ICSES Transactions on Computer Networks and Communications

Vol. 4, No. 4, Dec. 2018


Wireless Power Transfer: A Survey of Techniques, and Applications on Communication Networks | Short Letter

Minh Nguyen a,, Toan Nguyen Huy b
a Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam
b Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Thai Nguyen, Viet Nam

Highlights and Novelties


1- Review wireless power transfer in general and in communication network specifically.

2- Introduce the fundamental of Wireless-Powered Communication Networks (WPCN) with two basic models.

3- Various applications are mentioned and some results are provided shortly.


Manuscript Abstract
Wireless power transfer (WPT) principles have been developed over a century since Tesla got a patent of apparatus for transmitting electrical energy. After the World War II, wireless power transmission at microwave frequencies have been focused and developed rapidly. The main goal of WPT is to transmit energy wirelessly from one place to another for charging purposes. WPT can be applied in many different application areas. New WPT technologies have been proposed not only for military purposes but also civil applications. The technologies satisfy either very long distances or short distances, such as satellite systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), vehicle networks, wireless sensor networks and especially communication networks. In this paper, we review basic concepts of WPT and recent applications. We focus on WPT for communication network applications. The new achievements and their practical uses are also mentioned and discussed. In addition, we point out new and challenging future research directions for Wireless-powered communication networks.

Keywords
 Wireless power transfer   electric charging   inductive coupling   resonant coupling   electromagnetic radiation 

Copyright and Licence
© Copyright was transferred to International Computer Science and Engineering Society (ICSES) by all the Authors.This manuscript is published in open-access manner based on the copyright licence of Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Cite this manuscript as
Minh Nguyen, Toan Nguyen Huy, "Wireless Power Transfer: A Survey of Techniques, and Applications on Communication Networks," ICSES Transactions on Computer Networks and Communications (ITCNC), vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 1-5, Dec. 2018.

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