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International Journal of Electrical, Electronics and Data Communication (IJEEDC)-IJEEDC
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Issue
Volume-7,Issue-11  ( Nov, 2019 )
Paper Title
Performance of MOSFET Rectifier for Ultra-Low Power RF Energy Harvesting System
Author Name
Noor Hidayah Mohd Yunus, Jahariah Sampe, Jumril Yunas, Alipah Pawi
Affilition
Institute of Micro engineering and Nanoelectronics, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. Communication Technology Section, University Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute, Batu 8 Jalan Sungai Pusu, 53100 Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.
Pages
45-49
Abstract
This paper presents an analysis simulation of the performance on the MOSFET rectifier circuit designed to operate at ultra-low power levels by utilizing of RF energy harvesting source for a wireless microsensor network applications. Research on energy harvesting proposes that micro sensors could utilize the harvested energy from the surroundings. This research aims to propose an architecture of ultra-low power operation and energy efficiency enhancement in RF energy harvester from RF energy sources captured by surface-micro machined patch antenna. The MOSFET rectifying circuit is simulated and analyzed using PSPICE software. Three different transistors are studied for rectifying an AC signal at 5 GHz operating frequency. A comparison between CMOS technology and normal transistor conditions in which identifying one transistor in 0.13-μm CMOS technology implementation and two different commercial Philips transistors, respectively, has been investigated. The input power levels of focus are ranging from -30 to 10 dBm. The simulated results indicate the maximum DC output voltage of 2.15 V from low input power source of -20 dBm at high resistance load of 1 MΩ on the transistor-based implementation. Characterization of efficiency plots reveals approximately 99.47% improvement compared to other commercial transistor-based with commercial capacitance-based system. Thus, it is demonstrated that the proposed architectural design deals a promising solution for an efficient functionality at ultra-low power of RF energy harvesting system. Keywords - Energy Harvesting, Integrated Circuit, Micro sensor Nodes, Radio Frequency.
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