73 results about "Rectenna" patented technology

The invention discloses a metaloop rectification antenna of a coplanar integrated solar cell. The metaloop rectification antenna comprises a dielectric substrate, an annular metal layer is arranged on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate, and a metal grounding plate is arranged on the lower surface of the dielectric substrate; a solar cell is arranged in the middle of the annular metal layer; a rectifying circuit is arranged on the lower surface of the metal grounding plate; the annular metal layer is connected with a rectification circuit, and the solar cell and the output end of the rectification circuit are connected with a load. Since the current distribution is only concentrated on the ring and the solar cell is placed in the center of the ring without influencing the performance of the antenna, the rectification antenna and the solar cell can collect radio frequency energy and light energy at the same time without interfering with each other. The resonant frequency of the antenna can be changed by adjusting the interdigital structures and the using number of the metamaterial units, the current passing through the antenna loop has a negative phase constant, the height of the antenna is effectively reduced, and the area of the antenna is reduced.

The invention discloses a near-far field wireless energy collection system based on a circularly polarized rectification antenna, and relates to the technical field of rectification antennas and near-field wireless energy transmission, the near-far field wireless energy collection system comprises an annular far-field receiving antenna which is arranged on one surface of a dielectric substrate and is provided with an opening, and the other surface opposite to the dielectric substrate is provided with a metal grounding layer; an annular near-field receiving structure is arranged on the inner side of the far-field receiving antenna, one end of the far-field receiving antenna is connected with the near-field receiving structure through the matching branch, the far-field high-frequency rectifying circuit, the PMU module and the near-field rectifying network in sequence, the other end of the far-field receiving antenna is grounded, and the output end of the PMU module is connected with a load. The system has the advantages of high integration level, high efficiency and wide application scene.

The present invention discloses a dual-polarization omnidirectional rectenna using a radio frequency power combining scheme. The antenna includes an orthogonally arranged horizontal polarization unit and a vertical polarization unit. The horizontal polarization unit includes a horizontal polarization group, which includes a tapered balun. The center point of the tapered balun is a feeding point. The tapered balun has a plurality of fan-shaped radiating branches evenly distributed circumferentially, and each of the radiating branches is connected to the tapered balun via a gradient microstrip line. The vertical polarization unit includes a reflective layer and a vertical polarization group parallel to the reflective layer. The vertical polarization group includes a connected gradient balun and a dipole, and the feeding point is located at the center of the gradient balun. The present invention provides a circumferentially arranged omnidirectional antenna array to receive horizontally polarized electromagnetic waves, and designs a four-dipole array to receive vertically polarized electromagnetic waves. This allows the antenna to operate in multiple polarization states and has good omnidirectional characteristics.

A wireless charging system includes, in part, a first board, a multitude of rectenna boards, and a second board. The first board is adapted to receive a bottom portion of a rechargeable battery, and includes, in part, a ground plane, a first multitude of receptacles positioned along a perimeter of the first board, and circuitry adapted to convert a received RF signal to a DC voltage for delivery to the rechargeable battery. Each rectenna board is associated with and adapted to be inserted into a different one of the first multitude of receptacles. Each rectenna board includes, in part, a multitude of receive antennas for receiving the RF signal. The rectenna boards are adapted to enclose the rechargeable battery when the rechargeable battery is positioned over the first board. The second board is adapted to engage with the rectenna boards to cover a top portion of the rechargeable battery.

The invention discloses a receiving antenna, a wearable rectification antenna and wearable equipment, and relates to the technical field of antennae, the receiving antenna comprises a flexible substrate, a metal floor and a radiation structure; the metal floor is arranged on the first side surface of the flexible substrate; the radiation structure is arranged on the second side surface of the flexible substrate, the radiation structure comprises two radiation floors and a feed transmission line arranged between the two radiation floors, the two radiation floors are oppositely arranged in a spaced mode, and each radiation floor is provided with a first radiation gap and a second radiation gap communicated with the first radiation gap; the two first radiation slots and the two second radiation slots are oppositely arranged, and the second radiation slots are configured to couple radio frequency energy transmitted by the feed transmission line to the first radiation slots so as to excite the first radiation slots to generate radiation; according to the invention, the influence of a human body on the performance of the receiving antenna can be reduced, electromagnetic radiation on the human body is reduced, the stability and efficiency of energy transmission are improved, and both flexibility and low loss are considered.

