Title :
High-impedance wideband folded dipole antenna for energy harvesting applications
Author :
Miyagoshi, Hiroshi ; Noguchi, Keisuke ; Itoh, Kenji ; Ida, Jiro
Author_Institution :
Kanazawa Inst. of Technol., Nonoichi, Japan
Abstract :
A high-impedance wideband folded dipole antenna (FDA) has been designed for energy harvesting applications. High impedance is necessary for producing high efficiency rectennas. An impedance of over 300 Ω can be achieved by FDAs due to the impedance step-up function. The wideband design is introduced theoretically using an equivalent circuit for the FDA. A bandwidth over 20% with a characteristic impedance of 350 Ω was achieved. Measurements of the fabricated antenna are compared with the results of simulations and the high-impedance wideband design is verified.
Keywords :
broadband antennas; dipole antennas; energy harvesting; equivalent circuits; rectennas; FDA; energy harvesting application; equivalent circuit; high-impedance wideband folded dipole antenna; impedance step-up function; rectenna; resistance 350 ohm; Broadband antennas; Digital TV; Dipole antennas; Energy harvesting; Impedance; Wideband; digital TV broadcasting; energy harvesting; folded dipole antenna; high impedance; wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (ISAP), 2014 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
DOI :
10.1109/ISANP.2014.7026794
