2020/08/28 by Đình Hòa Nguyễn, Nguyen, Dinh Hoa, Andrew Chapman +1
Engineering · #Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks #FOS: Electrical engineering #Signal Processing (eess.SP) #Systems and Control (eess.SY) #Wireless Body Area Networks #Wireless Power Transfer Systems #electronic engineering #information engineering
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2008.12512
openalex publication_date 2020/08/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.) equipped with proper energy transmitters and receivers, whether stationary or in motion. This concept generalizes individually existing wireless power transfer systems, where a specific wireless power transfer technology is used, and where the wireless energy transmitter or receiver is fixed. As a result, energy mobility, flexibility, and convenience are significantly improved by the proposed universal wireless power transfer concept in this study. Moreover, factors relevant to system energy efficiency are analyzed according to each utilized wireless power transfer technology. Necessary market mechanisms for such a concept to be successfully deployed are also introduced, along with an analysis of the benefits engendered in terms of improving energy systems, the environment, human comfort, and convenience. Finally, a discussion of the proposed concept, policy implications and recommendations for future research directions which will underpin universal wireless power transfer systems are presented.