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Practical energy harvesting for batteryless ambient backscatter sensors

Vougioukas Georgios, Dimitriou Antonis G., Bletsas Aggelos, Sahalos, John N

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/ABAA15EF-970B-4099-B0B0-65F03642CD31
Year 2018
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation G. Vougioukas. A. Dimitriou, A. Bletsas and J. Sahalos, "Practical energy harvesting for batteryless ambient backscatter sensors," Electronics (Switzerland), vol. 7, no. 6, Jun. 2018. doi: 10.3390/electronics7060095 https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7060095
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This work studies the performance of two methods for providing power to an ultra-low power, ambient backscatter tag, omitting the need for any battery. RF energy harvesting from a dedicated source and energy harvesting from ambient light using a single photodiode are compared. Extensive measurement results from tests conducted under real world conditions are offered for both harvesting methods. It is concluded that for a total cost of under 7 Euros the need for a battery can be eliminated, by using a single photodiode element along with a suitable boost converter. The ultra-low power character of the utilized tag enables the use of multiple harvesting methods and paves the way towards truly battery-less wireless sensor systems.

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