Impedance matching antenna-integrated high-efficiency energy harvesting circuit

Yuharu Shinki, Kyohei Shibata, Mohamed Mansour, Haruichi Kanaya

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Abstract

This paper describes the design of a high-efficiency energy harvesting circuit with an integrated antenna. The circuit is composed of series resonance and boost rectifier circuits for converting radio frequency power into boosted direct current (DC) voltage. The measured output DC voltage is 5.67 V for an input of 100 mV at 900 MHz. Antenna input impedance matching is optimized for greater efficiency and miniaturization. The measured efficiency of this antenna-integrated energy harvester is 60% for -4.85 dBm input power and a load resistance equal to 20 kΩ at 905 MHz.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1763
JournalSensors (Switzerland)
Volume17
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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