel optical rectennas and fabrication of optoelectronic devices.展开更多
微波能量传输技术作为空间太阳能电站(Space Solar Power Station,SSPS)的关键技术之一,目前的研究和验证工作均集中在各单项技术的突破和验证,缺乏针对SSPS系统特点的全面优化设计。文章根据SSPS的工作模式给出了全面验证空间太阳能电...微波能量传输技术作为空间太阳能电站(Space Solar Power Station,SSPS)的关键技术之一,目前的研究和验证工作均集中在各单项技术的突破和验证,缺乏针对SSPS系统特点的全面优化设计。文章根据SSPS的工作模式给出了全面验证空间太阳能电站微波能量传输的验证系统方案设计,对收发天线进行了一体化设计,利用了幅度近似高斯分布的发射阵列场分布设计和低反射的接收整流阵列设计,以高精度来波方向测量和高精度移相控制为波束指向控制的技术途径。对验证系统的波束收集效率进行了分析,收集效率可达94.2%,比传统均匀分布系统高出17.6%。验证系统可从系统规模缩比、波束扫描范围、发射天线口径场分布、整流天线处功率密度、反向波束控制方法等方面模拟SSPS微波能量传输工作模式,推动SSPS系统技术的发展。展开更多
微波无线输能(microwave wireless power transmission,MPT)技术应用于不易获取直流电能的场合,是研制太阳能卫星、近空间飞行器的关键技术,也可应用于无线传感器网络节点供能及环境低微微波能量的回收.比较了微带线型和共面带状线型2...微波无线输能(microwave wireless power transmission,MPT)技术应用于不易获取直流电能的场合,是研制太阳能卫星、近空间飞行器的关键技术,也可应用于无线传感器网络节点供能及环境低微微波能量的回收.比较了微带线型和共面带状线型2种典型整流天线的单元和阵列性能,提出了对接收天线和整流电路的要求;以获得最大微波波束捕获效率为目标,分析了发射天线拓扑结构及高斯削尖口径电平分布.在研究以上关键技术的基础上设计了一套C波段微波输能系统,该系统从发射端到接收端的直流-直流效率为35%.最后指出了微波无线输能技术存在的问题和未来发展方向.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62001338)the Open Funds for Sanya Science and Education Park(Grant No.2021KF0018)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.WUT:2021IVB029)
文摘Herein,we report the design,fabrication,and performance of two wireless energy harvesting devices based on highly flexible graphene macroscopic films(FGMFs).We first demonstrate that benefiting from the high conductivity of up to 1×10^(6)S m^(-1)and good resistive stability of FGMFs even under extensive bending,the FGMFs-based rectifying circuit(GRC)exhibits good flexibility and RF-to-DC efficiency of 53%at 2.1 GHz.Moreover,we further expand the application of FGMFs to a flexible wideband monopole rectenna and a 2.45 GHz wearable rectenna for harvesting wireless energy.The wideband rectenna at various bending conditions produces a maximum conversion efficiency of 52%,46%,and 44%at the 5th Generation(5G)2.1 GHz,Industrial Long-Term Evolution(LTE)2.3 GHz,and Scientific Medical(ISM)2.45 GHz,respectively.A 2.45 GHz GRC is optimized and integrated with an AMC-backed wearable antenna.The proposed 2.45 GHz wearable rectenna shows a maximum conversion efficiency of 55.7%.All the results indicate that the highly flexible graphene-film-based rectennas have great potential as a wireless power supplier for smart Internet of Things(loT)applications.
基金supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 1。
文摘While sufficient review articles exist on inductive short-range wireless power transfer(WPT),long-haul microwave WPT(MWPT)for solar power satellites,and ambient microwave wireless energy harvesting(MWEH)in urban areas,few studies focus on the fundamental modeling and related design automation of receiver systems.This article reviews the development of MWPT and MWEH receivers,with a focus on rectenna design automation.A novel rectifier model capable of accurately modeling the rectification process under both high and low input power is presented.The model reveals the theoretical boundary of radio frequency-to-direct current(dc)power conversion efficiency and,most importantly,enables an automated system design.The automated rectenna design flow is sequential,with the minimal engagement of iterative optimization.It covers the design automation of every module(i.e.,rectifiers,matching circuits,antennae,and dc–dc converters).Scaling-up of the technique to large rectenna arrays is also possible,where the challenges in array partitioning and power combining are briefly discussed.In addition,several cutting-edge rectenna techniques for MWPT and MWEH are reviewed,including the dynamic range extension technique,the harmonics-based retro-directive technique,and the simultaneous wireless information and power transfer technique,which can be good complements to the presented automated design methodology.
