Wagih, M. , Weddell, A. S. and Beeby, S. (2021) Powering E-Textiles Using a Single Thread Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting Rectenna. In: 3rd International Conference on the Challenges, Opportunities, Innovations and Applications in Electronic Textiles (E-Textiles 2021), 3–4 November 2020, (doi: 10.3390/proceedings2021068016)
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Abstract
Radio frequency energy harvesting (RFEH) and wireless power transfer (WPT) are increasingly seen as a method of enabling sustainable computing, as opposed to mechanical or solar EH WPT does not require special materials or resonators and can be implemented using low-cost conductors and standard semiconductor devices. This work revisits the simplest antenna design, the wire monopole to demonstrate the lowest-footprint, lowest-cost rectifying antenna (rectenna) based on a single Schottky diode. The antenna is fabricated using a single Litz-wire silk-coated thread, embroidered into a standard textile substrate. The rectifier is fabricated on a compact lowcost flexible printed circuit board (PCB) using ultra-thin polyimide copper laminates to accommodate low-footprint surface mount components. The antenna maintains its bandwidth across the 868/915 MHz license-free band on- and off-body with only −4.7 dB degradation in total efficiency in human proximity. The rectenna achieves up to 55% RF to DC efficiency with 1.8 V DC output, at 1 mW of RF power, demonstrating its suitability as a power-supply unit for ultra-low power e-textile nodes.
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Additional Information: | Funding: This work was supported by the European Commission under H2020-EU.1.4.1.2. Grant number: 730957 |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Wagih, Dr Mahmoud |
| Authors: | Wagih, M., Weddell, A. S., and Beeby, S. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy |
| ISSN: | 2504-3900 |
| Published Online: | 25 January 2021 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2021 by the authors |
| First Published: | First published in Proceedings 2021 68(1): 16 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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