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  • Publication
    A 0.7 GHz and 0.9 GHz efficient and compact dual-band rectifier for ambient radio frequency energy harvesting
    (Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES), 2025)
    Raja Nor Azrin Raja Yunus
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    Surajo Muhammad
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    Abdulrahman Amin Ahmed Ghaleb
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    This study introduces a compact dual-band rectifier utilizing a single and multi-stub matching network (MN) technique. The rectifier consists of two branches, each incorporating a single block stub and two blocks stub to generate two frequency susceptance blocks, subsequently transformed into a meandered line. The proposed rectifier operates at two frequency bands of 0.7 GHz and 0.9 GHz and is fabricated on an RT/Duroid 5880 printed circuit board (PCB) with dimensions of 37×25×1.6 mm using an entire ground architecture. Simulation and measurement results show that the rectifier has a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 67.77% and 66.35% at 0.7 GHz and 70.31% and 71.22% at 0.9 GHz with input power of 0 dBm, respectively. The rectified voltage is 1.79 V DC across a 5 kΩ load terminal (RL) with 5 dBm input power and is capable of sensing low input power down to -30 dBm. This feature makes the rectifier a promising solution for powering low-power devices from ambient energy.
  • Publication
    Miniaturization of stacked wearable antenna for 5G applications
    (Penerbit UTM Press, 2024-08-12)
    M. Fitra
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    N. Haris
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    Wearable antennas have significantly expanded the capabilities of electronic devices, as they can now be seamlessly integrated into clothing for user convenience. The advent of 5G has opened up possibilities for enhanced functionality, necessitating compact antennas with high gain for efficient data transmission. In this paper, a sub-6GHz 5G stacked wearable antenna is proposed. The choice of a rectangular patch structure was made for its simplicity and ease of fabrication. A comprehensive analysis of antenna design, progressing from a single layer to a multilayer configuration is explained. The antenna was designed using 1mm felt and Shieldit Super conductor, with a 50 Ω coaxial feed. The proposed stacked three-layer antenna, with substrate dimensions of 44 x 44 mm², achieves a gain of 2.7 dBi. Stacking the substrate and patch layer improves the antennas’ performance, especially the impedance bandwidth and gain. On top of that, the antenna dimensions were reduced to 57% while maintaining its performance. Bending tests conducted in both X- and Y-axes demonstrate that the antenna's performance remains within an acceptable range. Although the resonating frequency shifted to 3.4 GHz in 3 layers during bending in Y-axis, the gain was kept to 1.8dBi. Both measured and simulated results exhibit good consistency, with a slight shift observed in the case of the three-layer structure.