Wireless Charging Technologies: Fundamentals, Standards, and Network Applications

TL;DR

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of wireless charging technologies, standards, and their applications in networks, highlighting recent advances, strategies, challenges, and future prospects in integrating wireless power transfer with communication systems.

Contribution

It offers a detailed review of wireless charging techniques, standards, and network deployment strategies, addressing implementation challenges and future application scenarios.

Findings

Review of wireless charging techniques and standards

Analysis of charger deployment and scheduling strategies

Discussion of open issues and future network applications

Abstract

Wireless charging is a technology of transmitting power through an air gap to electrical devices for the purpose of energy replenishment. The recent progress in wireless charging techniques and development of commercial products have provided a promising alternative way to address the energy bottleneck of conventionally portable battery-powered devices. However, the incorporation of wireless charging into the existing wireless communication systems also brings along a series of challenging issues with regard to implementation, scheduling, and power management. In this article, we present a comprehensive overview of wireless charging techniques, the developments in technical standards, and their recent advances in network applications. In particular, with regard to network applications, we review the mobile charger dispatch strategies, static charger scheduling strategies and wireless charger deployment strategies. Additionally, we discuss open issues and challenges in implementing wireless charging technologies. Finally, we envision some practical future network applications of wireless charging.