In this article, a comprehensive review specifically on the applications of rectennas for
different wireless systems has been presented. Rectenna systems are used to convert radio …

In this paper, a comprehensive survey on the key components of a rectenna system,
including antenna configurations, rectifier configurations, impedance matching networks …

This article describes a circularly polarized (CP) broadband rectenna enabling sensing
nodes connected in the smart cities to harvest radio frequency (RF) energy from the …

The RFEH design challenges can be broadly classified into overall radio frequency direct
current (RF-to-DC) power conversion efficiency (PCE), form factor, operational bandwidth …

For RF energy harvesting, where the frequencies, power density, polarization, and direction
of incident waves are unknown and variable, broadband rectenna arrays offer a simple …

In this article, the characteristics of four spiral-facet structures are studied for RF energy-
harvesting (RFEH) applications for increasing the harvesting power from the surrounding …

This paper introduces a wideband rectenna that can scavenge ambient wireless power to a
range of frequency band from 0.91 GHz to 2.55 GHz efficiently. The proposed rectenna is …

The investigation into new sources of energy with the highest efficiency which are derived
from existing energy sources is a significant research area and is attracting a great deal of …

In this paper, a broadband RF-rectifier with a wide scale of RF input power levels, using FR-
4 substrate, is proposed. A wideband resistance compression network (RCN) is applied to …

This book focuses on elementary concepts of both radio frequency energy harvesting
(RFEH) and wireless power transfer (WPT), and highlights their fundamental requirements …