The Impact of Waveform on the Efficiency of RF to DC Conversion Using Prefabricated Energy Harvesting Device

2017 Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO 2017): Proceedings 2017
Anna Litviņenko, Artūrs Āboltiņš, Sergejs Tjukovs, Dmitrijs Pikuļins

This paper is dedicated to the investigation of the influence of different waveforms on the efficiency of radio frequency (RF) to direct current (DC) conversion in wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. Single-tone, multi-tone, random and chaotic signals are used and compared as waveforms for wireless power transfer. The influence of peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and average input power of the waveform on the efficiency of RF-to-DC conversion is measured in laboratory conditions and studied. A commercially available RF energy harvesting device – Powercast P2110B is used as RF-to-DC conversion circuitry.

Keywords
Software-defined radio and cognitive radio; Practical implementation; Energy harvesting; Sensor networks; Electronic circuits.
DOI
10.1109/RTUWO.2017.8228506
Hyperlink
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8228506/

Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A., Tjukovs, S., Pikuļins, D. The Impact of Waveform on the Efficiency of RF to DC Conversion Using Prefabricated Energy Harvesting Device. In: 2017 Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO 2017): Proceedings, Latvia, Rīga, 2-3 November, 2017. Piscataway: IEEE, 2017, pp.61-66. ISBN 978-1-5386-0586-8. e-ISBN 978-1-5386-0585-1. Available from: doi:10.1109/RTUWO.2017.8228506

Publication language
English (en)