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Dual-band CPW rectenna for low input power energy harvesting applications

IET Circuits, Devices & Systems • 2020
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Authors Mohamed Aboualalaa; Islam Mansour; Adel B. Abdelrahman; Ahmed Allam; Mohamed Abozahhad; Hala Elsadek; Ramesh K. Pokharel
Keywords Not Available
Journal IET Circuits, Devices & Systems
Publisher IET
Volume 14
Issue 6
Pages 892 – 897
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
Supplementary Materials Islam Mansour Abdelfattah Abdelrahman_Dual-band CPW rectenna for low input power energy harvesting applications.pdf
Abstract
Adual-frequency band low input power rectenna is proposed in this study. The rectenna is comprised of a co-planar
waveguide (CPW) rectifier integrated with a rectangular split ring antenna loaded by a spiral strip line. A single diode series
connection topology is used to miniaturise the losses at low input power. A spiral coil in addition to two short circuit stubs are
used as a matching network for maximum power transfer between the antenna and the rectifying circuit. The proposed rectenna
operates at low input power with relatively high measured RF-DC conversion efficiency up to 74% at input power of −6.5 dBm at
the first resonant frequency f 1 = 700MHz and 70% at −4.5 dBm at the second operating frequency f 2 = 1.4 GHz with a resistive
load of 1.9 kΩ. The measured rectenna sensitivity (the rectenna ability to receive low power with acceptable conversion
efficiency) reaches up to −20 dBm with a conversion efficiency of 47 and 36% at f 1 and f 2, respectively, and a DC output voltage
of 0.18V. The measured efficiency is over 50% from −18 to −3.5 dBm and from −15 to −1.5 dBm at f 1 and f 2, respectively.