Rectennas for radio-frequency energy harvesting and wireless power transfer: A review of antenna design [Antenna applications corner]
Rectennas for radio-frequency energy harvesting and wireless power transfer: A review of antenna design [Antenna applications corner]
Radio-frequency (RF) energy harvesting (RFEH) and radiative wireless power transfer (WPT) have attracted significant interest as methods of enabling battery-free sustainable wireless networks. Rectifying antennas (rectennas) are the cornerstone of WPT and RFEH systems and critically affect the amount of dc power delivered to the load. The antenna element of the rectenna directly impacts the radiation-to-ac harvesting efficiency, which can vary the harvested power by orders of magnitude. In this article, antenna designs employed in WPT and ambient RFEH applications are reviewed. Reported rectennas are categorized based on two main criteria: the antenna-rectifier impedance bandwidth and the antenna's radiation properties. For each criterion, the figure of merit (FoM) is identified for different applications and reviewed comparatively.
antennas, rectennas, energy harvesting, internet of things, wireless power transfer, rectifiers, rf energy harvesting, antenna rectifier co-design, impedance matching, broadband antennas, radio frequency, ambient rf energy harvesting
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Wagih, Mahmoud
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Weddell, Alex S.
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Beeby, Steve
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6 October 2020
Wagih, Mahmoud
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Weddell, Alex S.
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Beeby, Steve
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Wagih, Mahmoud, Weddell, Alex S. and Beeby, Steve
(2020)
Rectennas for radio-frequency energy harvesting and wireless power transfer: A review of antenna design [Antenna applications corner].
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 62 (5), , [9214948].
(doi:10.1109/MAP.2020.3012872).
Abstract
Radio-frequency (RF) energy harvesting (RFEH) and radiative wireless power transfer (WPT) have attracted significant interest as methods of enabling battery-free sustainable wireless networks. Rectifying antennas (rectennas) are the cornerstone of WPT and RFEH systems and critically affect the amount of dc power delivered to the load. The antenna element of the rectenna directly impacts the radiation-to-ac harvesting efficiency, which can vary the harvested power by orders of magnitude. In this article, antenna designs employed in WPT and ambient RFEH applications are reviewed. Reported rectennas are categorized based on two main criteria: the antenna-rectifier impedance bandwidth and the antenna's radiation properties. For each criterion, the figure of merit (FoM) is identified for different applications and reviewed comparatively.
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Rectennas for RF Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer: a Review of Antenna Design
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 November 2019
Published date: 6 October 2020
Keywords:
antennas, rectennas, energy harvesting, internet of things, wireless power transfer, rectifiers, rf energy harvesting, antenna rectifier co-design, impedance matching, broadband antennas, radio frequency, ambient rf energy harvesting
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/435895
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