The application discloses a high-efficiency omnidirectional rectenna based on a class-F harmonic suppression structure and belongs to the rectenna field, comprising: a plurality of rectenna units which are arranged at equal intervals and rotate around the same center and are used for receiving radio frequency energy; the rectenna unit comprises a receiving antenna and a rectifier circuit; the receiving antenna comprises an antenna radiation structure, a metal floor and a feed microstrip line; a U-shaped groove is arranged on a region of the antenna radiation structure which is close to the metal floor, and a rectangular groove is arranged in the U-shaped groove; the U-shaped groove and the rectangular groove are used for suppressing the radiation of the second harmonic and the third harmonic; the rectifier circuit is arranged on the upper surface of a PCB and is used for rectifying the output signal of the antenna radiation structure by the microstrip line and electronic components; and the plurality of rectenna units are connected through a direct current synthesis network, so that the size of the rectenna can be reduced and the efficiency of the rectenna can be improved.

To improve the amplification and efficiency of an antenna contained within a rectenna. Antenna device comprising: a first conductor having a loop shape; a rectifier circuit connected to the first conductor; and a second conductor having a plate shape, comprising a main area extending in one direction substantially orthogonal to a loop area of ​​the first conductor, and an outer edge portion of the main area, wherein the first conductor has a loop whose length in relation to a wavelength at a receiving frequency is greater than 0.15, and the second conductor has the outer edge portion whose minimum length in relation to the length of the loop of the first conductor is greater than 0.4.

The invention discloses a high-efficiency omnidirectional rectification antenna based on an F-type harmonic suppression structure, and belongs to the field of rectification antennae, and the high-efficiency omnidirectional rectification antenna comprises a plurality of rectification antenna units which rotate around the same center and are distributed at equal intervals, and the rectification antenna units are used for receiving radio frequency energy; the rectification antenna unit comprises a receiving antenna and a rectification circuit; the receiving antenna comprises an antenna radiation structure, a metal floor and a feed microstrip line; a U-shaped groove is formed in the area, close to the metal floor, of the antenna radiation structure, and a rectangular groove is formed in the U-shaped groove; the U-shaped groove and the rectangular groove are used for inhibiting radiation to second harmonic and third harmonic; the rectifying circuit is arranged on the upper surface of the PCB and is used for rectifying an output signal of the antenna radiation structure by the microstrip line and the electronic component; the plurality of rectification antenna units are connected through the DC synthesis network so that the size of the rectification antenna can be reduced and the efficiency of arranging the antenna can be enhanced.

A wireless power rectifying system includes, in part, a multitude of boards. Each board includes an array of antenna elements and an array of rectifying circuits each associated with a different one of the array of antenna elements. Each rectifying circuit is adapted to convert an RF signal received by the associated antenna element array to DC voltage. The spacing between each pair of adjacent boards is in a range defined by λ / 20 to λ / 2, where λ is the wavelength of the received RF signal.

The invention discloses a rectification antenna module and electronic equipment, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The rectification antenna module comprises a communication antenna array, a rectification module, a first dielectric plate, a second dielectric plate, a grounding layer, a feed module and a DC filtering module. The communication antenna array and the rectifier module are arranged on two opposite sides of the first dielectric plate, and the second dielectric plate is clamped between the rectifier module and the grounding layer; the communication antenna array comprises n antenna units, and each antenna unit is electrically connected with the feed module; the rectifier module comprises m first electromagnetic metasurface units, p second electromagnetic metasurface units and x rectifier diodes; the first electromagnetic metasurface units and the second electromagnetic metasurface units are arranged alternately, and any two adjacent first electromagnetic metasurface units and second electromagnetic metasurface units are electrically connected through a rectifier diode; a grounding point on the first electromagnetic metasurface unit is electrically connected with the grounding layer; the DC filtering module is electrically connected with the rectification module.

