Design of an efficient ambient WiFi energy harvesting system

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1200-1206

  Olgun, U ^a   Chen, C C ^a   Volakis, J L ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT CURRENT; ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS; LCD DISPLAYS; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; RADIO FREQUENCY POWER; RF WAVES; RF-POWER; WI-FI SIGNALS; WIRELESS DEVICES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ENERGY HARVESTING; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MOBILE DEVICES; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS; WI-FI;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84867368155     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2012.0129     Document Type: Article

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