Optimization of passive low power wireless electromagnetic energy harvesters

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 13636-13663

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coupled resonators; Impedance matching; L matching; Pi matching; Rectenna; RF energy harvesting; RF to DC power converter; Schottky diode; Wireless power transmission

Indexed keywords

COUPLED RESONATOR; DC POWER CONVERTER; L-MATCHING; PI-MATCHING; RECTENNAS; RF ENERGY HARVESTING; SCHOTTKY DIODES; WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; DIODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY HARVESTING; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIO BROADCASTING; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 84868259515     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121013636     Document Type: Article

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