Optimal Power Splitting of Wireless Information and Power Transmission Using a Novel Dual-Channel Rectenna
- 15 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Vol. 70 (3), 1846-1856
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2021.3119045
Abstract
Traditionally, the signal power is divided equally between dual functions in wireless information and power transmission (WIPT), which, intuitively, is not an optimal solution since the power sensitivities for communication and charging node pose different constraints for signals. To address this challenge, a two-channel rectenna with an asymmetrical coupler feeding network (ACFN) has been proposed for WIPT under the power-splitting and time-sharing (PS and TS) schemes. The proposed two-port rectenna consists of a receiving antenna integrated with ACFN where one output port is connected to a rectifying circuit, whereas the other is used for information recovery. Different from the conventional PS scheme with equal division, the proposed rectenna can adjust ratios of power at two outputs. That is, routing high power to the radio frequency (RF)-dc port, and transferring low power but of a sufficient signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) to the port being used for signal demodulation/decoding. As a result, the simulated/measured maximum RF-dc conversion efficiency of the rectenna can reach up to 73.9%/70.4% for quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulated signals and 63.9%/60.7% for continuous wave (CW) signals. In addition, good isolation between the two output ports ensures low interference against information decoding.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51907130, 61931009)
- Chengdu Science and Technology Program (2020-GH02-00036-HZ)
- Sichuan Science and Technology Program: Provincial Overseas Cooperation (2020YFH0091)
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (20504153015)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/V002635/1)
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