Genetic-based design of a tetra-band high-efficiency radio-frequency energy harvesting system

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 7, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1254-1263

  Masotti, Diego ^a   Costanzo, Alessandra ^b   Del Prete, Massimo ^b   Rizzoli, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; RADIO WAVES; RECTENNAS; SLOT ANTENNAS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATORS; HARMONIC BALANCE TECHNIQUES; HIGH RADIATION EFFICIENCY; NONLINEAR SIMULATIONS; POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT; RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY HARVESTING; RECEIVED POWER LEVELS; STATIONARY CONDITIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION;

EID: 84890223770     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2013.0056     Document Type: Article

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