Collaborative matching and self-tuning system of radio frequency energy collection front end

Abstract

The invention relates to a collaborative matching and self-tuning system of a radio frequency energy collection front end. The collaborative matching and self-tuning system comprises a differential antenna, a differential rectifier, a CTC structure switched capacitor array and an impedance self-adaptive adjusting module. Two output ports of the differential antenna are connected with the CTC structure switched capacitor array at the input end of the differential rectifier, the input end of the impedance self-adaptive adjusting module is connected with the output end of the differential rectifier, and the output end of the impedance self-adaptive adjusting module is connected with the CTC structure switched capacitor array. According to the invention, a standard 50-ohm impedance matching network is removed, loss of radio frequency energy by the matching network is reduced, conjugate cooperative matching is directly carried out on tag chip impedance and antenna impedance, radio frequency front-end rectification output is detected, and the tag chip impedance is changed by adjusting a CTC structure switch capacitor array, so the high-sensitivity passive tag chip can achieve a higher matching effect and an optimal energy transmission effect, and the long-distance requirement is met.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of passive radio frequency, in particular to a cooperative matching and self-tuning system of a radio frequency energy acquisition front end. Background technique [0002] With the continuous development and interaction of network communication technology, big data technology, sensing technology and integrated circuit technology, passive IoT node technology that does not require power or battery power has attracted more and more attention. Passive chips and The passive tag technology combined with antennas has become the focus and hot issue of research and application. With the continuous development of system technology, chip technology and antenna integration technology, the application scenarios of passive tags for Internet of Things nodes continue to expand. The integration of data technology and sensing technology gradually develops applications in smart farms, smart homes, environmental monitoring, medical heal...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] At present, the research on the energy acquisition of passive tag chips needs to be improved, especially the use of radio frequency energy. The traditional 50Ω matching impedance needs to add various types of matching networks to achieve the highest power transmission. increase the loss

In addition, there are currently antennas that directly use the chip impedance to design the conjugate impedance, which avoids the energy loss caused by the matching network, but the impedance cannot be accurately matched, and the chip impedance is easily affected by environmental factors, process manufacturing factors, etc. Especially for high-sensitivity passive tags, the difference between the impedance and the antenna impedance determines the performance of the tag, and for a large number of tags, it is time-consuming and laborious to perform impedance matching

[0004] At present, there are related technical inventions, such as: an adaptive adjustment method for RFID antenna impedance under harsh working conditions (application number 201610482611.3). The phase difference is relatively complicated, the power consumption of the adjustment process is relatively large, and the clock needs to be provided by FPGA, which is not easy to integrate. The clock requirements on the chip are relatively high; in a radio frequency energy harvesting system based on dynamic impedance matching technology (application number 201610163509.7), it is also aimed at 50 The ohm matching network is adjusted, and the clock requirements are relatively high; in the UHF RFID read-write module (application number 201210505064.8) based on antenna adaptive tuning technology, it requires a central processing unit, and also includes two crystal oscillators to generate clocks, which also It is not suitable for high-sensitivity tags, and it is not easy to integrate because of the existence of the crystal oscillator; the resonant wireless power transmission system and control method capable of self-tuning impedance (application number 201910201498.0), which is designed for 50 ohm matching, the adjustment accuracy is not high, and it is not suitable for specific Impedance, high-sensitivity label adjustment; a π-type impedance automatic matching system and method in a radio frequency energy harvesting circuit (application number 201710267102.3) in which the impedance is adjusted by adjusting the π-type network, the circuit structure and algorithm are complex, and the power consumption is high; a In a passive UHF RFID tag with automatic impedance matching function (application number 201710267093.8), an additional auxiliary voltage doubler rectification unit is added to supply power for the automatic impedance matching network. The additional rectification unit will reduce the sensitivity of the tag , the system collaborative design architecture is not complete enough

[0005] With the development of communication technology, such as 5G communication and new generation communication technology, narrowband communication for IoT nodes is an important part. There are differences, such as passive RFID frequency bands, the United States, Europe, Japan and China have different subdivided frequency bands in the range of 860MHz to 960MHz. In addition, in the manufacturing and packaging of RF antennas and RF chip circuits, there are inevitably The discreteness of processing parameters and the influence of many actual factors such as changes in the product application environment will affect the impedance parameters of the antenna and chip RF interface, resulting in a certain degree of mismatch, affecting product performance or cost

The products M730, M750 series and Monza R6 series of American Passive Label Company have added the function of impedance adjustment, but only use the storage of five impedance states, large-grained active impedance adjustment to adapt to the feedback problems in processing and application, and carry out Impedance adjustment of five states in different scenarios, currently the precision of impedance adjustment is not high

In addition, foreign academic circles have also researched on impedance adjustment, but they are all adjusted based on off-chip clocks. The logic function is more complicated, the power consumption is relatively large, the test and experiment process is too simplified and idealized, and it lacks practicability. Enables high-sensitivity, high-accuracy tuning for passive nodes

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