Fast Analysis of a Broad-Band Microwave Rectenna Using 3-D FEM and Padé Approximation

Author

Essakhi, B. ; Pichon, L. ; Akoun, G.

Author_Institution

Univ. de Paris-Sud, Gif-sur-Yvette

Volume

43

Issue

4

fYear

2007

fDate

4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1309

Lastpage

1312

Abstract

In this paper, a computationally efficient model of a broad band microwave rectenna is presented. A rectenna is a microwave power receiver: it includes a rectifying circuit and an antenna. In this paper, the combination of a 3-D edge finite-element method with a Padeacute rational approximation procedure allows a fast characterization of the antenna over the wide frequency band. Then an equivalent circuit of the whole device including distributed parts and lumped nonlinear components is easily obtained. A global circuit time domain simulation of the rectenna with PSPICE is thus available

Keywords

SPICE; approximation theory; broadband antennas; coupled circuits; equivalent circuits; finite element analysis; microwave receivers; rectennas; rectifying circuits; time-domain analysis; 3D FEM; PSPICE; Pade rational approximation; broadband microwave rectenna; equivalent circuit; lumped nonlinear components; microwave power receiver; rectifying circuit; time domain simulation; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Equivalent circuits; Finite element methods; Frequency; Microwave antennas; Microwave devices; Receiving antennas; Rectennas; Rectifying circuits; Coupled field-circuit simulation; Padé approximation; finite-element method; microwave rectenna;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2006.891001

Filename

4137717