Wireless Energy Harvesting and Power Transfer
In this keynote presentation, Prof Huang will explore the fascinating realm of wireless energy harvesting (WEH) and wireless power transfer (WPT). WEH focuses on efficiently obtaining energy from the wireless environment, while WPT involves the wireless transmission of energy. The key device connecting these two technologies is the rectifying antenna, also known as the rectenna.
While WEH aims to harvest energy across a broad range of frequencies, WPT is designed for efficient energy transfer within specific frequency bands. This talk will begin with an overview of rectenna systems developed thus far, highlighting the challenges in maximizing power conversion efficiency — the crucial performance metric for rectennas. Most current research in this field is focused on RF and microwave frequencies which is also the most important part of this talk. Prof Huang will report the latest developments in this area.
In addition, he will present some research conducted at the University of Liverpool, showcasing innovative work in WEH and WPT, and delve into diverse areas of exploration, including the integration of communication and wireless power transfer, which holds promising prospects for the future.
WEH and WPT technologies have the potential to revolutionize our energy landscape. By improving rectenna systems and venturing into higher frequencies, we can unlock new possibilities for wireless energy generation. The talk will be completed by going through some applications for consumer electronics, medical, electrical vehicles and IoT.
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Yi Huang
Wireless Energy Harvesting and Power Transfer
Biography:
Prof Yi Huang received DPhil in Communications from the University of Oxford, UK in 1994. He has been conducting research in the areas of wireless communications, applied electromagnetics, radar, and antennas since 1987. His experience includes 3 years spent with NRIET (China) as a Radar Engineer and various periods with the Universities of Birmingham, Oxford, and Essex in the UK as a member of research staff. He worked as a Research Fellow at British Telecom Labs in 1994 and then joined the Department of Electrical Engineering & Electronics, the University of Liverpool, UK as a Faculty in 1995, where he is now a full Professor in Wireless Engineering, the Head of High Frequency Engineering Group.
Dr Huang has published over 500 refereed papers in leading international journals and conference proceedings and authored books on Antennas: from Theory to Practice (John Wiley, 2008, and 2021) and Reverberation Chambers (Wiley 2016, and 2019). He has received over 10 awards (e.g. the IET Premium Award 2022 for Best Paper, EuCAP2023 Best Antenna Paper, the IET Innovation Award 2018, and BAE Systems Chairman's Award 2017) and many research grants from research councils, government agencies, charities, the EU, and industry, acted as a consultant to various companies, and served on many national and international technical committees (such as the IET, EPSRC, European ACE, COST-IC0603, and COST-IC1102, and EurAAP) and been an Editor, Associate Editor or Guest Editor of four of international journals (including IEEE AWPL 2016-2022). He has been a keynote/invited speaker and organiser of many international conferences and workshops (e.g. EuCAP2018/2024, IEEE iWAT, WiCom, and LAPC). He was the Editor-in-Chief of Wireless Engineering and Technology and IEEE AWPL, is now an Associate Editor of IEEE Trans on Antennas and Propagation, a College member of EPSRC, the UK/Ireland Delegate to EurAAP (2016-2020, 2022-date), a member IEEE APS New Technology Directions Committee, a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE APS, and a Fellow of IEEE. More information can be found from:
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