Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications

Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications

In this study, a broadband Radio Frequency (RF) energy harvester implementation is presented. The system uses a broadband discone antenna, which can operate efficiently in a broad frequency spectrum, including LTE, DCS 1800 and UMTS 2100 cellular frequency bands. The system is able to harvest energy...

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Main Authors: Manolis G. Tampouratzis, Demosthenes Vouyioukas, Dimitrios Stratakis, Traianos Yioultsis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Technologies
Subjects:
broadband antennas
discone antenna
rectennas
radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting
schottky diode
voltage doubler rectifier (VDR)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/8/2/21
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spelling doaj-ceaedaff9cdf49d99f5486f7c6e328232020-11-25T01:44:06ZengMDPI AGTechnologies2227-70802020-04-018212110.3390/technologies8020021Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting ApplicationsManolis G. Tampouratzis0Demosthenes Vouyioukas1Dimitrios Stratakis2Traianos Yioultsis3Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean, GR 83200 Karlovasi, GreeceDepartment of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean, GR 83200 Karlovasi, GreeceDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), GR 71004 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), GR 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceIn this study, a broadband Radio Frequency (RF) energy harvester implementation is presented. The system uses a broadband discone antenna, which can operate efficiently in a broad frequency spectrum, including LTE, DCS 1800 and UMTS 2100 cellular frequency bands. The system is able to harvest energy from various electromagnetic field sources, thus has the potential to efficiently charge a storage energy element in a short time. The prototype broadband RF energy harvester was tested in the laboratory and also in a typical urban environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/8/2/21broadband antennasdiscone antennarectennasradio frequency (RF) energy harvestingschottky diodevoltage doubler rectifier (VDR)
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author Manolis G. Tampouratzis
Demosthenes Vouyioukas
Dimitrios Stratakis
Traianos Yioultsis
spellingShingle Manolis G. Tampouratzis
Demosthenes Vouyioukas
Dimitrios Stratakis
Traianos Yioultsis
Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications
Technologies
broadband antennas
discone antenna
rectennas
radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting
schottky diode
voltage doubler rectifier (VDR)
author_facet Manolis G. Tampouratzis
Demosthenes Vouyioukas
Dimitrios Stratakis
Traianos Yioultsis
author_sort Manolis G. Tampouratzis
title Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications
title_short Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications
title_full Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications
title_fullStr Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications
title_full_unstemmed Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications
title_sort use ultra-wideband discone rectenna for broadband rf energy harvesting applications
publisher MDPI AG
series Technologies
issn 2227-7080
publishDate 2020-04-01
description In this study, a broadband Radio Frequency (RF) energy harvester implementation is presented. The system uses a broadband discone antenna, which can operate efficiently in a broad frequency spectrum, including LTE, DCS 1800 and UMTS 2100 cellular frequency bands. The system is able to harvest energy from various electromagnetic field sources, thus has the potential to efficiently charge a storage energy element in a short time. The prototype broadband RF energy harvester was tested in the laboratory and also in a typical urban environment.
topic broadband antennas
discone antenna
rectennas
radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting
schottky diode
voltage doubler rectifier (VDR)
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/8/2/21
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