RF-based wireless power transfer networks (WPTNs) are deployed to transfer power to embedded devices over the air via RF waves. Up until now, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted by researchers to design WPTNs that maximize several objectives such as harvested power, energy outage and charging delay. However, inherent security and safety issues are generally overlooked and these need to be solved if WPTNs are to be become widespread. This article focuses on safety and security problems related WPTNs and highlight their cruciality in terms of efficient and dependable operation of RF-based WPTNs. We provide a overview of new research opportunities in this emerging domain.
@article{arxiv.1601.05648,
title = {Safe and Secure Wireless Power Transfer Networks: Challenges and Opportunities in RF-Based Systems},
author = {Qingzhi Liu and Kasım Sinan Yıldırım and Przemysław Pawełczak and Martijn Warnier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.05648},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Removed some references, added new references, corrected typos, revised some sections (mostly I-B and III-C)