arXiv · 1802.01570
Mobile Power Network for Ultimate Mobility without Battery Life Anxiety
Abstract
Similar to the evolution from the wired Internet to mobile Internet (MI), the growing demand for power delivery anywhere and anytime appeals for power grid transformation from wired to mobile domain. We propose here the next generation of power delivery network -- mobile power network (MPN) for wireless power transfer within a mobile range from several meters to tens of meters. At first, we present the MPN's concept evolution and application scenarios. Then, we introduce the MPN's supporting technology, namely resonant beam charging (RBC). As a long-range wireless power transfer (WPT) method, RBC can safely deliver multi-Watt power to multiple devices concurrently. Meanwhile, the recent progress in RBC research has been summarized. Next, we specify the MPN's architecture to provide the wide-area WPT coverage. Finally, we discuss the MPN's features and challenges. MPN can enable the ultimate mobility by cutting the final cord of mobile devices, realizing the "last-mile" mobile power delivery.
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Mingqing Liu, Qingwen Liu, Mingliang Xiong, Hao Deng, Xinhe Wang. 2018-02-03. Mobile Power Network for Ultimate Mobility without Battery Life Anxiety. https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.01570
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