Title :
Broadband bowtie antenna for RF energy scavenging applications
Author :
Congedo, F. ; Monti, G. ; Tarricone, L. ; Cannarile, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Innovation for Eng., Univ. of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents a broadband planar antenna; experimental results demonstrate a relative bandwidth of 122%. As an example of application, the antenna is used in the design of a rectenna for RF energy scavenging, with promising performance.
Keywords :
bow-tie antennas; broadband antennas; energy harvesting; planar antennas; rectennas; RF energy scavenging; broadband bowtie antenna; rectenna; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Energy harvesting; Rectennas; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0250-1
