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Wireless energy transfer is an emerging technology that is used in networks of battery-powered devices in order to deliver energy and keep the network functional. Existing state-of-the-art studies have mainly focused on applying this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-09-27 Sotiris Nikoletseas , Theofanis P. Raptis , Christoforos Raptopoulos

In this paper, we compare two common modes of duplexing in wireless powered communication networks (WPCN); namely TDD and FDD. So far, TDD has been the most widely used duplexing technique due to its simplicity. Yet, TDD does not allow the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-07-17 Arman Ahmadian , Hyuncheol Park

Bulk of the existing Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) nodes are usually battery powered, stationary and mostly designed for short distance communication, with little to no consideration for constrained devices that operate solely on harvested…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-22 Simeon Babatunde , Nirnay Jain , Vishwas Powar

Wireless power transfer (WPT) is a promising technology for powering up distributed devices in machine type networks. Over the last decade magnetic resonant coupling (MRC) received significant interest from the research community, since it…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-07 Eleni Demarchou , Constantinos Psomas , Ioannis Krikidis

This paper proposes a novel design on the wireless powered communication network (WPCN) in dynamic environments under the assistance of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Unlike the existing studies, where the low-power wireless…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-06-10 Ze Yu Zhao , Yue Ling Che , Sheng Luo , Gege Luo , Kaishun Wu , Victor C. M. Leung

This paper investigates a movable antenna (MA)-enabled wireless-powered communication network (WPCN), where multiple wireless devices (WDs) first harvest energy from the downlink (DL) signal broadcast by a hybrid access point (HAP) and then…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-15 Ying Gao , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen

In this paper, we study the average throughput performance of energy beamforming in a multi-antenna wireless-powered communication network (WPCN). The considered network consists of one hybrid access-point (AP) with multiple antennas and a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Wenzhu Huang , He Chen , Yonghui Li , Branka Vucetic

In this paper, we provide a comprehensive system model of a wireless-powered sensor network (WPSN) based on experimental results on a real-life testbed. In the WPSN, a sensor node is wirelessly powered by the RF energy transfer from a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-26 Dedi Setiawan , Arif Abdul Aziz , Dong In Kim , Kae Won Choi

This paper studies the newly emerging wireless powered communication network (WPCN) in which one hybrid access point (H-AP) with constant power supply coordinates the wireless energy/information transmissions to/from distributed users that…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-07-22 Hyunsgsik Ju , Rui Zhang

Optical wireless communication (OWC) is a promising technology anticipated to play a key role in the next-generation network of networks, especially as a complementary technology to traditional radio frequency communications, for enhancing…

While wired-power-transfer devices ensure robust power delivery even if the receiver position or load impedance changes, achieving the robustness of wireless power transfer (WPT) is challenging. Conventional solutions are based on…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-01-09 Fu Liu , Bhakti Chowkwale , Prasad Jayathurathnage , Sergei Tretyakov

Wireless communication systems exhibit structural and functional similarities to neural networks: signals propagate through cascaded elements, interact with the environment, and undergo transformations. Building upon this perspective, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-17 Meng Hua , Itsik Bergel , Tolga Girici , Marco Di Renzo , Deniz Gunduz

The efficiency of wireless information and power transfer (WIPT) systems requires an essential reevaluation and rethinking of the entire transceiver chain, which is characterized by a bottom-up multi-layer design approach. In this paper, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-13 Ioannis Krikidis , Constantinos Psomas

Microwave power transfer (MPT) delivers energy wirelessly from stations called power beacons (PBs) to mobile devices by microwave radiation. This provides mobiles practically infinite battery lives and eliminates the need of power cords and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2012-07-25 Kaibin Huang , Vincent K. N. Lau

Reducing CO2 emissions is an important global environmental issue. Over the recent years, wireless and mobile communications have increasingly become popular with consumers. An increasingly popular type of wireless access is the so-called…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-04-16 Sarra Mamechaoui , Fedoua Didi , Guy Pujolle

This paper investigates a multi-input single-output (MISO) wireless powered communication network (WPCN) under the protocol of harvest-then-transmit. The power station (PS) with reliable power supply can replenish the passive user nodes by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-12-30 Qian Sun , Gang Zhu , Chao Shen , Xuan Li , Zhangdui Zhong

This paper investigates a wireless-powered communication network (WPCN) setup with one multi-antenna access point (AP) and one single-antenna source. It is assumed that the AP is connected to an external power supply, while the source does…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-12-11 Yifan Gu , He Chen , Yonghui Li , Branka Vucetic

This article proposes a novel system concept named universal wireless power transfer, in which power can be wirelessly transferred between different entities (e.g. vehicles, robots, homes, grid facilities, consumer electronic devices, etc.)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-06 Dinh Hoa Nguyen , Andrew Chapman

Conventional wireless power transfer systems consist of a microwave power generator and a microwave power receiver separated by some distance. To realize efficient power transfer, the system is typically brought to resonance, and the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-08-29 Y. Ra'di , B. Chowkwale , C. A. Valagiannopoulos , F. Liu , A. Alu , C. R. Simovski , S. A. Tretyakov

In a rechargeable wireless sensor network, the data packets are generated by sensor nodes at a specific data rate, and transmitted to a base station. Moreover, the base station transfers power to the nodes by using Wireless Power Transfer…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2017-11-15 Kai Li , Wei Ni , Lingjie Duan , Mehran Abolhasan , Jianwei Niu