A Review on Antenna Technologies for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer: Designs, Challenges and Applications

Md. Amanath Ullah; Rasool Keshavarz; Mehran Abolhasan; Justin Lipman; Karu P. Esselle; Negin Shariati

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3149276

IEEE Access (Jan 2022)

A Review on Antenna Technologies for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer: Designs, Challenges and Applications

Md. Amanath Ullah,
Rasool Keshavarz,
Mehran Abolhasan,
Justin Lipman,
Karu P. Esselle,
Negin Shariati

Affiliations

Md. Amanath Ullah: ORCiD; RF and Communication Technologies (RFCT) Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Rasool Keshavarz: ORCiD; RF and Communication Technologies (RFCT) Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Mehran Abolhasan: ORCiD; RF and Communication Technologies (RFCT) Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Justin Lipman: ORCiD; RF and Communication Technologies (RFCT) Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Karu P. Esselle: ORCiD; School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia
Negin Shariati: ORCiD; RF and Communication Technologies (RFCT) Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Ultimo, NSW, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3149276
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10
pp. 17231 – 17267

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Radio frequency energy harvesting (RFEH) and wireless power transmission (WPT) are two emerging alternative energy technologies that have the potential to offer wireless energy delivery in the future. One of the key components of RFEH or WPT system is the receiving antenna. The receiving antenna’s performance has a considerable impact on the power delivery capability of an RFEH or WPT system. This paper provides a well-rounded review of recent advancements of receiving antennas for RFEH and WPT. Antennas discussed in this paper are categorized as low-profile antennas, multi-band antennas, circularly polarized antennas, and array antennas. A number of contemporary antennas from each category are presented, compared, and discussed with particular emphasis on design approach and performance. Current design and fabrication challenges, future development, open research issues of the antennas and visions for RFEH and WPT are also discussed in this review.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
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