Design optimization and implementation for RF energy harvesting circuits

IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-33

  Nintanavongsa, Prusayon ^a   Muncuk, Ufuk ^a   Lewis, David Richard ^a   Chowdhury, Kaushik Roy ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

915 MHz; Optimization; power efficiency; radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting circuit; Schottky diode; sensor; voltage multiplier

Indexed keywords

915 MHZ; POWER EFFICIENCY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SCHOTTKY DIODES; VOLTAGE MULTIPLIERS;

BODY SENSOR NETWORKS; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SENSOR NODES; SENSORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

LOW POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84859882765     PISSN: 21563357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JETCAS.2012.2187106     Document Type: Article

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