Massive Wireless Energy Transfer Without Channel State Information via Imperfect Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces

• Published in: IEEE transactions on vehicular technology Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. 8529 - 8541
• Main Authors: Luo, Cheng, Hu, Jie, Xiang, Luping, Yang, Kun, Wong, Kai-Kit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.06.2024; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: 6G mobile communication; Channel estimation; Channel state information-free; Communication system security; Hardware; imperfect hardware; intelligent reflecting surface; Internet of Things; massive energy receivers; Receivers; Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; Wireless communication; wireless energy transfer

Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS) utilizes low-cost, passive reflecting elements to enhance the passive beam gain, improve Wireless Energy Transfer (WET) efficiency, and enable its deployment for numerous Internet of Things (IoT) devices. However, the increasing number of IRS elements presents co...