Title :
Design of multi-channel rectifier with high PCE for ambient RF energy harvesting
Author :
Zheng Zhong ; Hucheng Sun ; Yong-Xin Guo
Author_Institution :
Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
An efficient and successful multi-channel rectifier for ambient RF energy harvesting has been designed and evaluated at GSM-1800 and UTMS-2100 bands. This design could sufficiently enhance the RF-to-DC power conversion efficiency (PCE) in weak signal reception environment. The validity of the proposed design is verified by detailed experimental results, which indicate that a maximum PEC of 38.8% and an output DC voltage of 280 mV have been observed over an optimized 6400Ω resistive load by collecting relatively low ambient RF power.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; rectifiers; GSM-1800 band; PCE; RF-to-DC power conversion efficiency; UTMS-2100 bands; ambient RF energy harvesting; multichannel rectifier; voltage 280 mV; weak signal reception environment; Antenna measurements; Density measurement; Energy harvesting; Frequency measurement; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Rectifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas & Propagation (ISAP), 2013 Proceedings of the International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-7-5641-4279-7
