This paper demonstrates a a system capable of harvesting radio-frequency energy from the environment, rectifying this energy, boosting the resulting voltage across a load and using this rectified signal to charge a battery and a super-capacitor hybrid system. Each of the components of this system (antenna, diode rectifier/voltage multiplier/storage medium) will be discussed and a power harvesting efficiency of 11% will be demonsrated
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