High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor Networks

This paper proposes an efficient and wide dynamic range rectifier based on power reflection structure. The rectifier consists of a branch-line coupler and two sub-rectifiers operating at different input power levels. The branch-line coupler is used as power reflection structure. Due to the electroma...

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Main Authors: Zhen Yue, Xin Xu, Si Hui Wu, Xian Qi Lin
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Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Xin Xu
Si Hui Wu
Xian Qi Lin
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description This paper proposes an efficient and wide dynamic range rectifier based on power reflection structure. The rectifier consists of a branch-line coupler and two sub-rectifiers operating at different input power levels. The branch-line coupler is used as power reflection structure. Due to the electromagnetic symmetry of the branch-line coupler and the non-linear characteristics of the rectifier, the power reflection structure can reflect mismatched energy caused by load variations or input power fluctuations back into the sub-rectifier, which can improve the reflection coefficient of the rectifier. For validation in different application scenarios, two rectifiers operating at 5.8 GHz were designed, fabricated, and characterized. For the proposed rectifier I (with load resistances RL1 = 750Ω and RL2 = 300Ω), the measured PCE maintains exceeding 50% when the input power ranges from 8 to 29.2 dBm, and the peak PCE is 68.01% at 18 dBm input power. While for rectifier II (with load resistances RL3 = 800Ω and RL4 = 300Ω), the measured PCE remains over 50% with input power from −1.2 to 28.8 dBm, and the peak PCE is 68.51% at 15 dBm input power. Theoretical analysis and performance comparison are carried out that excellent performance of proposed rectifiers in extending the input power range, which can widely apply in WPT system.
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spelling doaj-art-7d150476aaa1450a8d64ab2b74a410bf2025-08-20T03:53:17ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Microwaves2692-83882025-01-015366667610.1109/JMW.2025.355421310976594High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor NetworksZhen Yue0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-1966Xin Xu1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5352-923XSi Hui Wu2Xian Qi Lin3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6968-8745School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaYangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaThis paper proposes an efficient and wide dynamic range rectifier based on power reflection structure. The rectifier consists of a branch-line coupler and two sub-rectifiers operating at different input power levels. The branch-line coupler is used as power reflection structure. Due to the electromagnetic symmetry of the branch-line coupler and the non-linear characteristics of the rectifier, the power reflection structure can reflect mismatched energy caused by load variations or input power fluctuations back into the sub-rectifier, which can improve the reflection coefficient of the rectifier. For validation in different application scenarios, two rectifiers operating at 5.8 GHz were designed, fabricated, and characterized. For the proposed rectifier I (with load resistances RL1 = 750Ω and RL2 = 300Ω), the measured PCE maintains exceeding 50% when the input power ranges from 8 to 29.2 dBm, and the peak PCE is 68.01% at 18 dBm input power. While for rectifier II (with load resistances RL3 = 800Ω and RL4 = 300Ω), the measured PCE remains over 50% with input power from −1.2 to 28.8 dBm, and the peak PCE is 68.51% at 15 dBm input power. Theoretical analysis and performance comparison are carried out that excellent performance of proposed rectifiers in extending the input power range, which can widely apply in WPT system.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10976594/Wide dynamic-range rectifierpower reflection structurewireless power transfer (WPT)the electromagnetic symmetrynon-linear characteristic
spellingShingle Zhen Yue
Xin Xu
Si Hui Wu
Xian Qi Lin
High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor Networks
IEEE Journal of Microwaves
Wide dynamic-range rectifier
power reflection structure
wireless power transfer (WPT)
the electromagnetic symmetry
non-linear characteristic
title High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor Networks
title_full High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor Networks
title_fullStr High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor Networks
title_full_unstemmed High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor Networks
title_short High-Efficiency and Wide-Dynamic-Range Rectifier Based on Power Reflection for Wireless Power Transfer in Sensor Networks
title_sort high efficiency and wide dynamic range rectifier based on power reflection for wireless power transfer in sensor networks
topic Wide dynamic-range rectifier
power reflection structure
wireless power transfer (WPT)
the electromagnetic symmetry
non-linear characteristic
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10976594/
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