• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.954-958
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• 2012

This paper reports a flexible patch rectenna for wireless actuation of cellulose electro-active paper actuator (EAPap). The patch rectenna consists of rectifying circuit layer and ground layer, which converts microwave to dc power so as to wirelessly supply the power to the actuator. Patch rectennas are designed with different slot length at the ground layer. The fabricated devices are characterized depending on different substrates and polarization angles. The EAPap integrated with the patch rectenna is actuated by the microwave power. Detailed fabrication, characterization and demonstration of the integrated rectenna-EAPap actuator are explained.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2000년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.2177-2179
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• 2000

We designed and manufactured micros trip patch antenna mainly used in the Rectenna and then analysed RF-DC conversion efficiency of wireless power transmission system. We analyse conversion efficiency of load, direction of linear and dual polization rectenna. We found that the maximum efficiency would be about 70% of load and direction in patch type. In conclusion, we found that total conversion efficiency is 64%$\sim$71% in patch Rectenna.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.135-146
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• 2014

In this paper, an antenna has been proposed for the operation of mobile devices such as Zigbee. The presented rectenna operates at ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) band of 2.45 GHz and consists of $2{\times}2$ array patch antenna and Villard voltage double rectifier circuit for high conversion efficiency. $2{\times}2$ array patch antenna is fabricated in FR4 substrate having thickness of 1.6mm and dielectric constant of 4.7. The proposed $2{\times}2$ array patch antenna resonates at 2.56GHz with return loss of 38.36dB, VSWR of 1.0244, and its impedance is matched to $50{\Omega}$. The fabricated rectenna has maximum conversion efficiency of 59.8% at an input power lever of 15dBm and load resistance of $500{\Omega}$.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제25권3A호
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• pp.435-442
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• 2000

In this paper, we analyzed RF-DC conversion efficiency for the dual -polarization rectenna and the antenna position changing. Dual-Polarization rectenna consist of a two major parts, receiving antenna and rectifying circuits. We made dual-polarization 2.45GHz rectenna using the two dipole antennas and patch antenna. Rectifying circuit is consisted by a Schottky-Barrier diode with a large forward current and reverse breakdown voltage. The results of RF-DC conversion efficiency for the each of designed dual-polarization rectenna has 69.1% with 360$\Omega$(dipole type) and 75.4% with 340$\Omega$(patch type ) optimum load resistor. When the each of dual-polarization rectenna has optimal load resistor, it's conversion efficiency shows of $\pm$20% in dipole type and $\pm$5 in patch type at 0~180。position.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.2268-2272
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• 2010

This letter presents that a rectenna can utilize more stable wireless power by using a new design dual band/dual polarization microstrip patch antenna and 2 stage voltage multiplier at 2.4 GHz band and 3.1 GHz band. The proposed antenna is a new microstrip patch antenna design to make impedance matching possible by using slotted capacitive coupling between the patch and $50\Omega$ feed line on a ground plane. Its advantage is that the size of the rectenna can be reduced by using $50\Omega$ feed line on the ground plane, which can be used efficiently. The dual band/dual polarization microstrip patch antenna shows circular polarization at 2.4 GHz band and linear polarization at 3.1 GHz band. Under -10 dB return loss, The dual band/dual polarization microstrip patch antenna obtains 340 MHz bandwidth as 2.23~2.57 GHz and 375 MHz bandwidth as 2.95~3.325 GHz. Also, 2 Stage Voltage multiplier is possible to operate at 2.4 GHz band and 3.1 GHz band. The designed retenna can usually obtain wireless power at both 3.1 GHz band, and 2.4 GHz band applications such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, etc. So more stable wireless power can be utilized at the same time.

