Electrically Small Huygens Dipole Rectennas for Wirelessly Powering Internet-of-Things Sensors

Wei Lin, Richard W. Ziolkowski

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Abstract

Linearly-polarized (LP) and circularly-polarized (CP) electrically small Huygens dipole rectennas for wirelessly powering compact Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors at 915 MHz in the ISM band are reported. They are realized through the seamless integration of electrically small near-field resonant parasitic-based Huygens LP and CP antennas with a highly efficient rectifier circuit. The Huygens LP (HLP) antenna achieves a cardioid-shaped realized gain (RG) pattern with RG=3.8 dBi at the targeted frequency. Similarly the Huygens CP (HCP) antenna generates a cardioid pattern with RG=3.2 dBic and a 1.7 dB axial ratio value. Notably, the HLP and HCP antennas have inductive input impedances that facilitate matching directly to the 50-\omega source, thus eliminating a lossy inductor in the original rectifier. The prototyped HLP and HCP rectennas achieve close to 90% AC to DC conversion efficiency. Light and temperature IoT sensors wirelessly powered with custom-designed versions of these rectennas are successfully demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9788831299008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 15 Mar 202020 Mar 2020

Publication series

Name14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020

Conference

Conference14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period15/03/2020/03/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation

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