Special Issue: Future Networks With Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting

Volume 110, Issue 1

January 2022

Guest Editors

Special Issue Papers

Scanning the Issue

By B. Clerckx, Z. Popović, and R. Murch

Foundations of Wireless Information and Power Transfer: Theory, Prototypes, and Experiments

By B. Clerckx, J. Kim, K. W. Choi, and D. I. Kim

This article provides a tutorial overview of the fundamental theoretical building blocks of wireless power transfer (WPT) and wireless information and power transfer (WIPT) followed by a discussion on the state-of-the-art experimental setups and prototypes.

Metamaterials and Metasurfaces for Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting

By J. Zhou, P. Zhang, J. Han, L. Li, and Y. Huang

In this review article, it is shown that metamaterials and metasurfaces can significantly improve the power transfer efficiency and operational distance for wireless power transfer (WPT) systems.

Far-Field Wireless Power Harvesting: Nonlinear Modeling, Rectenna Design, and Emerging Applications

By X. Gu, S. Hemour, and K. Wu

In this review article, recent developments and technology trends in far-field (radiative) wireless power harvesting are presented, including modeling of the rectification process, insights into integration of the rectifier and antenna (rectenna), and demonstrations of emerging applications.

Broadband RF Energy-Harvesting Arrays

By E. Kwiatkowski, J. A. Estrada, A. López-Yela, and Z. Popović

This article compares design methodology and scalability of narrowband and broadband rectenna arrays for RF energy harvesting.

Adaptive Wireless Power Transfer and Backscatter Communication for Perpetual Operation of Wireless Brain–Computer Interfaces

By G. E. Moore, J. D. Rosenthal, J. R. Smith, and M. S. Reynolds

This article describes efforts in eliminating tethers in brain– computer interfaces (BCIs) used in fundamental neurophysiology research.

Design and Analysis of SWIPT With Safety Constraints

By C. Psomas, M. You, K. Liang, G. Zheng, and I. Krikidis

This article focuses on the design of wireless information and power transfer (WIPT) subject to health and safety constraints.

Resource Allocation for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer Systems: A Tutorial Overview

By Z. Wei, X. Yu, D. W. K. Ng, and R. Schober

This article focuses on the resource allocation problem in multiuser wireless information and power transfer (WIPT) with various models for the energy harvester and the channel state information.

Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Wireless Energy and Information Transmission: An Overview

By Q. Wu, X. Guan, and R. Zhang

This article provides an overview of wireless power transfer (WPT) and wireless information and power transfer (WIPT) aided by intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) from a communication and signal processing perspective.

Advances in Wirelessly Powered Backscatter Communications: From Antenna/RF Circuitry Design to Printed Flexible Electronics

By C. Song, Y. Ding, A. Eid, J. G. D. Hester, X. He, R. Bahr, A. Georgiadis, G. Goussetis, and M. M. Tentzeris

This article focuses on the use of backscatter communications in wireless power transfer (WPT) systems, highlighting newly emerged rectenna systems, waveform design and channel optimization, advanced device packaging and integration technologies, and also inkjet printing for sustainable systems.

Secure Wirelessly Powered Networks at the Physical Layer: Challenges, Countermeasures, and Road Ahead

By X. Lu, N. C. Luong, D. T. Hoang, D. Niyato, Y. Xiao, and P. Wang

This article discusses providing security using low-power physical layer techniques, reviewing fundamental principles of primary physical layer attacks, prevalent countermeasures, and open research issues.