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Design of a compact RF energy harvester for wireless sensor networks

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Abstract

We present a method for powering electronic devices from ambient Radio Frequency (RF) signals. Our proposed design of RF energy harvester is made of a compact ferrite rod antenna together with the electronics necessary for converting the received signal into a form that can directly replace batteries. We show that our device can, in principal, power a wireless sensor node from ambient medium wave transmissions so long as the node is within 120 km of a 150kW transmitter.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Conference contribution Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/06/2012

Publication status

Published - 01/06/2012

Publisher

Institution of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/270961
  • Scopus: 84865703909

Host publication title

IET Conference on Wireless Sensor Systems (WSS 2012)

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