RF Energy Harvesting for Ubiquitous, Zero Power Wireless Sensors

This paper presents a review of wireless power transfer (WPT) followed by a comparison between ambient energy sources and an overview of different components of rectennas that are used for RF energy harvesting. Being less costly and environment friendly, rectennas are used to provide potentially ine...

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Main Authors: Warda Saeed, Nosherwan Shoaib, Hammad M. Cheema, Muhammad U. Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8903139
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description This paper presents a review of wireless power transfer (WPT) followed by a comparison between ambient energy sources and an overview of different components of rectennas that are used for RF energy harvesting. Being less costly and environment friendly, rectennas are used to provide potentially inexhaustible energy for powering up low power sensors and portable devices that are installed in inaccessible areas where frequent battery replacement is difficult, if not impossible. The current challenges in rectenna design and a detailed comparison of state-of-the-art rectennas are also presented.
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spelling doaj-art-8d79b8b8e46f4b59916f5796aa3e853e2025-08-20T03:37:56ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772018-01-01201810.1155/2018/89031398903139RF Energy Harvesting for Ubiquitous, Zero Power Wireless SensorsWarda Saeed0Nosherwan Shoaib1Hammad M. Cheema2Muhammad U. Khan3Research Institute for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Studies (RIMMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, PakistanResearch Institute for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Studies (RIMMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, PakistanResearch Institute for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Studies (RIMMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, PakistanResearch Institute for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Studies (RIMMS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, PakistanThis paper presents a review of wireless power transfer (WPT) followed by a comparison between ambient energy sources and an overview of different components of rectennas that are used for RF energy harvesting. Being less costly and environment friendly, rectennas are used to provide potentially inexhaustible energy for powering up low power sensors and portable devices that are installed in inaccessible areas where frequent battery replacement is difficult, if not impossible. The current challenges in rectenna design and a detailed comparison of state-of-the-art rectennas are also presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8903139
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