This paper presents the hardware verification process of a Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) based OFDM channel estimator. The design has been implemented on a Virtex-II Pro FPGA board and synthesized for an ASIC in 130 nm technology. The design has been verified using the Agilent HP 16822A system consisting of a Logic Analyzer and Pattern […]

This paper discusses a prototype that will harvest available RF waves in urban areas especially from 700 MHz to 6 GHz. The harvested energy, which of very low magnitude, is later amplified to a suitable value for the use in consumer appliances, especially for mobile devices. It will increase the mobility of the device and […]

This paper discusses a comparison between 3-element and 5-element Yagi-Udaantenna to find out the best antenna for power harvesting from available RF waves in urbanareas. The antenna will extract available RF waves from environment. The harvested energyfrom the chosen antenna, which of very low magnitude is later amplified to a suitable valuefor the use in […]