Harrist, Daniel Wesley
(2004)
Wireless Battery Charging System using Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
It seems these days that everyone has a cellular phone. Whether yours is for business purposes or personal use, you need an efficient way of charging the battery in the phone. But, like most people, you probably don't like being tethered to the wall. Imagine a system where your cellular phone battery is always charged. No more worrying about forgetting to charge the battery. Sound Impossible? It is the focus of this thesis to discuss the first step toward realizing this goal. A system will be presented using existing antenna and charge pump technology to charge a cellular phone battery without wires. In this first step, we will use a standard phone, and incorporate the charging technology into a commercially available base station. The base station will contain an antenna tuned to 915MHz and a charge pump. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a system, and hopefully pave the way for a system incorporated into the phone for charging without the use of a base station.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
13 September 2004 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
12 July 2004 |
| Approval Date: |
13 September 2004 |
| Submission Date: |
21 July 2004 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Swanson School of Engineering > Electrical Engineering |
| Degree: |
MSEE - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
battery charging; energy harvesting; RF |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-07212004-192328/, etd-07212004-192328 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:52 |
| Last Modified: |
19 Dec 2016 14:36 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8478 |
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