A novel compact folded dipole architecture for 2.45 GHz rectenna application

A compact folded dipole architecture and a related system design method for 2.45 GHz rectenna application is presented. It is shown that using this folded dipole structure, the traditional rectenna system design can be almost simplified to only a required antenna design. Simultaneously, the design cycle time will be much reduced. In addition, the proposed architecture is uni-planar, robust, and compact, which lead to an easy design and realization at the required frequency ranges with a very low cost. The proposed 2.45 GHz rectenna system is designed and measured for its microwave performances.