Efficient and Compact Tri-Band Rectifier With Large Frequency Ratio for WPT

Abstract

In this letter, an efficient and compact tri-band rectifier with large frequency ratio is proposed, which adopts a novel low-cost direct current (dc)-pass filter structure in the design. Three large frequency ratio rectifiers are combined together by using diode arrays with a frequency-selective topology without additional impedance matching networks. The dc-pass filter is composed of microstrip line structures cascaded low-cost lumped components, which can effectively suppress the high-order harmonics at high- and low-frequency points while reducing the circuit size and costs of large frequency ratio. For validation, the proposed rectifier working at 0.915, 2.45, and 5.8 GHz is fabricated with the dimensions of 29.5 mm $\times21.3$ mm. The measured results show that the RF-dc power conversion efficiency (PCE) reaches 72.6%, 71.8%, and 73.5% at 0.915, 2.45, and 5.8 GHz, respectively, when the input power is 19 dBm. Compared with traditional multiband rectifiers, the proposed topology exhibits merits of compact size, high efficiency, and large frequency ratio.