RF/baseband co-design of switching receivers for multiband microwave energy harvesting

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 179, Issue , 2012, Pages 158-168

  Costanzo, Alessandra ^a   Romani, Aldo ^a   Masotti, Diego ^b   Arbizzani, Nicola ^b   Rizzoli, Vittorio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DC DC conversion; Energy harvesting systems; Multi domain simulation; Rectenna

Indexed keywords

BATTERY LIFE; BOOST CONVERTER; CO-DESIGNS; CONVERSION SYSTEMS; CONVERTER CIRCUITS; DC-DC CONVERSION; DESIGN PROCESS; DISCRETE COMPONENTS; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; INCIDENT FIELDS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNS; INTEGRATED DESIGNS; JOINT DESIGNS; LOW-DUTY CYCLES; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MULTI-DOMAIN SIMULATION; MULTI-PORT; MULTIBAND; MULTIBAND ANTENNAS; POWER DENSITIES; RECTENNAS; RECTIFIER STAGE; RF-POWER; SIMULATION PLATFORM; STORED ENERGY; SUB-SYSTEMS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; SYSTEM OPERATION; TIME-DOMAIN MODEL; ULTRA-LOW POWER; WIRELESS SYSTEMS;

DESIGN; ENERGY HARVESTING; SPICE;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84860373185     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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