This book covers the next
generation of power transfer in
which power is transmitted via
energy harvesting applications. It
describes far-field Wireless Power
Transfers (WPT) and why they are
considered a special type of power
transfer where power is transmitted through wireless power
sources like radio waves, Wi-Fi, and TV broadcasting signals
rather than utilizing near-field wireless power sources. The
book is the first of its kind to explain far-field WPT and
energy harvesting technology from the same viewpoint. It
helps you understand the theory of far-field WPT, and you
will learn about the rising market for power transfer, factory
automation (FA) and Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors. With
its comprehensive and unique coverage combining WPT and
energy harvesting technology, this is an excellent resource
for researchers, graduate students and engineers looking to
further their knowledge on the theory of far-field wireless
power transfer.
General Introduction, Brief History of WPT/Harvesting, General Technical Introduction of WPT/Harvesting, Current Status of Commercialization/Regulation/Research of WPT/Harvesting Far-Field WPT, Backscattering IoT Devices, In-room WPT for Vital Sensors, Medical Applications, Textile-supported WPT, Indoor/Outdoor Beam WPT with Beam Forming, Solar Power Satellite Energy Harvesting, UWB Indoor Localisation for WPT, Low-power IC design for Energy Harvesting, Energy Harvesting for Smart Grid Applications, Energy Harvesting for IoT Applications, Energy Harvesting from Low Power Density Environment, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces for Energy Harvesting
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Naoki Shinohara
is a professor and research associate with Kyoto University. Previously he was an IEEE MTT-S Distinguish Microwave Lecturer and an IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee 25 (Wireless Power Transfer and Conversion) Former Chair. Shinohara is also an IEEE MTT-S Kansai Chapter TPC member, the IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference founder, and an Advisory Committee Member, the URSI Commission D Vice Chair, the International Journal of Wireless Power Transfer (Cambridge Press) an Executive Editor, the First Chair, and a Technical Committee Member on IEICE Wireless Power Transfer, the Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications Adviser, the Space Solar Power Systems Society Vice Chair, the Wireless Power Transfer Consortium for Practical Applications (WiPoT) Chair, and the Wireless Power Management Consortium (WPMc) Chair. He received his B.E. degree in electronic engineering, and the M.E. and Ph.D. (Eng.) degrees in electrical engineering from Kyoto University, Japan.
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Jiafeng Zhou
received a BSc degree in Radio Physics from Nanjing University, Nanjing, China and a Ph.D degree from University of Birmingham, Birmingham, U.K. His doctoral research concerned high-temperature superconductor microwave filters. He was with the National Satellite Meteorological Centre of China, Beijing, China. After completing his PhD, he was with the University of Birmingham, where his research concerned phased arrays for reflector observing systems. Then he moved tothe Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K. His research in Bristol was mainly on the development of highly efficient and linear amplifiers. He is with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK since 2013. His past and current research interests include microwave power amplifiers, filters, electromagnetic compatibility, frequency selective surfaces, energy harvesting and wireless power transfer.