Energy Harvesting Communications

Energy Harvesting Communications

by Yunfei Chen
Released March 2019
Publisher(s): Wiley-IEEE Press
ISBN: 9781119383000

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Book description

Provides a systematic overview of a hot research area, examining the principles and theories of energy harvesting communications 

This book provides a detailed and advanced level introduction to the fundamentals of energy harvesting techniques and their use in state-of-the-art communications systems. It fills the gap in the market by covering both basic techniques in energy harvesting and advanced topics in wireless communications. More importantly, it discusses the application of energy harvesting in communications systems to give readers at different levels a full understanding of these most recent advances in communications technologies. 

The first half of Energy Harvesting Communications: Principles and Theories focuses on the challenges brought by energy harvesting in communications. The second part of the book looks at different communications applications enhanced by energy harvesting.  It offers in-depth chapters that: discuss different energy sources harvested for communications; examine the energy harvesters used for widely used sources; study the physical layer and upper layer of the energy harvesting communications device; and investigate wireless powered communications, energy harvesting cognitive radios, and energy harvesting relaying as applications. 

  • Methodically examines the state-of-the-art of energy harvesting techniques
  • Provides comprehensive coverage from basic energy harvesting sources and devices to the end users of these sources and devices
  • Looks at the fundamental principles of energy harvesting communications, and biomedical application and intra-body communications
  • Written in a linear order so that beginners can learn the subject and experienced users can attain a broader view

Written by a renowned expert in the field, Energy Harvesting Communications: Principles and Theories is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and others interested in the subject.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Acronyms
  4. 1 Introduction
    1. 1.1 Background
    2. 1.2 Relationship with Green Communications
    3. 1.3 Potential Applications
    4. 1.4 Outline of Chapters
  5. 2 Energy Sources
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 Types of Sources
    3. 2.3 Predictive Models of Sources
    4. 2.4 Summary
  6. 3 Energy Harvesters
    1. 3.1 Introduction
    2. 3.2 Photovoltaic Panels
    3. 3.3 Radio Frequency Energy Harvester
    4. 3.4 Overall Models
    5. 3.5 Battery and Supercapacitor
    6. 3.6 Summary
  7. 4 Physical Layer Techniques
    1. 4.1 Introduction
    2. 4.2 Effect of Energy Harvesting
    3. 4.3 Energy Harvesting Detection
    4. 4.4 Energy Harvesting Estimation
    5. 4.5 Energy Transmission Waveform
    6. 4.6 Other Issues and Techniques
    7. 4.7 Summary
  8. 5 Upper Layer Techniques
    1. 5.1 Introduction
    2. 5.2 Media Access Control Protocols
    3. 5.3 Routing Protocols
    4. 5.4 Other Issues in the Upper Layers
    5. 5.5 Summary
  9. 6 Wireless Powered Communications
    1. 6.1 Introduction
    2. 6.2 Types of Wireless Powered Communications
    3. 6.3 Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer
    4. 6.4 Hybrid Access Point
    5. 6.5 Power Beacon
    6. 6.6 Other Issues
    7. 6.7 An Example: Wireless Powered Sensor Networks
    8. 6.8 Summary
  10. 7 Energy Harvesting Cognitive Radios
    1. 7.1 Introduction
    2. 7.2 Conventional Cognitive Radio
    3. 7.3 Types of Energy Harvesting Cognitive Radio
    4. 7.4 From the Secondary Base Station
    5. 7.5 From the Primary User
    6. 7.6 From the Ambient Environment
    7. 7.7 Information Energy Cooperation
    8. 7.8 Other Important Issues
    9. 7.9 Summary
  11. 8 Energy Harvesting Relaying
    1. 8.1 Introduction
    2. 8.2 Conventional Relaying
    3. 8.3 Types of Energy Harvesting Relaying
    4. 8.4 From the Ambient Environment
    5. 8.5 From the Power Transmitter
    6. 8.6 From the Source
    7. 8.7 Other Important Issues
    8. 8.8 Summary
  12. References
  13. Index
  14. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Energy Harvesting Communications
  • Author(s): Yunfei Chen
  • Release date: March 2019
  • Publisher(s): Wiley-IEEE Press
  • ISBN: 9781119383000