Wireless charging for battery-free sensors and devices
Goal: develop wireless charging technology to supply power to large sensor networks and communication devices that operate without batteries.
Research focus: development of complete wireless power transfer systems, encompassing antennas, transmitters, rectifiers, power-management circuits, and communication subsystems.
Research topics
- Through-metal power transfer and communication
- Long-range wireless power transfer through metal
- RF-to-millimeter-wave energy harvesting
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Related publications
- J. M. Romero-Arguello, A.-V. Pham, C. S. Gardner and B. T. Funsten, “Miniature Coil for Wireless Power and Data Transfer through Aluminum,” Sensors, vol. 21, no. 10, p. 7573, Nov. 2021.
- J. M. Romero-Arguello, A.-V. Pham, C. S. Gardner and B. Funsten, “Miniature Coil Design for Through Metal Wireless Power Transfer,” 2021 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC), 2021, pp. 1–4.
- T. A. Vu, C. Van Pham, A.-V. Pham and C. S. Gardner, “Wireless power transfer through metal using inductive link,” International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS), vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1906–1913, Nov. 2019.
- C. V. Pham, T. A. Vu, W. Tran, A.-V. Pham and C. S. Gardner, “Wireless Energy Harvesting System Through Metal for Aerospace Sensor,” 2018 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), 2018, pp. 545–549.
- C. Van Pham, A.-V. Pham and C. S. Gardner, “Development of Helical circular coils for wireless through-metal inductive power transfer,” 2017 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC), 2017, pp. 1–3.
- B. L. Pham and A.-V. Pham, “Triple bands antenna and high efficiency rectifier design for RF energy harvesting at 900, 1900 and 2400 MHz,” 2013 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2013, pp. 1–3.