RF-powered variable duty cycle wireless sensor

European Microwave Week 2010, EuMW2010: Connecting the World, Conference Proceedings - European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 41-44

  Costinett, Daniel ^a   Falkenstein, Erez ^a   Zane, Regan ^a   Popovic, Zoya ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL COMPONENTS; CUSTOM POWER; DATA TRANSMISSION; DUAL-POLARIZATION ANTENNAS; DUTY CYCLES; ISM BANDS; LOW POWER; LOW-POWER MICROCONTROLLERS; MOBILE USE; POWER MANAGEMENTS; SLEEP MODE; WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION; WIRELESS SENSOR;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MICROWAVES; SENSORS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 78650065648     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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