The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review

In this paper, the evolution and milestones of RFEH and related breakthroughs over the years are reviewed and presented. The review begins with an overview of the surging energy crisis due to the increasing demand for wireless communication devices. Furthermore, the RFEH mechanism that discusses the...

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Main Authors: Ramalingam, Loganathan, Mariappan, Selvakumar, Parameswaran, Pharveen, Rajendran, Jagadheswaran, Nitesh, Ram Sharma, Aridas, Narendra Kumar, Nathan, Arokia, Yarman, Binboga Siddik
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spelling my.um.eprints.341192022-08-01T01:07:32Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34119/ The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review Ramalingam, Loganathan Mariappan, Selvakumar Parameswaran, Pharveen Rajendran, Jagadheswaran Nitesh, Ram Sharma Aridas, Narendra Kumar Nathan, Arokia Yarman, Binboga Siddik QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering In this paper, the evolution and milestones of RFEH and related breakthroughs over the years are reviewed and presented. The review begins with an overview of the surging energy crisis due to the increasing demand for wireless communication devices. Furthermore, the RFEH mechanism that discusses the frequency bands utilized, the near field, and the far-field propagation are also presented. Various rectification techniques in CMOS RFEH, from the fundamental rectification method to cross-coupled-differential-drive (CCDD), are also examined and discussed. The performance is gauged through harvested output DC voltage and the power conversion efficiency (PCE) as well as the RF input power sensitivity. An assessment on the non-CMOS RFEH that includes the Schottky diode and Rectenna is also concisely described to analyze their contribution to RFEH's performances enhancement. Finally, a particular highlight of the 5G RFEH in mmWave is provided in presenting this work as an ongoing future solution to reduce the electronic circuit's battery dependency. The pros and cons of all the presented RFEHs are summarized and discussed as well. Continuous research and development activities are extensively being executed in developing a system that could ultimately solve the world's energy crisis, and RFEH seems to be a revolutionary approach. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2021 Article PeerReviewed Ramalingam, Loganathan and Mariappan, Selvakumar and Parameswaran, Pharveen and Rajendran, Jagadheswaran and Nitesh, Ram Sharma and Aridas, Narendra Kumar and Nathan, Arokia and Yarman, Binboga Siddik (2021) The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review. IEEE Access, 9. pp. 106107-106139. ISSN 2169-3536, DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3098895 <https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3098895>. 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3098895
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topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology (General)
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
T Technology (General)
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Ramalingam, Loganathan
Mariappan, Selvakumar
Parameswaran, Pharveen
Rajendran, Jagadheswaran
Nitesh, Ram Sharma
Aridas, Narendra Kumar
Nathan, Arokia
Yarman, Binboga Siddik
The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review
description In this paper, the evolution and milestones of RFEH and related breakthroughs over the years are reviewed and presented. The review begins with an overview of the surging energy crisis due to the increasing demand for wireless communication devices. Furthermore, the RFEH mechanism that discusses the frequency bands utilized, the near field, and the far-field propagation are also presented. Various rectification techniques in CMOS RFEH, from the fundamental rectification method to cross-coupled-differential-drive (CCDD), are also examined and discussed. The performance is gauged through harvested output DC voltage and the power conversion efficiency (PCE) as well as the RF input power sensitivity. An assessment on the non-CMOS RFEH that includes the Schottky diode and Rectenna is also concisely described to analyze their contribution to RFEH's performances enhancement. Finally, a particular highlight of the 5G RFEH in mmWave is provided in presenting this work as an ongoing future solution to reduce the electronic circuit's battery dependency. The pros and cons of all the presented RFEHs are summarized and discussed as well. Continuous research and development activities are extensively being executed in developing a system that could ultimately solve the world's energy crisis, and RFEH seems to be a revolutionary approach.
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author Ramalingam, Loganathan
Mariappan, Selvakumar
Parameswaran, Pharveen
Rajendran, Jagadheswaran
Nitesh, Ram Sharma
Aridas, Narendra Kumar
Nathan, Arokia
Yarman, Binboga Siddik
author_facet Ramalingam, Loganathan
Mariappan, Selvakumar
Parameswaran, Pharveen
Rajendran, Jagadheswaran
Nitesh, Ram Sharma
Aridas, Narendra Kumar
Nathan, Arokia
Yarman, Binboga Siddik
author_sort Ramalingam, Loganathan
title The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review
title_short The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review
title_full The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review
title_fullStr The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review
title_full_unstemmed The advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: A review
title_sort advancement of radio frequency energy harvesters (rfehs) as a revolutionary approach for solving energy crisis in wireless communication devices: a review
publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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