Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Analysis and Implementation

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Main Authors: Tran, Nguyen Minh, Amri, Muhammad Miftahul, Park, Je Hyeon, Kim, Dong In, Choi, Kae Won
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author Tran, Nguyen Minh
Amri, Muhammad Miftahul
Park, Je Hyeon
Kim, Dong In
Choi, Kae Won
author_facet Tran, Nguyen Minh
Amri, Muhammad Miftahul
Park, Je Hyeon
Kim, Dong In
Choi, Kae Won
contents Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising technology for RF wireless power transfer (WPT) as it is capable of beamforming and beam focusing without using active and power-hungry components. In this paper, we propose a multi-tile RIS beam scanning (MTBS) algorithm for powering up internet-of-things (IoT) devices. Considering the hardware limitations of the IoT devices, the proposed algorithm requires only power information to enable the beam focusing capability of the RIS. Specifically, we first divide the RIS into smaller RIS tiles. Then, all RIS tiles and the phased array transmitter are iteratively scanned and optimized to maximize the receive power. We elaborately analyze the proposed algorithm and build a simulator to verify it. Furthermore, we have built a real-life testbed of RIS-aided WPT systems to validate the algorithm. The experimental results show that the proposed MTBS algorithm can properly control the transmission phase of the transmitter and the reflection phase of the RIS to focus the power at the receiver. Consequently, after executing the algorithm, about 20 dB improvement of the receive power is achieved compared to the case that all unit cells of the RIS are in OFF state. By experiments, we confirm that the RIS with the MTBS algorithm can greatly enhance the power transfer efficiency.
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spellingShingle Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Analysis and Implementation
Tran, Nguyen Minh
Amri, Muhammad Miftahul
Park, Je Hyeon
Kim, Dong In
Choi, Kae Won
Signal Processing
Systems and Control
Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising technology for RF wireless power transfer (WPT) as it is capable of beamforming and beam focusing without using active and power-hungry components. In this paper, we propose a multi-tile RIS beam scanning (MTBS) algorithm for powering up internet-of-things (IoT) devices. Considering the hardware limitations of the IoT devices, the proposed algorithm requires only power information to enable the beam focusing capability of the RIS. Specifically, we first divide the RIS into smaller RIS tiles. Then, all RIS tiles and the phased array transmitter are iteratively scanned and optimized to maximize the receive power. We elaborately analyze the proposed algorithm and build a simulator to verify it. Furthermore, we have built a real-life testbed of RIS-aided WPT systems to validate the algorithm. The experimental results show that the proposed MTBS algorithm can properly control the transmission phase of the transmitter and the reflection phase of the RIS to focus the power at the receiver. Consequently, after executing the algorithm, about 20 dB improvement of the receive power is achieved compared to the case that all unit cells of the RIS are in OFF state. By experiments, we confirm that the RIS with the MTBS algorithm can greatly enhance the power transfer efficiency.
title Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Analysis and Implementation
topic Signal Processing
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.11805