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Book Description

Recent advances in Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) technologies have enabled various engineering applications with potential product implementation. WPT can be utilized to charge batteries in various pieces of equipment without the need for a wired connection. Energy can be harvested from ambient RF and microwave radiation and 1 million kW microwaves can be transmitted from space to the ground.

This book covers all the theory and technologies of WPT, such as microwave generators with semi-conductors and microwave tubes, antennas, phased arrays, beam efficiency, and rectifiers (rectenna). The authors also discuss coupling WPT. Applications, such as energy harvesting, sensor networks, point-to-point WPT, WPT to moving targets (airplane, vehicle, etc.) and Solar Power Satellite are also presented.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: History, Present and Future of WPT
    1. 1.1. Theoretical predictions and the first trial in the 19th Century
    2. 1.2. Rejuvenated WPT by microwaves in the 1960s
    3. 1.3. Inductive coupling WPT projects in the 20th Century
    4. 1.4. WPT as a game-changing technology in the 21st Centur
  7. Chapter 2: Theory of WPT
    1. 2.1. Theoretical background
    2. 2.2. Beam efficiency and coupling efficiency
    3. 2.3. Beam forming
    4. 2.4. Beam receiving
  8. Chapter 3: Technologies of WPT
    1. 3.1. Introduction
    2. 3.2. Radio frequency (RF) generation – HPA using semiconductors
    3. 3.3. RF generation – microwave tubes
    4. 3.4. Beam-forming and target-detecting technologies with phased array
    5. 3.5. RF rectifier – rectenna and tube type
  9. Chapter 4: Applications of WPT
    1. 4.1. Introduction
    2. 4.2. Energy harvesting
    3. 4.3. Sensor network
    4. 4.4. Ubiquitous power source
    5. 4.5. MPT in a pipe
    6. 4.6. Microwave buildings
    7. 4.7. 2D WPT
    8. 4.8. Wireless charging for electric vehicles
    9. 4.9. Point-to-point WPT
    10. 4.10. WPT to moving/flying target
    11. 4.11. Solar power satellite
  10. Bibliography
  11. Index
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