An Adaptive Power Division Strategy for Nonlinear Components in Rectification

TL;DR

This paper introduces an adaptive power division strategy for nonlinear rectifier components using conductance adjustment, enhancing efficiency across a wide power range with experimental validation.

Contribution

It proposes a novel conductance-based adaptive power division method for nonlinear rectifiers, improving efficiency over a broad power spectrum.

Findings

Achieves over 60% efficiency from 5 to 29.5 dBm

Extends rectification range to 24.5 dB

Validates strategy with experimental results

Abstract

This letter presents a novel adaptive power division strategy, which uses two rectifying diodes with nonlinear impedance characteristics that are configured in parallel to function optimally at their individual power levels. Through the strategic adjustment of the input admittance, the conductance of the low-power diode decreases progressively with increasing power, while the conductance of the high-power diode increases correspondingly. This conductance-based power allocation method ensures that the power is rectified consistently by the most appropriate diode, regardless of the power level, and, thus, enables efficient rectification across an extended range. This letter presents a rectifier typology to substantiate the proposed strategy. Experimental results confirm the efficiency of the adaptive power division strategy, with the rectifier showing efficiency in excess of 60% from 5 to 29.5 dBm, giving a power dynamic range of 24.5 dB.