Hi
I am trying to design a energy harvesting circuit at 2.4 Ghz.
Circuit woks fine until i am using a power source to implement a voltage doubler circuit.
Once i add the S-parameters of my antenna the circuit goes haywire.
I have attached the circuit schematics and the S-parameter file.
Any help is highly appreciated.
Dear
i don't have your software but S-parameters describe the input-output relationship between ports (or terminals) in an electrical system. For instance, if we have 2 ports (intelligently called Port 1 and Port 2), then S12 represents the power transferred from Port 2 to Port 1. S21 represents the power transferred from Port 1 to Port 2. In general, SNM represents the power transferred from Port M to Port N in a multi-port network.
A port can be loosely defined as any place where we can deliver voltage and current. So, if we have a communication system with two radios (radio 1 and radio 2), then the radio terminals (which deliver power to the two antennas) would be the two ports. S11 then would be the reflected power radio 1 is trying to deliver to antenna 1. S22 would be the reflected power radio 2 is attempting to deliver to antenna 2. And S12 is the power from radio 2 that is delivered through antenna 1 to radio 1. Note that in general S-parameters are a function of frequency (i.e. vary with frequency).
In the Figure attache, S21 represents the power received at antenna 2 relative to the power input to antenna 1. For instance, S21=0 dB implies that all the power delivered to antenna 1 ends up at the terminals of antenna 2. If S21=-10 dB, then if 1 Watt (or 0 dB) is delivered to antenna 1, then -10 dB (0.1 Watts) of power is received at antenna 2.
If an amplifier exists in the circuitry, then S21 can show gain (i.e. S21 > 0 dB). This means that for 1 W of power delivered to Port 1, more than 1 W of power is received at Port 2.
In practice, the most commonly quoted parameter in regards to antennas is S11. S11 represents how much power is reflected from the antenna, and hence is known as the reflection coefficient sometimes written as gamma or return loss. If S11=0 dB, then all the power is reflected from the antenna and nothing is radiated. If S11=-10 dB, this implies that if 3 dB of power is delivered to the antenna, -7 dB is the reflected power. The remainder of the power was "accepted by" or delivered to the antenna. This accepted power is either radiated or absorbed as losses within the antenna. Since antennas are typically designed to be low loss, ideally the majority of the power delivered to the antenna is radiated. See also VSWR, which is directly related to S11.
Regards
hello saif,
I understand how a two port system works and a the requirements for a antenna return loss.
The system here is using a S1P file but once its a added to a voltage doubler circuit its acting weird .
can you take a look at that .
Thanks
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