Ambient RF Energy-Harvesting Technologies for Self-Sustainable Standalone Wireless Sensor Platforms

被引:515
作者
Kim, Sangkil [1 ]
Vyas, Rushi [1 ]
Bito, Jo [1 ]
Niotaki, Kyriaki [2 ]
Collado, Ana [2 ]
Georgiadis, Apostolos [2 ]
Tentzeris, Manos M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[2] CTTC, Castelldefels 08860, Spain
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Ambient energy harvesting; autonomous sensors; charge pump; digital TV; dual-band rectenna; embedded microcontroller; energy harvesting; power scavenging; radio-frequency (RF) energy harvesting; RF-dc conversion; ultrahigh frequency (UHF); voltage multiplier; wireless power; POWER; RECTENNA; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; BAND; NETWORKS; SYSTEM; TAG;
D O I
10.1109/JPROC.2014.2357031
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, various ambient energy-harvesting technologies (solar, thermal, wireless, and piezoelectric) are reviewed in detail and their applicability in the development of self-sustaining wireless platforms is discussed. Specifically, farfield low-power-density energy-harvesting technology is thoroughly investigated and a benchmarking prototype of an embedded microcontroller-enabled sensor platform has been successfully powered by an ambient ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) digital TV signal (512-566 MHz) where a broadcasting antenna is 6.3 km away from the proposed wireless energy-harvesting device. A high-efficiency dual-band ambient energy harvester at 915 MHz and 2.45 GHz and an energy harvester for on-body application at 460 MHz are also presented to verify the capabilities of ambient UHF/RF energy harvesting as an enabling technology for Internet of Things and smart skins applications.
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页码:1649 / 1666
页数:18
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