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PIER PIER B PIER C PIER M PIER Letters
2012-09-21
Design of RF Energy Harvesting System for Energizing Low Power Devices
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Norashidah Md. Din,

    Dr. Norashidah Md. Din

    Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

    Universiti Tenaga Nasional

    Malaysia

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Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty,

    Prof. Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty

    Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

    Univ Tenaga Nasl

    Malaysia

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Aima Bin Ismail,

    Dr. Aima Bin Ismail

    Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

    Universiti Tenaga Nasional

    Malaysia

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Kavuri Kasi Annapurna Devi,

    Dr. Kavuri Kasi Annapurna Devi

    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    INTI International University

    Malaysia

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Wan-Yu Chen

    Dr. Wan-Yu Chen

    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

    INTI International University

    Malaysia

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 132, 49-69, 2012
doi:10.2528/PIER12072002
Abstract
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 Ω 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 field for maximum current flow 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 field test at an approximate distance of 50 m from GSM cell tower was 2.9 V. This voltage was enough to power the STLM20 temperature sensor.
Citation
Norashidah Md. Din, Chandan Kumar Chakrabarty, Aima Bin Ismail, Kavuri Kasi Annapurna Devi, and Wan-Yu Chen, "Design of RF Energy Harvesting System for Energizing Low Power Devices," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 132, 49-69, 2012.
doi:10.2528/PIER12072002
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