Flexible Rectenna for Energy Harvesting System

Authors

  • Mohamad Kamal A. Rahim School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Bashar A. F. Esmail School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Nur Syahirah M. Yaziz School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Noor Asmawati Samsuri School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Noor Asniza Murad School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Osman Ayop School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Farid Zubir School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Huda A. Majid Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.
  • Norsaidah Muhamad Nadzir School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/elektrika.v21n1.375

Abstract

This paper presents a flexible rectenna for RF energy harvesting application. The textile wideband antenna is designed using CST software. The Fleece and Shieldit fabrics are used as substrate and conductive material, respectively. The antenna is fabricated and its measurement performances are described in terms of reflection coefficient and the radiation pattern is measured. Then, the rectifier circuit is designed and simulated using ADS software and the integration between antenna and rectifier (rectenna) is achieved using the same software. The flexible rectenna is experimentally verified at different distances from the RF source. The highest measured DC output voltage is 35 mV at a distance of 0.5 m. The system harvests DC output voltage successfully even though it only produces a small value. This system can be improved more and used for obtaining continuous energy for future wearable applications.

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Published

2022-04-20

How to Cite

A. Rahim, M. K. ., Esmail, B. A. F. ., M. Yaziz, N. S., Samsuri, N. A. ., Murad, N. A., Ayop, O., … Muhamad Nadzir, N. (2022). Flexible Rectenna for Energy Harvesting System. ELEKTRIKA- Journal of Electrical Engineering, 21(1), 73–77. https://doi.org/10.11113/elektrika.v21n1.375

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Vol. 21 No. 1 (2022): April

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