文摘This paper is focused on a wireless energy harvesting system using a rectifying antenna (rectenna). The proposed device consists of a wideband cross-dipole antenna, a microwave low-pass filter and a doubling rectifying circuit using Shottcky diodes as rectifying elements. Previously, a few of wideband rectennas have been investigated at 1.7 to 2.5 GHz. The originality of this paper is on the new wideband rectenna design which can harvest the ambient radio frequency (RF) power at 1.7 to 2.5 GHz. In this system, a new wideband cross dipole is designed and used to achieve the required bandwidth and duel-polarization. In addition, the voltage doubling rectifying circuit is optimized to achieve the best performance at power density levels 2 which are typical in urban environments. The characteristics of the proposed rectenna over the desired frequency range are investigated, and the integrated rectenna is simulated, made and tested for low input power densities from 5 to 200 μW/cm2. The simulation and measurement results of the rectenna are compared and a good agreement is achieved. The results demonstrate that the maximum rectenna conversion efficiency is nearly 57% around 1.7 GHz and over 20% over the wideband of interest for the incident power density of 120 μW/cm2. It is noted that the impedance matching is one of the main factors affecting the rectenna energy conversion efficiency. This new wideband rectenna has great potential to harvest wireless energy in GSM/3G/4G and ISM 2.4 GHz bands.
基金supported by the Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi research and development fund.
文摘In this paper,the design of a resonator rectenna,based on metamaterials and capable of harvesting radio-frequency energy at 2.45 GHz to power any low-power devices,is presented.The proposed design uses a simple and inexpensive circuit consisting of a microstrip patch antenna with a mushroom-like electromagnetic band gap(EBG),partially reflective surface(PRS)structure,rectifier circuit,voltage multiplier circuit,and 2.45 GHzWi-Fi module.The mushroom-like EBG sheet was fabricated on an FR4 substrate surrounding the conventional patch antenna to suppress surface waves so as to enhance the antenna performance.Furthermore,the antenna performance was improved more by utilizing the slotted I-shaped structure as a superstrate called a PRS surface.The enhancement occurred via the reflection of the transmitted power.The proposed rectenna achieved a maximum directive gain of 11.62 dBi covering the industrial,scientific,and medical radio band of 2.40–2.48 GHz.A Wi-Fi 4231 access point transmitted signals in the 2.45 GHz band.The rectenna,located 45◦anticlockwise relative to the access point,could achieve a maximum power of 0.53μW.In this study,the rectenna was fully characterized and charged to low-power devices.
基金Supported by the Development Fund of Shanghai Edu-cation Committee and Shanghai Leading Academic Dis-cipline Project (No.T0102)
文摘Circularly polarized rectennas operating at X-band are studied in this paper. The quasi-square patches fed by aperture coupling are used as the circularly polarized receiving antennas, which are easily matched and integrated with the circuits of rectennas. The double-layer structure not only minimizes the size of the rectennas but also decreases the effects of the circuits on the an- tenna. The receiving elements have broader bandwidth and higher gain than the single-layer patches. Two rectennas operating at 10GHz are designed, fabricated and measured. The voltage of 3.86V on a load of 200? is measured and a high RF-DC conversion efficiency of 75% is obtained at 9.98GHz. It is convenient for this kind of rectennas to form large arrays for high power applications.
