DBC01: Energy Harvesting in Wireless Systems

Tuesday, August 19  08:00-09:20,  Room #21

Advanced technical developments have increased the efficiency of devices in capturing trace amounts of energy from the environment and transforming them into electrical energy. In addition, advancements in microprocessor technology have increased power efficiency, effectively reducing power consumption requirements. In combination, these developments have sparked interest in the engineering community to develop more and more applications that utilize energy harvesting for power. Energy harvesting from a natural source where a remote application is deployed, and where such natural energy source is essentially inexhaustible, is an increasingly attractive alternative to inconvenient wall plugs and costly batteries. This essentially free energy source, when designed and installed properly, is available maintenance-free and is now available throughout the lifetime of the application. In addition, energy harvesting can be used as an alternative energy source to supplement a primary power source and to enhance the reliability of the overall system and prevent power interruptions.

8:00  DBC01.1   ENERGY HARVESTING OF SPURIOUS EMISSIONS OF COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS FOR HOME MONITORING APPLICATIONS

G. Monti, P. Arcuti, F. Congedo, L. Tarricone

Department of Innovation for Engineering, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy

8:20  DBC01.2   EFFECTS OF OUTPUT FILTER TO RF–DC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY IN A RECTENNA

N. Shinohara, R. Narasaki

Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

8:40  DBC01.3   DUAL-BAND ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY HARVESTER WITH RESISTANCE COMPRESSION NETWORK

A. Georgiadis, A. Collado, K. Niotaki

Microwave Systems and Nanotechnology, CTTC, Castelldefels, Spain

9:00  DBC01.4   PASSIVE SENSORS EMBEDDED INTO LOGISTIC CHAINS

R. Goncalves, R. Magueta, P. Pinho, N. B. Carvalho

Instituto de Telecomunicacoes - Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal