A constant efficiency of rectifying circuit in an extremely wide load range

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 986-993

  Huang, Yong ^a   Shinohara, Naoki ^a   Mitani, Tomohiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DC DC converter; low power rectenna; maximum power point tracking (MPPT); RF dc conversion efficiency; RF dc dc circuit; wireless power transmission (WPT)

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION; LOW POWER ELECTRONICS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; POWER TRANSMISSION; RECTIFYING CIRCUITS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

BUCK BOOST CONVERTER; CONSTANT EFFICIENCY; DC CIRCUITS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING CIRCUITS; LOW POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84898493990     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2013.2287676     Document Type: Article

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