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Dual-band ambient energy harvesting systems based on metamaterials for self-powered indoorwireless sensor nodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2021

Minh Thuy Le Open the ORCID record for Minh Thuy Le [Opens in a new window] ,
Van Duc Ngo ,
Thanh Tung Nguyen  and
Quoc Cuong Nguyen
Minh Thuy Le*
Affiliation:
Department of Instrumentation and Industrial Informatics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Van Duc Ngo
Affiliation:
HHD Technologies, Ltd., Hanoi, Vietnam
Thanh Tung Nguyen
Affiliation:
Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Quoc Cuong Nguyen
Affiliation:
Department of Instrumentation and Industrial Informatics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Author for correspondence: Minh Thuy Le, E-mail: thuy.leminh@hust.edu.vn
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Abstract

In this study, we present a comprehensive dual-band ambient radio-frequency (RF) energy harvesting system, consisting of rectenna and power management circuit, to harvest energy from 2.45 and 5.8 GHz Wi-Fi. The rectenna employs a metamaterial antenna based on a split-ring resonator, which possesses omni-directional radiation pattern at both frequencies and compact size (0.18λ × 0.25λ at 2.45 GHz). The dual-band rectifier yields the highest efficiency of 42% at 2.45 GHz and 1 dBm input power, 30% at 5.8 GHz and − 7 dBm input power. The maximum RF-DC efficiency for each band is 72% at − 5 dBm and 27% at − 2 dBm, respectively. The power management circuit, consisting of a storing capacitor and a boost converter, is integrated to produce a stable, sufficient output voltage. The energy harvesting system, with its comprehensiveness, is suitable for supplying low-power wireless sensor nodes for indoor applications.

Keywords

Ambient RF energy harvestingDual-band antennaindoor wireless sensor nodeself-powered wireless sensor node
Type
Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 14 , Issue 10 , December 2022 , pp. 1270 - 1278
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press in association with the European Microwave Association

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