Inkjet-printed Wireless Powered Circuits for Sensing and Identification
The work has been supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 661621.
The project establishes the application of inkjet printing as a key technology for the implementation of batteryless and wireless sensor and communication circuits based on wireless power transfer and energy harvesting,enabling the realization of the Internet of Things (IoT). Inkjet printing supports a large volume production, achieves a good resolution necessary for high frequency electronics, enables the use of a variety of low cost and flexible materials, and is a direct-write, and additive manufacturing technology.
During the outgoing phase of the project I was hosted by Prof. M. M. Tentzeris at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Research Highlights
Ambient FM back-scattering demo (courtesy Ph.D. student Spyros Daskalakis)
Millimeter wave backscatter tag enabling GBPS communication (photo courtesy J. Kimionis, Georgia Tech)
24 GHz 3D printed bifocal lens antennas
Inkjet-printed decade band rectifier (photo courtesy J. Kimionis, Georgia Tech)
Inkjet printed UHF wideband rectifier on paper substrate
24 GHz inkjet-printed series fed dipole array rectenna on paper
24 GHz inkjet-printed dipole rectenna on paper
24 GHz inkjet-printed retro-directive array on paper
Solar-electromagnetic energy harvester assisted wireless sensor with 3D printed package
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