The invention discloses a micropower-oriented high-efficiency dual-frequency omnidirectional circularly polarized radio frequency rectification antenna. The antenna comprises a receiving antenna unit and a dual-frequency rectification circuit unit which are connected with each other. The receiving antenna adopts a dual-frequency omnidirectional circular polarization design; the double-frequency rectification circuit comprises a diode branch and a load branch which are connected in parallel. The diode branch comprises a coupling microstrip line, a pilot frequency impedance conversion network and a dual-frequency harmonic suppression structure which are connected in sequence; the load branch is formed by connecting a straight-through filter with a load in series. The double-frequency harmonic suppression structure forms a band-stop characteristic at the secondary harmonic of the double working frequency points; the pilot frequency impedance conversion network realizes a double-frequency-point same-input impedance characteristic; the coupling microstrip line enhances the voltage amplitude of the diode so as to improve the rectification efficiency of the circuit under the condition of micro input power. The antenna has good omnidirectivity and circular polarization performance, and can collect dual-frequency, multi-direction and multi-polarization electromagnetic waves; and meanwhile, the rectifier has the advantages of high rectification efficiency, small size and compact structure under a micro-input power condition, and better meets the requirement of collecting weak radio frequency energy in an actual scene.

A wireless power relay includes, in part, a multitude of receive antennas adapted to receive a beam of radio frequency (RF) signals generated and transmitted by an active array transmitter that generates the beam of RF signals from sunlight. The wireless power relay further includes, in part, a multitude of transmit antennas, and a multitude of phase shifters. Each phase shifter is associated with one of the multitude of receive and transmit antennas and is adapted to shift a phase of an RF signal received by the associated receive antenna such that the multitude of RF signals transmitted by the multitude of transmit antennas are directed to an array of rectennas.

A wireless power relay includes, in part, a multitude of receive antennas adapted to receive a beam of radio frequency (RF) signals generated and transmitted by an active array transmitter that generates the beam of RF signals from sunlight. The wireless power relay further includes, in part, a multitude of transmit antennas, and a multitude of phase shifters. Each phase shifter is associated with one of the multitude of receive and transmit antennas and is adapted to shift a phase of an RF signal received by the associated receive antenna such that the multitude of RF signals transmitted by the multitude of transmit antennas are directed to an array of rectennas.

The application discloses a rectifying antenna module and electronic equipment, and belongs to the technical field of communication. The rectifying antenna module comprises N first antenna units, M second antenna units, a feeding module and a rectifying module. The M second antenna units are arranged at intervals and are arrayed. M is an integer greater than or equal to 4. The N first antenna units are arranged at intervals and surround the M second antenna units. N is an integer greater than or equal to 4. The feeding module comprises a first feeding port and a second feeding port. The first feeding port is electrically connected with the N first antenna units and is used for providing first antenna units arranged in sequence among the N first antenna units with excitation signals of equal amplitude and equal phase interval. The second feeding port is electrically connected with the M second antenna units and is used for providing the M second antenna units with excitation signals of equal amplitude and equal phase. The rectifying module is electrically connected with the M second antenna units.

To provide a rectenna device that allows for easy impedance matching between an antenna and a rectifier circuit.SOLUTION: A rectenna device 100 includes an antenna unit 10 that has a loop antenna 11 consisting of a long side and a short side, and receives microwaves, a rectifier circuit 51 that converts high-frequency signals from the antenna unit 10 into DC power, a harmonic reflection circuit 53 that returns harmonics generated from the rectifier circuit 51 to the rectifier circuit 51, and a matching circuit 52 that performs impedance matching between the antenna unit 10 and the rectifier circuit 51 and is electrically connected to the antenna unit 10 via a feeding point 12 located on the long side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

[Problem] To provide a rectenna which can cope with a plurality of operating frequencies, is small-sized, and has a high rectifying efficiency. [Solution] A rectenna having a first operating frequency f1 and a second operating frequency f2 different from each other, the rectenna being characterized in that a first loop antenna A and a second loop antenna B to which a capacitor is connected in series are connected in parallel to the input terminals of a rectifier.

