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Informationen zum Autor YUNFEI CHEN, PHD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. His research interests include Communications and Statistical Signal Processing, Wireless System Design and Analysis, Energy Harvesting, Wireless Relaying and Sensing, and Cognitive Radios. He is a member of the Technical Program Committees for most major IEEE conferences on communications, including ICC, Globecom, WCNC, and VTC, and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He has published several well-cited papers in the areas of energy harvesting and wireless communications, including three best paper awards. Klappentext 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 communication 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 communication 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. Systematically examines state-of-the-art energy harvesting techniques Provides comprehensive coverage from basic energy harvesting sources and devices to the end users Looks at the fundamental principles of energy harvesting communications, biomedical applications 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. Zusammenfassung This book provides a detailed advanced level introduction to the fundamentals of energy harvesting techniques and their use in state-of-the-art wireless communications systems. It fills the gap in the market by covering both basic techniques in energy harvesting and advanced topics in wireless communications. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acronyms xiii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Relationship with Green Communications 2 1.3 Potential Applications 3 1.3.1 Energy Harvesting for 5G 3 1.4 Outline of Chapters 4 2 Energy Sources 5 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Types of Sources 6 2.2.1 Mechanical Energy 6 2.2.2 Solar/Light Energy 8 2.2.3 Electromagnetic Energy 9 2.3 Predictive Models of Sources 9 2.3.1 Solar Energy Modeling 10 2.3.2 Ambient RF Energy Modeling 12 2.4 Summary 16 3 Energy Harvesters 19 3.1 Introduction 19 3.2 Photovoltaic Panels 19 3.2.1 Principles 20 3.2.2 Models 22 3.3 Radio Frequency Energy Harvester 25 3.3.1 Principles 26 3.3.2 Efficiencies 28 3.4 Overall Models 31 3.5 Battery and Supercapacitor 35 3.5.1 Battery 35 3.5.2 Supercapacitor 36 3.6 Summary 36 4 Physical Layer Techniques 39 4.1 Introduction ...
