Abstract
A simple design for solar powered frequency sensors is presented. The design is based on a rectenna composed of a frequency reconfigurable microstrip antenna, a rectifying circuit, and a low pass filter. The operating frequency of the antenna can be tuned in the range between 2 and 2.8 GHz, and, in this frequency range, the rectifier can effectively perform the conversion from RF to DC. By the measured results of the rectenna, the average conversion efficiency within the operating bandwidth of 33% is 73% over a resistive load of 1 kΩ at a power density of about 0.8 mW/cm2. A frequency sensor is successfully implemented by integrating the frequency reconfigurable rectenna with a preprogrammed microprocessor powered by solar cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1739-1742 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Aug |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Tsai, J. F., & Row, J. S. (2014). Design of frequency sensor based on reconfigurable rectenna. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 56(8), 1739-1742. https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.28440