An augmented logarithmic spiral antenna structure includes a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a first spiral arm and a plurality of second spiral arms. The first spiral arm includes a first initial radius. The second spiral arms are disposed around and connected to the first spiral arm, and each of the second spiral arms includes a second initial radius. The dielectric layer has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the top surface is connected to the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is connected to the bottom surface. A plurality of the second initial radii of the second spiral arms are different from each other, and different from the first initial radius.

An augmented logarithmic spiral antenna structure includes a first conductive layer, a dielectric layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a first spiral arm and a plurality of second spiral arms. The first spiral arm includes a first initial radius. The second spiral arms are disposed around and connected to the first spiral arm, and each of the second spiral arms includes a second initial radius. The dielectric layer has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the top surface is connected to the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is connected to the bottom surface. A plurality of the second initial radii of the second spiral arms are different from each other, and different from the first initial radius.

The disclosed technology includes device, systems, techniques, and methods for mm-wave backscattering and energy harvesting systems utilizing a Rotman-Lens-based rectenna system. An mm-wave backscattering and energy harvesting system can include one or more antenna, a Rotman Lens having a beam port side and an antenna side in electrical communication with the one or more antenna, and a switching network in electrical communication with the beam port side of the Rotman Lens. The switching network can be configured to cause the system to operate in either a backscattering mode or an energy harvesting mode.

The invention discloses a low-cost long-distance direction backtracking system for a moving target, and the system comprises a transmitter which comprises a beacon signal receiving antenna, a four-channel phase conjugate circuit, and an energy transmitting antenna; the four-channel phase conjugate circuit comprises a low-noise amplifier in signal connection with the beacon signal receiving antenna, a frequency mixer in signal connection with the low-noise amplifier, and a local oscillator module and an energy transmitting antenna which are in signal connection with the frequency mixer; the receiver comprises a filtering module, a beacon signal transmitting antenna and a rectifying antenna, wherein the beacon signal transmitting antenna and the rectifying antenna are connected with the filtering module. According to the invention, phase compensation is carried out, so that the space between the energy transmitting antennas is reduced by half, the 3dB backtracking angle of the designed active device and antenna system can reach + / -30 degrees, and a direction backtracking system with low cost and wide backtracking angle is realized.

Provided are a diode for reducing a CR product, a rectifying circuit using the diode, and a receiving rectifying antenna. The diode includes: a substrate; a first semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and including a first impurity of a first concentration; a second semiconductor layer disposed on the first semiconductor layer and including a second impurity having a concentration lower than the first concentration; a first electrode disposed on the first semiconductor layer and surrounding at least a portion of the second semiconductor layer; and a second electrode provided on the second semiconductor layer, the width of the first electrode being 1-6 times the propagation length Lt [m] defined in the following formula (1): Lt = ([rho] C [Omega * m2] / RS [Omega / sq]) 1 / 2 (1) where [rho] C is the contact resistivity of the first semiconductor layer and the first electrode, and RS is the sheet resistance of the first semiconductor layer.

This receiver includes an antenna, a rectifier circuit, and a processing circuit. The antenna has an annular shape, and includes a substrate and a conductor having a predetermined width. The rectifier circuit is installed on the substrate and rectifies a power supply signal received by the antenna. The processing circuit is installed on the substrate and executes processing for transmitting a data signal via the antenna.

A system and method of harvesting energy are provided using a geometric diode and antenna. The geometric diode includes a start portion, end portion, and neck portion joining the start portion and end portion. The geometric diode tapers laterally inward at the neck portion, which defines the narrowest point of the geometric diode. The antenna includes first and second halves forming a bow-tie shape, with inner ends of the antenna contacting respective laterally opposite sides of the neck portion of the geometric diode. A method of using the geometric diode includes harvesting electromagnetic energy such as infrared, microwave, or terahertz radiation through the antenna and into the geometric diode. Example materials used include gold for the antenna. The geometric antenna may be formed from tungsten disulfide, boron nitride, perovskite, molybdenum disulfide, or a MXene nanomaterial composed of transition metal carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides.

