Title :
RF energy harvesting for autonomous wireless sensor networks
Author :
Ali, Mohamed ; Albasha, L. ; Qaddoumi, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., American Univ. of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abstract :
The system specifications of RF energy harvesting are outlined, indicating the general guideline of low power circuit and system design as well as the frequency set to be used in the system. Four frequency bands representing five wireless standards were chosen namely, GSM, DTV, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and road tolling system. A harvesting system has been designed and simulated. A microstrip line antenna, RF-DC rectifier circuit and a voltage doubler circuit were designed. The simulations show promising preliminary results for the RF energy harvesting system compared to similar work in literature.
Keywords :
Bluetooth; cellular radio; digital television; energy harvesting; low-power electronics; microstrip antennas; microstrip lines; rectifiers; wireless LAN; wireless sensor networks; Bluetooth; DTV; GSM; RF energy harvesting system; RF-DC rectifier circuit design; Wi-Fi; autonomous wireless sensor network; frequency band; frequency set; low power circuit; microstrip line antenna; road tolling system; system design; system specification; voltage doubler circuit design; wireless standard; CMOS integrated circuits; GSM; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Integrated circuit modeling; Radio frequency; Rectifiers; Low power design; RF Energy Harvesting; RF-DC rectifier;
Conference_Titel :
Design & Technology of Integrated Systems in Nanoscale Era (DTIS), 2013 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Abu Dhabi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6039-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6038-8
DOI :
10.1109/DTIS.2013.6527782
