WE1.L1.2

Ultralow Read Sensitivity RFID sensor based on Tunnel Diode Voltage-Controlled Oscillator

Yero Dia, IMS Laboratory, France; Helena Ribeiro, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal; Laurent Oyhenart, Elie Zaraket, Jean-Luc Lachaud, Ludivine Fadel, Valerie Vigneras, Corinne Dejous, IMS Laboratory, France; Nuno B. Carvalho, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal; Simon Hemour, IMS Laboratory, France

Session:
WE1.L1: Low-power solutions for EH and RFID applications Oral

Track:
Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer

Location:
Room 1

Presentation Time:
Wed, 6 Sep, 09:50 - 10:10 Portugal Time

Abstract
Wireless, Batteryless technology holds unmatched potential for improving the efficiency of our societies, from identification & localization to sensing. The communications are typically asymmetric and involving a zero-energy transponder being activated by a remote Reader. Unfortunately, the communication distance is restrained by the minimum activation power (also named Read sensitivity) to commonly a dozen of meters. In this work, we combine a multistage charge pump rectenna with a ultra-low Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO), yielding to an unmatched power activation of -28.6 dBm (1.4µW). Under this condition, the rectifier yields in the order of 100 mV into a 100µF capacitor, which is enough to drive the VCO directly (no DC-DC involved) upon activation by a tilt switch sensor.
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