Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices

Electromagnetic energy harvesting holds a promising future for energizing low power electronic devices in wireless communication circuits. This article presents an RF energy harvesting system that can harvest energy from the ambient surroundings at the downlink radio frequency range of GSM-900 b...

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Main Authors: Din, N. M., Chakrabarty, C .K., Ismail, A., Devi, K. K. A., Chen, W. Y.
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spelling my-inti-eprints.2392016-05-06T07:06:13Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/239/ Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices Din, N. M. Chakrabarty, C .K. Ismail, A. Devi, K. K. A. Chen, W. Y. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Electromagnetic energy harvesting holds a promising future for energizing low power electronic devices in wireless communication circuits. This article presents an RF energy harvesting system that can harvest energy from the ambient surroundings at the downlink radio frequency range of GSM-900 band. The harvesting system is aimed to provide an alternative source of energy for energizing low power devices. The system design consists of three modules: a single wideband 377­ E-shaped patch antenna, a pi matching network and a 7-stage voltage doubler circuit. These three modules were fabricated on a single printed circuit board. The antenna and Pi matching network have been optimized through electromagnetic simulation software, Agilent ADS 2009 environment. The uniqueness of the system lies in the partial ground plane and the alignment of induced electric ¯eld for maximum current °ow in the antenna that maximizes the captured RF energy. The design and simulation of the voltage doubler circuit were performed using Multisim software. All the three modules were integrated and fabricated on a double sided FR 4 printed circuit board. The DC voltage obtained from the harvester system in the ¯eld test at an approximate distance of 50m from GSM cell tower was 2.9 V. This voltage was enough to power the STLM20 temperature sensor. EMW Publishing 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/239/1/1.pdf Din, N. M. and Chakrabarty, C .K. and Ismail, A. and Devi, K. K. A. and Chen, W. Y. (2012) Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices. Progress in Electromagnetics Research, 132. pp. 49-69. ISSN 1559-8985
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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Din, N. M.
Chakrabarty, C .K.
Ismail, A.
Devi, K. K. A.
Chen, W. Y.
Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices
description Electromagnetic energy harvesting holds a promising future for energizing low power electronic devices in wireless communication circuits. This article presents an RF energy harvesting system that can harvest energy from the ambient surroundings at the downlink radio frequency range of GSM-900 band. The harvesting system is aimed to provide an alternative source of energy for energizing low power devices. The system design consists of three modules: a single wideband 377­ E-shaped patch antenna, a pi matching network and a 7-stage voltage doubler circuit. These three modules were fabricated on a single printed circuit board. The antenna and Pi matching network have been optimized through electromagnetic simulation software, Agilent ADS 2009 environment. The uniqueness of the system lies in the partial ground plane and the alignment of induced electric ¯eld for maximum current °ow in the antenna that maximizes the captured RF energy. The design and simulation of the voltage doubler circuit were performed using Multisim software. All the three modules were integrated and fabricated on a double sided FR 4 printed circuit board. The DC voltage obtained from the harvester system in the ¯eld test at an approximate distance of 50m from GSM cell tower was 2.9 V. This voltage was enough to power the STLM20 temperature sensor.
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author Din, N. M.
Chakrabarty, C .K.
Ismail, A.
Devi, K. K. A.
Chen, W. Y.
author_facet Din, N. M.
Chakrabarty, C .K.
Ismail, A.
Devi, K. K. A.
Chen, W. Y.
author_sort Din, N. M.
title Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices
title_short Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices
title_full Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices
title_fullStr Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices
title_full_unstemmed Design of RF energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices
title_sort design of rf energy harvesting system for energizing low power devices
publisher EMW Publishing
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/239/1/1.pdf
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