基金supported by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship (PRO18-6147)Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) (PRO20-9959)
文摘Far-field wireless power transfer(WPT)is a major breakthrough technology that will enable the many anticipated ubiquitous Internet of Things(IoT)applications associated with fifth generation(5G),sixth generation(6G),and beyond wireless ecosystems.Rectennas,which are the combination of rectifying circuits and antennas,are the most critical components in far-field WPT systems.However,compact application devices require even smaller integrated rectennas that simultaneously have large electromagnetic wave capture capabilities,high alternating current(AC)-to-direct current(DC)(AC-to-DC)conversion efficiencies,and facilitate a multifunctional wireless performance.This paper reviews various rectenna miniaturization techniques such as meandered planar inverted-F antenna(PIFA)rectennas;miniaturized monopole-and dipole-based rectennas;fractal loop and patch rectennas;dielectric-loaded rectennas;and electrically small near-field resonant parasitic rectennas.Their performance characteristics are summarized and then compared with our previously developed electrically small Huygens rectennas that are proven to be more suitable for IoT applications.They have been tailored,for example,to achieve batteryfree IoT sensors as is demonstrated in this paper.Battery-free,wirelessly powered devices are smaller and lighter in weight in comparison to battery-powered devices.Moreover,they are environmentally friendly and,hence,have a significant societal benefit.A series of high-performance electrically small Huygens rectennas are presented including Huygens linearly-polarized(HLP)and circularly-polarized(HCP)rectennas;wirelessly powered IoT sensors based on these designs;and a dual-functional HLP rectenna and antenna system.Finally,two linear uniform HLP rectenna array systems are considered for significantly larger wireless power capture.Example arrays illustrate how they can be integrated advantageously with DC or radio frequency(RF)power-combining schemes for practical IoT applications.
文摘The design of multiband microstrip rectenna for radio frequency energy harvesting applications is presented in this paper. The designed antenna has good performance in the GSM-900/1800, WiFi and WLAN bands. In addition, the rectifier circuit is designed at multi resonant frequencies to collect the largest amount of RF ambient power from different RF sources. The developed antenna is matched with the rectifier at four desired frequencies using several rectifier branches to collect the largest of RF power. The proposed rectenna is printed on FR4 substrate with modified ground plane to achieve suitable impedance bandwidth. The proposed antenna consists of elliptical radiating plane with stubs and stepped modified ground plane. The rectenna resonates at quad frequency bands at (GSM 900/1800, WiFi band and WLAN bands) with rectifier power conversion efficiency up to 56.4% at 0 dBm input power using the HSMS-2850 Schottky diode. The efficiency is more enhanced by using SMS-7630-061 Schottky diode which is characterized by a low junction capacitance and a low threshold voltage to achieve higher conversion efficiency up to 71.1% at the same 0 dBm input power for the same resonating frequency band.
文摘There are several sources of energy recovery in the ambient environment. Th<span style="font-family:Verdana;">e radiofrequency energy harvesting system is used to harvest the electromagnetic energy in the air by processing energy sources to charge low</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-power electronic devices. Rectenna termed</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> as </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">rectif</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Verdana;">ying antenna is a device that is used to convert electromagnetic waves in the air into direct electric current. In this work, we have designed firstly the patch antenna with a small size printed on the FR4 substrate (40 mm × 47.5</span></span><span style="font-family:" color:black;"=""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mm × 1.6 mm) and then the rectifier circuit. This rectenna is capable of working at a frequency range of 2.45 GHz. The antenna was designed using High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) 13.0 software with the result of working frequency of 2.453 GHz, S11 (Return Loss) </span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Verdana;">52 dB, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) 1.036, gain 3.48 dB and bandwidth 150 MHz. The efficiency of rectifier design on Advanced Design System (ADS) 2011 software is 54% at the input power of 0 dBm at 2.45 GHz.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Verdana;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;">The resulting system is capable of producing electrical energy to power low-power electronic equipment at a DC voltage of 732 mV.</span></span></span>
文摘In this paper, we utilized villared rectifier technique to harvest wireless energy to overcome previously used RF-WEH rectenna. Our design focuses mainly on a multiple-stage Villard voltage multiplier model to rectify the output voltage of the rectenna and transferred it to a dc load. As a starting point, optimization and parameter analysis offer a novel and small antenna for the 2.45 GHz ISM band that precisely matched. Moreover, the fabricated prototype has measured and simulated results have confirmed the antenna’s accuracy in the reflection coefficient. Second, a highly efficient antenna may effectively harvest the electrical energy by combining with the two-stage voltage multiplier circuit presented at the ISM band. Furthermore, the proposed rectenna has the optimum performance compared to state of art rectennas in terms of efficiency, power range, and impedance bandwidth showing pronounced achievement and increasing the DC output power significantly. The prototype is fabricated and experimentally tested to confirm the concept. Measurement results show that the proposed rectenna can be used for RF energy harvesting applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Founda-tions of China under Grant 62171270.
