9 research outputs found
Joint Wireless Information and Power Transfer for an Autonomous Multiple Antenna Relay System
Considering a three-node multiple antenna relay system, this paper proposes a
two-phase amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying protocol, which enables the
autonomous relay to simultaneously harvest wireless power from the source
information signal and from an energy signal conveyed by the destination. We
first study this energy-flow-assisted (EFA) relaying in a single-input
single-output (SISO) relay system and aim at maximizing the rate. By
transforming the optimization problem into an equivalent convex form, a global
optimum can be found. We then extend the protocol to a multiple antenna relay
system. The relay processing matrix is optimized to maximize the rate. The
optimization problem can be efficiently solved by eigenvalue decomposition,
after linear algebra manipulation. It is observed that the benefits of the
energy flow are interestingly shown only in the multiple antenna case, and it
is revealed that the received information signal and the energy leakage at the
relay can be nearly separated by making use of the signal space, such that the
desired signal can be amplified with a larger coefficient.Comment: Accepted to IEEE Communications Letter
Relaying Strategies for Wireless-Powered MIMO Relay Networks
This paper investigates relaying schemes in an amplify-and-forward
multiple-input multiple-output relay network, where an energy-constrained relay
harvests wireless power from the source information flow and can be further
aided by an energy flow (EF) in the form of a wireless power transfer at the
destination. However, the joint optimization of the relay matrix and the source
precoder for the energy-flow-assisted (EFA) and the non-EFA (NEFA) schemes is
intractable. The original rate maximization problem is transformed into an
equivalent weighted mean square error minimization problem and optimized
iteratively, where the global optimum of the nonconvex source precoder
subproblem is achieved by semidefinite relaxation and rank reduction. The
iterative algorithm finally converges. Then, the simplified EFA and NEFA
schemes are proposed based on channel diagonalization, such that the matrices
optimizations can be simplified to power optimizations. Closed-form solutions
can be achieved. Simulation results reveal that the EFA schemes can outperform
the NEFA schemes. Additionally, deploying more antennas at the relay increases
the dimension of the signal space at the relay. Exploiting the additional
dimension, the EF leakage in the information detecting block can be nearly
separated from the information signal, such that the EF leakage can be
amplified with a small coefficient.Comment: Submitted for possible journal publicatio
Fundamentals of Wireless Information and Power Transfer: From RF Energy Harvester Models to Signal and System Designs
Radio waves carry both energy and information simultaneously. Nevertheless,
Radio-Frequency (RF) transmission of these quantities have traditionally been
treated separately. Currently, we are experiencing a paradigm shift in wireless
network design, namely unifying wireless transmission of information and power
so as to make the best use of the RF spectrum and radiations as well as the
network infrastructure for the dual purpose of communicating and energizing. In
this paper, we review and discuss recent progress on laying the foundations of
the envisioned dual purpose networks by establishing a signal theory and design
for Wireless Information and Power Transmission (WIPT) and identifying the
fundamental tradeoff between conveying information and power wirelessly. We
start with an overview of WIPT challenges and technologies, namely Simultaneous
Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT),Wirelessly Powered
Communication Network (WPCN), and Wirelessly Powered Backscatter Communication
(WPBC). We then characterize energy harvesters and show how WIPT signal and
system designs crucially revolve around the underlying energy harvester model.
To that end, we highlight three different energy harvester models, namely one
linear model and two nonlinear models, and show how WIPT designs differ for
each of them in single-user and multi-user deployments. Topics discussed
include rate-energy region characterization, transmitter and receiver
architecture, waveform design, modulation, beamforming and input distribution
optimizations, resource allocation, and RF spectrum use. We discuss and check
the validity of the different energy harvester models and the resulting signal
theory and design based on circuit simulations, prototyping and
experimentation. We also point out numerous directions that are promising for
future research.Comment: guest editor-authored tutorial paper submitted to IEEE JSAC special
issue on wireless transmission of information and powe