Wireless Energy Harvesting with Rectenna Technology for Wi-Fi Band

In this paper, a completely novel rectenna design which is capable of collecting RF energy from the popular Wi-Fi band for wireless communications is proposed. A rectenna is a device that can transform RF signals into DC power and is made up of an antenna, a matching circuit, and a rectifier. This rectenna design uses a Schottky diode SMS7630 to complete the rectifier element and lumped components RLC for the antenna portion. To model and improve this design, employ Keysight's Advanced Design Systems (ADS). The Reflection coefficient (S11) and VSWR metrics have been measured, to assess how well this rectenna performs.