Gentlemen..  If you're so disposed, and in need of some comic relief,
I'd appreciate your thoughts on the following article.  I couldn't get
a reasonable URL for it, but if you google the following, it's the
first hit.

"Daniel Harrist - Wireless Battery Charging Systems using Radio
Frequency Energy Harvesting"


Am I nuts, or is this really as badly done as I think it is?

I notice in his simulations that the RF source is not spelled out to
us, wether it is a mW or a MW will have some impact on the results.

Also, I am somewhat (gag-cough-sputter) skeptical of how much power is
available within the volume of space captured by a 915 MHz whip
antenna.  He also seems to want to improve this by using a smaller
antenna!

Finally, the load in sim is simply a capacitor, so his sim reflects NO
ability to deliver joules into a battery.

Frankly, I don't see this working unless it's used INSIDE a microwave oven.
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