• 정보통신설비학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2012

In this paper, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is adopted to design a modified ring-slot type patch rectenna with a resonance frequency of 2.45GHz. In order to accomplish minimization of dimensions and circular polarization (CP) and harmonic suppression, axial direction slits and side-cuts are added to the patch of the ring. The PSO manipulated this kind of multi-dimensional problem very well, and as a result, the designed rectenna shows a desirable performance of return loss of 21.36dB and axial ratio of 2.92dB at the frequency of 2.45GHz with compact sizing.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 1998년도 하계종합학술대회논문집
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• pp.189-192
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• 1998

In this paper, we analyzed Microwave-DC conversion efficiency for the rectennas and it's position change. Rectenna consist of a two major parts, receiveing antenna and rectifying circuits. We made two types of 2.45C rectennas which the dipole and the patch antenna. Rectifying circuit is a GaAs-schottky diode with a large forward current and reverse breakdown voltage. The results of RF-DC conversion efficiency for two rectennas, patch type has 75.6% efficiency with 400$\Omega$ load resistor and dipole type has 69.75% efficiency with 360$\Omega$ load resistor. When the rectennas has optimal load resistor, Rectenna efficiency shows of $\pm10%$ at $70^{\circ}$~$110^{\circ}$ position.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.221-225
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• 2014

Low power RF devices, such as RFID and Zigbee, are important for ubiquitous sensing. These devices, however, are powered by portable energy sources, such as batteries, which limits their use. To mitigate this problem, this study developed RF energy harvesting with W-CDMA for a low power RF device. Diodes are required with a low turn on voltage because the diode threshold is larger than the received peak voltage of the rectifying antenna (rectenna). Therefore, a Schottky diode HSMS-286 was used. A prototype of RF energy harvesting device showed the maximum gain of 5.8dBi for the W-CDMA signal. The 16 patch antennas were manufactured with a 10 dielectric constant PTFT board. In low power RF devices, the transmitter requires a step-up voltage of 2.5~5V with up to 35 mA. To meet this requirement, the Texas Instruments TPS61220 was used as a low input voltage step-up converter. From the evaluated result, the achievable incident power of the rectenna at 926mV to operate Zigbee can be obtained within a distance of 12m.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나와 2차 및 3차 고조파가 억압된 이중모드 대역통과 여파기를 이용하여 고효율의 2.45 GHz 렉테나를 설계 및 제작하였다. 입사전력밀도가 0.3 mW/cm2 일 때 1.66 mW 의 전력을 수신하였고, 41.6%의 RF-to-DC 변환효율의 실험 결과를 얻었다. 이는 입사 전력이 작기 때문에 다른 논문의 결과와 비교하여 고효율이라고 볼 수 있다. 또한 무선전력 전송을 통하여 다양한 응용기술 개발에 활용이 가능할 것으로 예측되며, USN(Ubiquitous Sensor Network)용 저전력 소자의 대기전원 공급 및 MEMS용 Sensor 등의 구동전압공급을 위한 무선 전력전송이 가능하게 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.747-756
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 2뾰GHz 이중편파 정류안테나를 설계. 제작하고 제작된 정류안테나의 방향변화에 따른 마이크로파-DC 변환효율 특성과 FSS(Frequency Selective Surface)를 적용하여 정류안테나의 정류회로에서 발 생되는 고조파 성분(Harmonics)의 감소 특성을 분석하였다. 본 논문에서 설계. 제작된 각각의 이중편파 정류안테나의 마이크로파 DC 변환효율을 측정한 결과 다이폴 형태는 $360\Omega$의 부하일 때 69.1 %. 패치 형태는 $340\Omega$일 때 75.4 %의 최대 변환효율 특성을 나타내었다. 각 각 최적의 부하 저항을 가칠 때 $0~180^{\circ}$방향 변화에 따른 RF-DC 변환효율 변동특성은 다이폴 형태는 $\pm20%$, 패치 형태는 $\pm5%$를 나타내었다 FSS를 적용했을 때 통과대역에서의 손실은 1 dB이하, 차단대역에서의 감쇄는 20 dB 이상이 되었고‘ 정류안테나의 마이크로파-DC 변환효율은 $\pm2%$정도 변화되어 양호한 특성을 나타내었다.