Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting Systems

The design of wireless power transfer (WPT) and energy harvesting (EH) solutions poses different challenges towards achieving maximum RF-DC conversion efficiency in these systems. This paper covers several selected challenges when developing WPT and electromagnetic EH solutions, such as the design o...

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Main Authors: A. Collado, S. Daskalakis, K. Niotaki, R. Martinez, F. Bolos, A. Georgiadis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Spolecnost pro radioelektronicke inzenyrstvi 2017-06-01
Series:Radioengineering
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Online Access:https://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2017/17_02_0411_0417.pdf
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spelling doaj-68ace4db34a24e97aec41e04935dae802020-11-25T00:26:26ZengSpolecnost pro radioelektronicke inzenyrstviRadioengineering1210-25122017-06-01262411417Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting SystemsA. ColladoS. DaskalakisK. NiotakiR. MartinezF. BolosA. GeorgiadisThe design of wireless power transfer (WPT) and energy harvesting (EH) solutions poses different challenges towards achieving maximum RF-DC conversion efficiency in these systems. This paper covers several selected challenges when developing WPT and electromagnetic EH solutions, such as the design of multiband and broadband rectifiers, the minimization of the effect that load and input power variations may have on the system performance and finally the most optimum power combining mechanisms that can be used when dealing with multi-element rectifiers.https://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2017/17_02_0411_0417.pdfWireless power transferenergy harvestingrectifierrectennaSchottky diodemultiband rectifierbroadband rectifierwideband rectifier
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author A. Collado
S. Daskalakis
K. Niotaki
R. Martinez
F. Bolos
A. Georgiadis
spellingShingle A. Collado
S. Daskalakis
K. Niotaki
R. Martinez
F. Bolos
A. Georgiadis
Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting Systems
Radioengineering
Wireless power transfer
energy harvesting
rectifier
rectenna
Schottky diode
multiband rectifier
broadband rectifier
wideband rectifier
author_facet A. Collado
S. Daskalakis
K. Niotaki
R. Martinez
F. Bolos
A. Georgiadis
author_sort A. Collado
title Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting Systems
title_short Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting Systems
title_full Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting Systems
title_fullStr Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting Systems
title_full_unstemmed Rectifier Design Challenges for RF Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting Systems
title_sort rectifier design challenges for rf wireless power transfer and energy harvesting systems
publisher Spolecnost pro radioelektronicke inzenyrstvi
series Radioengineering
issn 1210-2512
publishDate 2017-06-01
description The design of wireless power transfer (WPT) and energy harvesting (EH) solutions poses different challenges towards achieving maximum RF-DC conversion efficiency in these systems. This paper covers several selected challenges when developing WPT and electromagnetic EH solutions, such as the design of multiband and broadband rectifiers, the minimization of the effect that load and input power variations may have on the system performance and finally the most optimum power combining mechanisms that can be used when dealing with multi-element rectifiers.
topic Wireless power transfer
energy harvesting
rectifier
rectenna
Schottky diode
multiband rectifier
broadband rectifier
wideband rectifier
url https://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2017/17_02_0411_0417.pdf
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