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High-Efficiency Reconfigurable CMOS RF-to-DC Converter System for Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Sensor Nodes with Efficient MPPT Circuitry

La Rosa, Roberto  
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Demarchi, Danilo
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Carrara, Sandro  
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March 1, 2024
Chips

This paper presents a novel CMOS RF-to-DC converter for ultra-low-power wireless sensor nodes powered by RF wireless power transfer. The proposed converter achieves 10% higher power conversion efficiency than a conventional rectifier, with only a 1% increase in power consumption. The system employs a reconfigurable Dickson topology, operates on the unlicensed 868 MHz ISM band, and includes a built-in power-efficient MPPT system architecture. Experimental measurements show a maximum power conversion efficiency of 55% in the power range from −22 dBm to 0 dBm, with a power sensitivity of −22 dBm for a DC output voltage of 2.4 V. The proposed converter offers a promising solution for efficient wireless power transfer and energy harvesting in ultra-low-power wireless sensor nodes.

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DOI
10.3390/chips3010003
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-105012373757

Author(s)
La Rosa, Roberto  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Demarchi, Danilo

Politecnico di Torino

Carrara, Sandro  

EPFL

Dehollain, Catherine  

EPFL

Date Issued

2024-03-01

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Chips
Volume

3

Issue

1

Start page

49

End page

68

Subjects

CMOS technology

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maximum power point tracking (MPPT)

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power conversion efficiency

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RF energy harvesting

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RF-to-DC converter

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ultra-low-power

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wireless power transfer

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wireless sensor nodes

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