scholarly journals 2 × 2 Textile Rectenna Array with Electromagnetically Coupled Microstrip Patch Antennas in the 2.4 GHz WiFi Band

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1447
Author(s):  
Juan-Manuel Lopez-Garde ◽  
Ruben Del-Rio-Ruiz ◽  
Jon Legarda ◽  
Hendrik Rogier
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Average Power ◽  
Input Power ◽  
Patch Antennas ◽  
Physical Size ◽  
Microstrip Patch Antennas ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Dc Power ◽  
End To End

The development of e-textiles is fostering research in wireless energy transmission. This paper presents a purely textile 2.4 GHz WiFi band 2 × 2 rectenna array for RF energy harvesting. It utilizes the electromagnetically coupled microstrip patch antenna topology and a simple and precise construction method that provides a good performance repeatability to create multilayer microstrip textile patch antennas. The rectifier is implemented with Schottky diodes and it takes the voltage doubling configuration. An average DC power of 1,1 mW was measured for 14 μW/cm2 of RF input power density, while the end-to-end average power conversion efficiency (PCE) measured was 31%. The characterization of the end-to-end PCE was evaluated considering the physical size of the prototype to make the comparison with other designs easier. Measurements in a real WiFi scenario were also performed, demonstrating its feasibility for feeding e-textiles.

scholarly journals A Review on the Contemporary Research on Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.15) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Manee Sangaran Diagarajan ◽  
Agileswari Ramasamy ◽  
Norashidah Bt. Md Din ◽  
Praveen Naidu Vummadisetty
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Power Management ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Positive Energy ◽  
Patch Antennas ◽  
Radio Frequency Energy ◽  
Microstrip Patch Antennas ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Low Power Wireless Networks

Radio Frequency harvesting has recently become one of the alternate approaches to power up low power wireless networks. This evolving technology opens the gate for positive energy renewal for wireless components. This paper presents a comprehensive review which includes all the important components in a RF energy harvesting system which are microstrip patch antennas, rectifier modules and power management modules. Different types of microstrip patch antennas and its designs and outputs are discussed. Rectifier modules with Schottky diodes operating under two different frequency bands are also compared and discussed. In addition, different methods of available power management circuits with different methods are also deliberated in this paper. This review also explores various key design issues and envisions some open research directions.  

scholarly journals Design and characterization of microstrip patch antennas for high-Tc superconducting terahertz emitters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manabu Tsujimoto ◽  
Youta Kaneko ◽  
Genki Kuwano ◽  
Kanae Nagayama ◽  
Takayuki Imai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antennas ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Microstrip Patch Antennas ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Terahertz Emitters

Bio-Inspired Algorithms Applied on Microstrip Patch Antennas: a Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Omar A. Saraereh ◽  
Amer A. Al Saraira ◽  
Qais H. Alsafasfeh ◽  
Aodeh Arfoa
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antennas ◽  
Microstrip Patch Antennas ◽  
Microstrip Patch
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