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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Jan 1 |
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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Design of frequency sensor based on reconfigurable rectenna. / Tsai, Jia Fu; Row, Jeen-Sheen.
In: Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Vol. 56, No. 8, 01.01.2014, p. 1739-1742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Design of frequency sensor based on reconfigurable rectenna
AU - Tsai, Jia Fu
AU - Row, Jeen-Sheen
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1002/mop.28440
DO - 10.1002/mop.28440
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VL - 56
SP - 1739
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JO - Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
JF - Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
SN - 0895-2477
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