Advancing sustainable RF energy harvesting for wearable electronics with 2.45 GHz textile-printed rectennas

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26220%2F26%3A0198715" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26220/26:0198715 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09966-0" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09966-0</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-09966-0" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-025-09966-0</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Advancing sustainable RF energy harvesting for wearable electronics with 2.45 GHz textile-printed rectennas

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The growth of IoT and wearable electronics demands sustainable energy solutions beyond short-lived, waste-generating batteries. RF energy harvesting offers a self-powered alternative by capturing ambient RF energy. However, implementing this technology on textile substrates remains challenging due to material incompatibility, ink toxicity, substrate porosity, and scalability constraints. This study addresses these challenges by developing optimized fabrication techniques for printed textile rectennas operating at 2.45 GHz. It focuses on conductive ink formulations tailored for textiles, scalable integration methods such as screen-printing and doctor blade techniques, and improved attachment methods for lumped components, ensuring full integration of a microstrip patch antenna and rectifier circuit onto fabric. The research systematically examines the impact of substrate porosity, ink adhesion, material losses, mechanical deformation, dielectric variability, and surface roughness on energy harvesting efficiency. Additionally, it promotes environmentally sustainable solutions by reducing reliance on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and complex fabrication processes. Electromagnetic simulations and experimental validations confirm the rectenna’s capability to harvest 2.4 GHz ISM band energy, despite challenges such as dielectric sensitivity and conductive ink losses. This work establishes a scalable, cost-effective framework for next-generation wearable and IoT applications, advancing flexible electronics and self-sustaining smart textiles.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Advancing sustainable RF energy harvesting for wearable electronics with 2.45 GHz textile-printed rectennas

Popis výsledku anglicky

The growth of IoT and wearable electronics demands sustainable energy solutions beyond short-lived, waste-generating batteries. RF energy harvesting offers a self-powered alternative by capturing ambient RF energy. However, implementing this technology on textile substrates remains challenging due to material incompatibility, ink toxicity, substrate porosity, and scalability constraints. This study addresses these challenges by developing optimized fabrication techniques for printed textile rectennas operating at 2.45 GHz. It focuses on conductive ink formulations tailored for textiles, scalable integration methods such as screen-printing and doctor blade techniques, and improved attachment methods for lumped components, ensuring full integration of a microstrip patch antenna and rectifier circuit onto fabric. The research systematically examines the impact of substrate porosity, ink adhesion, material losses, mechanical deformation, dielectric variability, and surface roughness on energy harvesting efficiency. Additionally, it promotes environmentally sustainable solutions by reducing reliance on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and complex fabrication processes. Electromagnetic simulations and experimental validations confirm the rectenna’s capability to harvest 2.4 GHz ISM band energy, despite challenges such as dielectric sensitivity and conductive ink losses. This work establishes a scalable, cost-effective framework for next-generation wearable and IoT applications, advancing flexible electronics and self-sustaining smart textiles.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

15

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

24429

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

1-13

Kód UT WoS článku

001524919400027

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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