Implementation of Rectenna for Energy Harvesting Applications at frequency 2300 MHz Abstract
Okkie Puspitorini, Nur Adi Siswandari, Ari Wijayanti, Karimatun Nisa

Department of Electrical Engineering
Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya
Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract

In this study, a rectifier circuit has been designed for energy harvesting applications. This rectifier circuit is designed to be 3-state and coupled with a current amplifier circuit. The addition of the current amplifier circuit aims to increase the output and reduce the complexity of the design. In the application and testing of this rectifier system will get input signals from 4x4 microstrip antennas. The test results show that the 4x4 array produces an output of 3.88 V smaller than input from signal generator because of propagation effect. The antenna position and polarization as well as the distance of the receiving antenna to the BTS source are also very influential on the application of energy harvesting. This shows that the input stability of the rectifier plays an important role in harvesting energy applications.

Keywords: Radio frequency, Energy Harvesting, Rectenna, RectifierTry to Submit This Sample Abstract

Topic: Energy engineering