35 GHz rectenna implemented with a patch and a microstrip dipole antenna

Author

Yoo, T. ; McSpadden, J. ; Chang, K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

1-5 June 1992

Firstpage

345

Abstract

35-GHz rectennas have been developed using a patch and a microstrip dipole antenna. The power conversion efficiencies from RF to DC were measured as 29% and 39% with an input power of 120 mW. The multireflection method developed for the analysis of a mixer was used to analyze the performance of a 35-GHz rectenna using a Ka-band mixer diode. Through this analysis, the effect of the reactive elements of the diode on the efficiency was investigated, and the optimum operating circuit conditions and the maximum conversion efficiency were obtained.<>

Keywords

microstrip antennas; microwave power transmission; nonlinear network analysis; rectifying circuits; solid-state microwave circuits; solid-state rectifiers; 120 mW; 29 percent; 35 GHz; 39 percent; EHF; Ka-band mixer diode; input power; maximum conversion efficiency; microstrip dipole antenna; microwave power transmission; optimum operating circuit conditions; patch antennas; performance; power conversion efficiencies; rectenna; Antenna measurements; Circuits; Diodes; Dipole antennas; Microstrip antennas; Performance analysis; Power conversion; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Rectennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0611-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1992.187983

Filename

187983