Wireless networks with RF energy harvesting: A contemporary survey

X Lu, P Wang, D Niyato, DI Kim… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Radio frequency (RF) energy transfer and harvesting techniques have recently become
alternative methods to power the next-generation wireless networks. As this emerging …

A comprehensive review of metasurface structures suitable for RF energy harvesting

AAG Amer, SZ Sapuan, N Nasimuddin… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy harvesting (EH) or scavenging is recognized as harvesting energy from ambient
energy sources in the surrounding environment. This paper reports a literature review on …

Design optimization and implementation for RF energy harvesting circuits

P Nintanavongsa, U Muncuk, DR Lewis… - IEEE Journal on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new design for an energy harvesting device is proposed in this paper, which enables
scavenging energy from radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic waves. Compared to common …

Antennas and propagation in UHF RFID systems

PV Nikitin, KVS Rao - 2008 IEEE international conference on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we discuss antennas and propagation aspects in current passive UHF RFID
systems. We consider a" reader-tag-reader" link and concentrate on each part of it: reader …

Quadrature amplitude modulated backscatter in passive and semipassive UHF RFID systems

SJ Thomas, E Wheeler, J Teizer… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Passive and semipassive UHF RF identification (RFID) systems have traditionally been
designed using scalar-valued differential radar cross section (DRCS) methods to model the …

RF-MAC: A medium access control protocol for re-chargeable sensor networks powered by wireless energy harvesting

MY Naderi, P Nintanavongsa… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wireless charging through directed radio frequency (RF) waves is an emerging technology
that can be used to replenish the battery of a sensor node, albeit at the cost of data …

Optimization of scaffold design for bone tissue engineering: A computational and experimental study

MR Dias, JM Guedes, CL Flanagan, SJ Hollister… - Medical engineering & …, 2014 - Elsevier
In bone tissue engineering, the scaffold has not only to allow the diffusion of cells, nutrients
and oxygen but also provide adequate mechanical support. One way to ensure the scaffold …

Sensitivity and impedance measurements of UHF RFID chips

PV Nikitin, KVS Rao, R Martinez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we describe the sensitivity and impedance measurement method for UHF RF
identification (RFID) chips. The measurements are performed using an RFID tester (RFID …

RFID in pervasive computing: State-of-the-art and outlook

G Roussos, V Kostakos - Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 2009 - Elsevier
rfid has already found its way into a variety of large scale applications and arguably it is
already one of the most successful technologies in the history of computing. Beyond doubt …

A chipless RFID sensor system for cyber centric monitoring applications

S Shrestha, M Balachandran, M Agarwal… - IEEE Transactions …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A chipless RF identifiction (RFID) sensor system platform consisting of passive chipless
RFID sensor tags and specialized reader has been developed for cyber centric monitoring …