• DocumentCode
    2154496
  • Title

    A hardware demonstration of wireless power transmission based on retro-reflective beamforming

  • Author

    Sha, Shaoshu ; Lu, Mingyu

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    8-14 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an experimental demonstration of wireless power transmission based on retro-reflective beamforming. The wireless charger consists of two antenna elements. It receives “pilot signal” from the device to be charged. The charger processes the pilot signal, and in turn, the processing outcome controls the power transmission. Our measurement results show that, the charger is capable of tracking a mobile device and steering its power beam toward the device.
  • Keywords
    array signal processing; beam steering; electromagnetic wave reflection; microwave antennas; microwave power transmission; mobile handsets; antenna element; mobile device tracking; pilot signal; retroreflective beamforming; steering; wireless charger; wireless power transmission; Antennas; Array signal processing; Digital signal processing; Hardware; Power transmission; Rectifiers; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0461-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2012.6349063
  • Filename
    6349063