Ambient RF energy harvesting system: a review on integrated circuit design

This paper presents a comprehensive review of ambient RF energy harvester circuitry working on integrated circuits. The review covers 3 main blocks in an RF energy harvesting system implemented on chip. The blocks are the rectifier, impedance matching circuit and power management unit. The review of...

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Main Authors: Chong, Gabriel, Ramiah, Harikrishnan, Yin, Jun, Rajendran, Jagadheswaran, Wong, Wei Ru, Mak, Pui-In, Martins, Rui P.
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Published: Springer 2018
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author Chong, Gabriel
Ramiah, Harikrishnan
Yin, Jun
Rajendran, Jagadheswaran
Wong, Wei Ru
Mak, Pui-In
Martins, Rui P.
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Ramiah, Harikrishnan
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Rajendran, Jagadheswaran
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description This paper presents a comprehensive review of ambient RF energy harvester circuitry working on integrated circuits. The review covers 3 main blocks in an RF energy harvesting system implemented on chip. The blocks are the rectifier, impedance matching circuit and power management unit. The review of each block includes its operational principle, reported state-of-the-art circuit enhancement techniques, and design trade-offs. We compare the circuits in each block with respect to the techniques adopted to improve the performances for RF energy harvesting. To identify the benefits and limitations associated with the architecture we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the circuit topologies in each block of an ambient RF energy harvester.
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spelling um.eprints-222082019-09-04T04:28:39Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22208/ Ambient RF energy harvesting system: a review on integrated circuit design Chong, Gabriel Ramiah, Harikrishnan Yin, Jun Rajendran, Jagadheswaran Wong, Wei Ru Mak, Pui-In Martins, Rui P. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This paper presents a comprehensive review of ambient RF energy harvester circuitry working on integrated circuits. The review covers 3 main blocks in an RF energy harvesting system implemented on chip. The blocks are the rectifier, impedance matching circuit and power management unit. The review of each block includes its operational principle, reported state-of-the-art circuit enhancement techniques, and design trade-offs. We compare the circuits in each block with respect to the techniques adopted to improve the performances for RF energy harvesting. To identify the benefits and limitations associated with the architecture we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the circuit topologies in each block of an ambient RF energy harvester. Springer 2018 Article PeerReviewed Chong, Gabriel and Ramiah, Harikrishnan and Yin, Jun and Rajendran, Jagadheswaran and Wong, Wei Ru and Mak, Pui-In and Martins, Rui P. (2018) Ambient RF energy harvesting system: a review on integrated circuit design. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 97 (3). pp. 515-531. ISSN 0925-1030, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-018-1320-4 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-018-1320-4>. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-018-1320-4 doi:10.1007/s10470-018-1320-4
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Ramiah, Harikrishnan
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Rajendran, Jagadheswaran
Wong, Wei Ru
Mak, Pui-In
Martins, Rui P.
Ambient RF energy harvesting system: a review on integrated circuit design
title Ambient RF energy harvesting system: a review on integrated circuit design
title_full Ambient RF energy harvesting system: a review on integrated circuit design
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title_short Ambient RF energy harvesting system: a review on integrated circuit design
title_sort ambient rf energy harvesting system a review on integrated circuit design
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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