Electronic Science and Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 50-56.doi: 10.16180/j.cnki.issn1007-7820.2023.06.008

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Simulation and Analysis of A Low Power RF Energy Acquisition System

LI Shuai,YANG Jian,WANG Tao,HUANG Xin,MA Shifeng   

  1. School of Information and Electrical Engineering,Shandong Jianzhu University,Jinan 250101,China
  • Received:2021-12-17 Online:2023-06-15 Published:2023-06-20
  • Supported by:
    Shandong Natural Science Foundation(ZR2021QF011)

Abstract:

In view of the low conversion efficiency of RF-DC in traditional radio frequency energy acquisition system, a low power radio frequency energy acquisition system with an overall conversion efficiency greater than 50% in the range of 5~10 dBm incident power is designed in this study. Based on the single-stage Villard rectifier voltage doubling circuit structure, the doubling order is increased to seven, which effectively improves the output voltage and power of the system, thus improving the conversion efficiency of the system. The system is designed and simulated by ADS radio frequency software. When the parameters of echo loss S11 meet the design requirements, the circuit is imported into Altuim Designer for physical production. The output voltage of the system load resistance at different incident powers is measured, and the rectifier conversion efficiency at corresponding powers is calculated. The simulation results and experimental data show that the overall conversion efficiency of the system can reach more than 50% when the incident power is 5~10 dBm, and the maximum conversion efficiency is 54.1% when the incident power is 10 dBm. Compared with the radio frequency energy acquisition system at the same frequency point,the system designed in this study has a higher output voltage under the condition of the same level of load resistance and input power, which improves the conversion efficiency of RF-DC.

Key words: RF energy acquisition, conversion efficiency, low power consumption, Villard, ADS, return loss, incident power, output voltage

CLC Number: 

  • TN82