This prevents and suppresses radio interference, enabling accurate measurement of heart rate and other parameters using radar. [Solution] When measuring vital signs including the heart rate of a person P by irradiating them with radio waves, the system includes an antenna 2 that can be placed on the surrounding objects, including the bed B on which the person P is lying down, and which receives the irradiated radio waves; a rectifier circuit 3 that forms a rectenna with the antenna 2 and converts the radio waves received by the antenna 2 into electrical energy; and a secondary battery 4 that stores the electrical energy converted by the rectifier circuit 3.

The application discloses a kind of circular polarization Ka wave band broadband rectenna based on dielectric resonator, it is related to electronic circuit technical field, including dielectric substrate, dielectric resonator being arranged above dielectric substrate and ground plate being arranged below dielectric substrate, and rectifier circuit;The edge of the long side of the dielectric substrate is equipped with a plurality of metal through holes that penetrate the dielectric substrate, and the plurality of through holes form a substrate integrated waveguide structure, a planar transmission microstrip line, a first gradual microstrip line and an SIW upper metal layer connected in sequence are printed on the dielectric substrate, a rectangular slot is formed in the middle of the SIW upper metal layer, and a third gradual microstrip line, a second gradual microstrip line and a radiation patch connected in sequence are arranged in the rectangular slot;One end of the planar transmission microstrip line is connected to the rectifier circuit.The application has the advantages of simple structure, wide impedance bandwidth, stable gain, small size, and realizes circular polarization and operation in the millimeter wave band.

Disclosed is a diode device (1) including an insulator (7) extending between and in contact with two metal terminals (3, 5), wherein the insulator comprises at least one epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) material, or comprises at least one epsilon-negative (ENG) material (7A) and a second insulator material (7B) forming a double insulator structure, and an electron source layer (9), particularly of graphene, between a metal terminal and the ENZ or ENG material. The insulator provides a reduced effective capacitance which permits rectifying diode operation at THz, infrared or visible frequencies, particularly for a solar radiation rectenna.

The purpose of the present invention is to improve the gain and efficiency of an antenna included in a rectification antenna. The antenna device includes: a first conductor having an annular shape; a rectifying circuit connected to the first conductor; and a plate-shaped second conductor having a main surface extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the ring-shaped surface of the first conductor and an outer edge portion of the main surface, in which a length of the ring of the first conductor is greater than 0.15 with respect to a wavelength at a reception frequency, and the minimum length of the outer edge portion of the second conductor is greater than 0.4 with respect to the length of the loop of the first conductor.

The invention discloses a microwave wireless energy transmission system for unmanned aerial vehicle wireless power supply and a test method. The test method comprises the following steps: calibrating the irradiation power density of a space where a rectification antenna array is located; testing the direct-current output power of the rectification antenna array under a static condition, and calculating the rectification efficiency of the rectification antenna sub-array; in the continuous flight process of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the direct current output power of the rectification antenna array and the direct current output power of the central rectification antenna sub-array are tested, and the average value of the direct current output power of the rectification antenna array and the rectification efficiency of the central rectification antenna sub-array are calculated. The system comprises a ground suspension experiment platform used for calibrating irradiation power density and testing rectification antenna array output direct current power and an energy transfer flight experiment platform used for testing rectification antenna array output direct current power and center rectification antenna subarray direct current output power in the flight process. The invention realizes long-time microwave energy irradiation for the rectification antenna array, and is suitable for high-power microwave wireless energy transmission of a moving target.

The invention discloses a rectification antenna and array suitable for long-distance microwave energy transmission. The rectification antenna comprises four rectification antenna units, a power synthesis network and a DC load. The four rectification antenna units are the same in structure, each rectification antenna unit comprises a rectifier chip and an antipode linear tapered slot antenna which are connected, the antipode linear tapered slot antenna is used for receiving microwave energy from a free space and inputting the microwave energy to the rectifier chip, and the rectifier chip is used for converting the microwave energy into a direct current signal; the four rectification antenna units are connected with a direct current load through a power synthesis network to supply power to the direct current load; the power synthesis network is used for adjusting the series-parallel connection relation of the four rectification antenna units so as to adjust the output voltage and current for supplying power to the direct current load. Through an innovative PCB antenna-CMOS chip cascade and array scheme, the contradiction between efficiency and scale in long-distance transmission is solved, and the effects of low cost and high integration are achieved.