RECTENNA: INSET-FED AND EDGE-FED "PATCH" ANTENNAS WITH RECTIFYING CIRCUIT.

This paper presents the complete process of design theory, manufacturing, and testing of microstrip rectennas at the University of North Dakota. The rectenna is an antenna integrated with a rectifying circuit. Patch antennas resonating at 2.45 GHz were simulated, manufactured and tested. Simulated and measured results were compared. Furthermore, a microwave rectifier was designed, manufactured, and tested for its impedance matching and rectification efficiency from AC to DC. Efficiency of 21% was achieved at a power input of 15dBm for 2.45 GHz. The combination of antenna and rectifier was tested for overall efficiency [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]