Standardization of simulation conditions for radio frequency energy harvesters

• Autorzy: Szut Jakub , Pauluk Mariusz , Piątek Paweł

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/aee.2025.154991

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

RF energy harvesters require a precise design and verification. Power conversion efficiency (PCE) is affected by a number of factors. Among others, there are: design of emitting and transmitting circuits, transmission conditions, frequency, bandwidth and distance between antennas. All of those factors contribute to the final effectiveness of RF energy harvesting (RFEH) circuits. This is why it is important to standardize conditions of simulating and measuring the circuits performance. Only then it will be possible to compare usefulness of different designs. This article discusses such conditions and proposes some standardizations.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

conditions standardization; radio frequency energy harvesters; radio frequency energy harvesting; simulation; SPICE; simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee on Electrical Engineering
• Czasopismo: Archives of Electrical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 74, nr 3
• Strony: 693--712
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 47 poz., rys., tab., wykr., wz.

Twórcy

autor

Szut Jakub

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, AGH University of Krakow, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5484-1466

autor

Pauluk Mariusz

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, AGH University of Krakow

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-3561

autor

Piątek Paweł

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, AGH University of Krakow

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9950-0547

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).