文摘A high efficient C-band circularly polarized rectenna array with low-profile and lightweight for wireless power transmission of space solar power stations is proposed and designed in this paper.The receiving antenna is an aperture-coupled microstrip quasi-square patch.The patch simultaneously excites two orthogonal modes of TM_(10)and TM_(01),which have a phase difference of 90◦by the perturbation method,so that the antenna operates in a circularly polarized state.The rectifier circuit is designed by microstrip lines in a parallel topology,and it consists of a stepped impedance matching network,a Schottky diode,two sector-branches as pass-through filter and a load.The input impedance of the rectifier and the characteristic impedance of the antenna feedline are both 50Ωfor being directly integrated into a rectenna.This rectenna has the advantages of low profile and scalability.The rectenna element,3×3 and 4×4 subarrays are simulated and tested with good agreement being obtained.The measured results show that the rectification efficiencies of the element and the two subarrays are 73.1%,72.7%,and 71.3%respectively at the center frequency of 5.76 GHz.Finally,a large rectenna array with 0.7 m aperture is designed to verify the scalability of the design.It will obtain 16.7 W of DC power at an efficiency of 65%.The rectenna has a profile of 1.61 mm and a surface density of less than 1.2 kg/m2.
文摘This paper presents a rectenna with mixing functionality,specifically designed for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer(SWIPT)systems.The antenna uses an electric dipole structure,which not only features a low profile but also provides high gain,significantly enhancing signal reception efficiency in the SWIPT receiver architecture.Simultaneously,the rectifier integrates a mixing function,allowing simultaneous processing of information and energy signals within the receiver,thus achieving highly efficient resource utilization.Compared with traditional architectures,this design greatly increases the integration of SWIPT receivers,reducing both manufacturing cost and design complexity,which aligns well with the growing demands of compact,high-efficiency modern wireless communication systems.To validate the effectiveness of this design,this paper conducts detailed design,fabrication,and testing of the antenna and integrated rectifying-mixer(IRM)circuit and sets up a practical SWIPT system for experimental verification.The results show that this rectenna can effectively meet the requirements of SWIPT applications under various operating conditions,achieving simultaneous reception of information and energy while demonstrating excellent transmission efficiency and interference resistance.These results confirm the high practicality and potential for widespread application of the proposed rectenna in SWIPT systems.
基金Entrusted Fund of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology(NICT),Japan(JPJ012368C02401)。
文摘The microwave wireless power transmission technologies for space solar power station are a crucial field in the international space sector,where various countries are competing in its development.This paper surveys the research experiments and development efforts related to space solar power stations and microwave wireless power transmission technologies worldwide.The objective is to assess the progress and current state of this technological foundation,determine the necessary focus for developing high-power microwave wireless power transmission technology,and provide clarity on the direction of future technology development in these areas.Finally,a distributed space solar power station plan that is immediately feasible is proposed.
文摘Nowadays, we are witnessing an era marked by the autonomy of wireless devices and sensor networks without the aid of batteries. RF energy harvesting therefore becomes a promising alternative for battery dependence. This work presents the design of an RF energy harvesting system consisting mainly of a rectenna (antenna and rectification circuit) and an adaptation circuit. First of all, we designed two dipole type antennas. One operates in the GSM 900 MHz band and the other in the GSM 1800 MHz band. The performances of the proposed antennas are provided by the ANSYS HFSS software. Secondly, we proposed two rectification circuits in order to obtain conversion efficiencies at 0 dBm of 64% for the system operating at the frequency of 900 MHz and 37% for the system at the frequency of 1800 MHz RF-DC. The rectifiers used are based on Schottky diodes. For maximum transfer of power between the antenna and the rectification circuit, L-type matching circuits have been proposed. This rectifier offers DC voltage values of 806 mV for the circuit at the frequency of 900 MHz and 616 mV for the circuit at the frequency of 1800 MHz. The adaptation circuits are obtained by carrying out simulations on the ADS (Advanced Design System) software.
