Description du projet
L’intégration des technologies WPT et SWIPT
Alors que le transfert d’énergie sans fil (WPT) a été limité à des applications à courte distance, les ondes radio pourraient en faire une source d’énergie potentielle pour les dispositifs à faible puissance. Le transfert d’énergie sans fil par ondes radio présente diverses applications à courte distance (comme la technologie d’identification par radiofréquence et la surveillance médicale), mais son rôle dans le fonctionnement des systèmes de communication sans fil reste inexploité. Dans ce contexte, le projet APOLLO, financé par l’UE, étudiera l’intégration des technologies WPT et SWIPT (transfert d’informations et d’énergie sans fil), et concevra de nouveaux mécanismes physiques et intercouches qui permettront cette intégration. Même si elles ont été largement conçues séparément, de nombreuses applications peuvent bénéficier de l’utilisation simultanée des technologies WPT/SWIPT.
Objectif
Wireless power transfer (WPT), pioneered by Tesla, is an idea at least as old as radio communications. However, on the one hand, due to health concerns and the large antenna dimensions required for transmission of high energy levels, until recently WPT has been limited mostly to very short distance applications. On the other hand, recent advances in silicon technology have significantly reduced the energy needs of electronic systems, making WPT over radio waves a potential source of energy for low power devices. Although WPT through radio waves has already found various short-range applications (such as the radio-frequency identification technology, healthcare monitoring etc.), its integration as a building block in the operation of wireless communications systems is still unexploited. On the other hand, conventional radio wave based information and energy transmissions have largely been designed separately. However, many applications can benefit from simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT).
The overall objective of the APOLLO project is to study the integration of WPT/SWIPT technology into future wireless communication systems. Compared to past and current research efforts in this area, our technical approach is deeply interdisciplinary and more comprehensive, combining the expertise of wireless communications, control theory, information theory, optimization, and electronics/microwave engineering.
The key outcomes of the project include: 1) a rigorous and complete mathematical theory for WPT/SWIPT via information/communication/control theoretic studies; 2) new physical and cross-layer mechanisms that will enable the integration of WPT/SWIPT into future communication systems; 3) new network architectures that will fully exploit potential benefits of WPT/SWIPT; and 4) development of a proof-of-concept by implementing highly-efficient and multi-band metamaterial energy harvesting sensors for SWIPT.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradio frequency
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processing
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids
Programme(s)
Régime de financement
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantInstitution d’accueil
1678 Nicosia
Chypre