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Converting Wi-Fi Signals To Electricity Using New 2D Materials

We can convert the ubiquitous wifi signals to useful DC power. We use rectennas to convert the RF energy signals to electrical signals . This process involves wireless transmission of power signals. Besides old Materials we use rectennas made up of new 2D Materials for better transmission.

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Converting Wi-Fi Signals To Electricity Using New 2D Materials

We can convert the ubiquitous wifi signals to useful DC power. We use rectennas to convert the RF energy signals to electrical signals . This process involves wireless transmission of power signals. Besides old Materials we use rectennas made up of new 2D Materials for better transmission.

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B.

KUSHI
ECE
JNTUK-UCEV
CONTENTS:
 Abstract
 Introduction
 History
 2D materials
 How it works?
 Advantages
 Disadvantages
 Applications
 Future scope
ABSTRACT :
Energy harvesting techniques forms a suitable alternative for
the existing energy resources.These include rectennas, solar
cells,harvesting human energy and wind power. The
implementation of filter in the antenna structure,combined
with a reduction of rectenna size,gives several advantages in
several applications where the size and weight are the critical
criteria.
Devices made from flexible, inexpensive materials could
power large area electronics,wearables,medical devices and
many more. Here we convert the wi-fi signals to electricity
using new 2D materials like graphene. It is the latest
advancements in the field of electronics.
INTRODUCTION :
Imagine a world where smartphones,laptops, wearables and
other electronics are powered without batteries.
What if we could develop electronic systems that we wrap
around a bridge or cover an entire highway, or the walls of our
office and bring intelligence to every thing around us? How do
we provide energy for those electronics?
Now-a-days new techonologies are emerging out to make
everything automated and wireless. To meet these requirements
we use the devices that converts AC electromagnetic waves into
DC electricity and provide wireless transmitting power.
HISTORY:
 A rectenna is a rectifying antenna-a special type of receiving
antenna that is used for converting electromagnetic energy into
direct current (DC) electricity.
 The invention of rectenna in the 1960s made long distance
wireless power feasible.
 The rectenna was invented in 1964 and patented in 1969 by US
electrical engineer William C Brown.
 Since the 1970s ,rectenna research has been to develop a
receiving antenna for proposed solar power satellites .
2D MATERIALS:
 2D Materials,sometimes referred to as single layer
materials,are crystalline materials consisting of a single layer
of atoms.
 The first 2D material ,Graphene, a single layer of graphite,was
isolated in 2004
 The fist MXene was discovered in 20011at Drexel University
 Since 2014 the usage of these materials has been widely
increased for large scale commercial applications.
 These materials are used in the areas including electronics and
optoelectronics, sensors,cryptography,quantum dots etc.
 We can also find the Biological Applications of these 2D
materials.
Some of the examples of 2D materials:

Fig1: 2D materials and their structures

Fig2: Representing top view and side view of some typical 2D materials
HOW IT WORKS?:
 Devices that convert AC electromagnetic waves into DC
electricity are known as "rectennas."
The researchers demonstrate a new kind of rectenna, described
in a study that uses a flexible radio-frequency (RF) antenna that
captures electromagnetic waves including those carrying Wi-Fi
as AC waveforms.
 The antenna is then connected to a novel device made out of a
two-dimensional semiconductor just a few atoms thick.
The AC signal travels into the semiconductor, which converts it
into a DC voltage that could be used to power electronic circuits
or recharge batteries.
 The battery-free device passively captures and transforms
ubiquitous Wi-Fi signals into useful DC power
 We come up with a new way to power the electronics systems of
the future "by harvesting Wi-Fi energy in a way that's easily
integrated in large areas to bring intelligence to every object around
us".

Fig 3: General representation of converting wi-fi signal to electricity


RECTENNA AND ITS WORKING:
 All rectennas rely on a component known as a "rectifier,"
which converts the AC input signal into DC power.
 Traditional rectennas use either silicon or gallium arsenide for
the rectifiers.


Fig2: Schematic of a Rectenna


 A rectifying antenna (rectenna) receives a microwave
signal at the antenna and converts it to DC voltage . It
should do this as effectively as possible and provide a
clean, constant, low ripple voltage. A rectenna consists of
4 components:
1. An antenna
2.A pre-rectification filter
3.A rectification diode
4. A post rectification filter
Fig 4: Basic block diagram of a Rectenna

Fig 5: Circuit diagram of a Rectenna


 Few flexible rectennas reported so far operate at low frequencies
and can't capture and convert signals in gigahertz frequencies,
where most of the relevant cell phone and Wi-Fi signals are.
 To build the rectifier at high frequencies, the researchers used a
novel 2-D material called molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which at
three atoms thick is one of the thinnest semiconductors in the
world.
 When exposed to certain chemicals, the material's atoms rearrange
in a way that acts like a switch, forcing a phase transition from a
semiconductor to a metallic material. This structure is known as a
Schottky diode, which is the junction of a semiconductor with a
metal.
ADVANTAGES:
 Convert Up to 10GHz of wireless signals.
 Flexible to operate at RF bands used by daily electronics
including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Cellular LTE etc
 Initially the maximum output efficiency is 40% but now it is
up to 50-60%
 Innovative approach to utilize the waste energy from RF power
around us.
DISADVANTAGES:
 Parasitic Capacitance : It is an unavoidable situation in
electronics.
 But it can be overcome with the help of Schottky diode.
 Chance of Interference of noise signals.
APPLICATIONS:
 Flexible and wearable electronics
 Medical devices
 Sensors for the IoT
 Flexible smart phones
 Daily electronics including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular,LTE etc.
FUTURE SCOPE:
It is a upcoming technology and it finds many applications in
our daily electronics. It uses a new 2D materials which are cost
effective and switches faster .
Also it can be implemented for implantable medical devices to
the patients body without affecting the biological system and it
can be harmless.
We can utilise the waste RF energy to power the electronic
devices and it is a wireless technology which meet our
requirements.
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