基金supported by the Open Fund Project of Engineering Research and Development Center of Nanjing College of Information Technology (KF20160103)the Jiangsu Province Qing Lan Project,the Jiangsu Province 333 Project (BRA2017343)+2 种基金the Jiangsu Province University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (2018)the Nanjing Qixia District Industry-University-Research Cooperation Project (GC201804)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61671232)
文摘A novel low profile multiband rectenna was proposed for harvesting the 2 nd generation(2 G), the 3 rd generation(3 G), the 4 th generation(4 G), wireless local area networks(WLANs) etc., electromagnetic wave energy. The proposed rectenna consists of a novel multiband antenna and a rectifier. The multiband antenna includes a radiating element on one side of a single layer dielectric substrate and a feeding spiral balun on the other side of the substrate. A conductive via is connected between the balun and the radiating element. In the radiating element, a deformed dipole structure is connected with an equiangular spiral slot structure and is used to generate a low frequency radiation around 900 MHz. The multiband antenna can work simultaneously at 0.869 GHz^0.948 GHz, 1.432 GHz^2.173 GHz, and 2.273 GHz^2.465 GHz with its peak gains of 7.1 dBi at 903 MHz, 4.1 dBi at 1 800 MHz, 5.2 dBi at 2 430 MHz. The radio frequency to direct current(RF-to-DC) conversion efficiencies of the rectifier are 58%~62% at these three frequencies for an input power of 0 dBm. The overall measurement results validate that the rectenna suits for energy harvesting and exhibits approximate maximum efficiencies of 58% at 0.9 GHz, 56% at 1.8 GHz, and 55% at 2.4 GHz with a low incident power density of 8 μW/cm^2.
基金This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China （Grant No. 2015DFG62610） and the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 11404074）.
文摘We designed a sector bowtie nanoantenna integrated with a rectifier （Au-TiOx-Ti diode） for collect- ing infrared energy. The optical performance of the metallic bowtie nanoantenna was numerically investigated at infrared frequencies （5-30 μm） using three-dimensional frequency-domain electro- magnetic field calculation software based on the finite element method. The simulation results indi- cate that the resonance wavelength and local field enhancement are greatly affected by the shape and size of the bowtie nanoantenna, as well as the relative permittivity and conductivity of the dielectric layer. The output current of the rectified nano-rectenna is substantially at nanoampere magnitude with an electric field intensity of 1 V/m. Moreover, the power conversion efficiency for devices with three different substrates illustrates that a substrate with a larger refractive index yields a higher efficiency and longer infrared response wavelength. Consequently, the optimized structure can pro- vide theoretical support for the design of novel optical rectennas and fabrication of optoelectronic devices.
文摘微波能量传输技术作为空间太阳能电站(Space Solar Power Station,SSPS)的关键技术之一,目前的研究和验证工作均集中在各单项技术的突破和验证,缺乏针对SSPS系统特点的全面优化设计。文章根据SSPS的工作模式给出了全面验证空间太阳能电站微波能量传输的验证系统方案设计,对收发天线进行了一体化设计,利用了幅度近似高斯分布的发射阵列场分布设计和低反射的接收整流阵列设计,以高精度来波方向测量和高精度移相控制为波束指向控制的技术途径。对验证系统的波束收集效率进行了分析,收集效率可达94.2%,比传统均匀分布系统高出17.6%。验证系统可从系统规模缩比、波束扫描范围、发射天线口径场分布、整流天线处功率密度、反向波束控制方法等方面模拟SSPS微波能量传输工作模式,推动SSPS系统技术的发展。
文摘微波无线输能(microwave wireless power transmission,MPT)技术应用于不易获取直流电能的场合,是研制太阳能卫星、近空间飞行器的关键技术,也可应用于无线传感器网络节点供能及环境低微微波能量的回收.比较了微带线型和共面带状线型2种典型整流天线的单元和阵列性能,提出了对接收天线和整流电路的要求;以获得最大微波波束捕获效率为目标,分析了发射天线拓扑结构及高斯削尖口径电平分布.在研究以上关键技术的基础上设计了一套C波段微波输能系统,该系统从发射端到接收端的直流-直流效率为35%.最后指出了微波无线输能技术存在的问题和未来发展方向.
