Rectenna design and optimization using reciprocity theory and harmonic balance analysis for electromagnetic (EM) energy harvesting

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 444-446

  Georgiadis, A ^a   Andia, G ^a   Collado, A ^a  

^a CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC DE TELECOMUNICACIONS DE CATALUNYA CTTC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Harmonic balance (HB); Reciprocity theory; Rectenna

Indexed keywords

APERTURE-COUPLED PATCH; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DUAL-LINEAR POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; HARMONIC BALANCE; HARMONIC BALANCE ANALYSIS; INPUT POWER; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; POLARIZED SIGNALS; RECIPROCITY THEORY; RECTENNA; RECTENNAS; RF-POWER; THEVENIN EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT;

DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HARVESTING; HYSTERESIS MOTORS; OPTIMIZATION; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 77952901585     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2010.2050131     Document Type: Article

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