Impedance optimization of wireless electromagnetic energy harvesters for maximum output efficiency at μw input power

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8341, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nimo, Antwi ^a   Grgić, Dario ^a   Reindl, Leonhard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impedance matching; RF energy harvesting; RF to DC circuit; Schottky diode; Wireless power transmission

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BROADBAND CIRCUITS; DC CIRCUITS; DIRECT CURRENT; HIGH QUALITY FACTORS; INPUT POWER; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MAXIMUM OUTPUT; NARROW BANDS; PI NETWORKS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SCHOTTKY DIODES; VOLTAGE MULTIPLIERS; WIRELESS ENERGY; WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FREQUENCY BANDS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); INTEGRATED CONTROL; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84861489022     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.914778     Document Type: Conference Paper

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