Analysis and Design Methodology of RF Energy Harvesting Rectifier Circuit for Ultra-Low Power Applications

Ziyue Xu; Adam Khalifa; Ankit Mittal; Mehdi Nasrollahpourmotlaghzanjani; Ralph Etienne-Cummings; Nian Xiang Sun; Sydney S. Cash; Aatmesh Shrivastava

doi:10.1109/OJCAS.2022.3169437

IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems (Jan 2022)

Analysis and Design Methodology of RF Energy Harvesting Rectifier Circuit for Ultra-Low Power Applications

Ziyue Xu,
Adam Khalifa,
Ankit Mittal,
Mehdi Nasrollahpourmotlaghzanjani,
Ralph Etienne-Cummings,
Nian Xiang Sun,
Sydney S. Cash,
Aatmesh Shrivastava

Affiliations

Ziyue Xu: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Adam Khalifa: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Ankit Mittal: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Mehdi Nasrollahpourmotlaghzanjani: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Ralph Etienne-Cummings: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Nian Xiang Sun: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Sydney S. Cash: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Aatmesh Shrivastava: ORCiD; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCAS.2022.3169437
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3
pp. 82 – 96

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This paper reviews and analyses the design of popular radio frequency energy harvesting systems and proposes a method to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze their circuit architectures using new square-wave approximation method. This approach helps in simplifying design analysis. Using this analysis, we can establish no load output voltage characteristics, upper limit on rectifier efficiency, and maximum power characteristics of a rectifier. This paper will help guide the design of RF energy harvesting rectifier circuits for radio frequency identification (RFIDs), the Internet of Things (IoTs), wearable, and implantable medical device applications. Different application scenarios are explained in the context of design challenges, and corresponding design considerations are discussed in order to evaluate their performance. The pros and cons of different rectifier topologies are also investigated. In addition to presenting the popular rectifier topologies, new measurement results of these energy harvester topologies, fabricated in 65nm, 130nm and 180nm CMOS technologies are also presented.

Published in IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems

ISSN: 2644-1225 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks
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