Design of a wireless power transfer system for assisted living applications

Design of a wireless power transfer system for assisted living applications

• Abdullahi Qassim S.^1, ,  , 
• Joshi Rahil¹ , 
• Podilchak Symon K.^1, ,  , 
• Khan Sadeque R.¹ , 
• Chen Meixuan² , 
• Rooney Jean³ , 
• Rooney John³ , 
• Sun Danmei² , 
• Desmulliez Marc P.Y.¹ , 
• Georgiadis Apostolos^1, ,   & 
• Anagnostou Dimitris¹

• 1.

  School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

• 2.

  School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

• 3.

  Feel the Warmth, Edinburgh, UK

• Author Bio:
  Qassim S. Abdullahi was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He received MEng with distinction in electrical and electronics engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK in the summer of 2018. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering. His research area includes compact wearable antennas, frequency selective surface, metamaterials, wearable antennas, and wireless power transfer.
  Rahil Joshi was born in Satna, MP, India, and received BE (Hons) in electronics and communications engineering in 2014 from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani-Dubai Campus. In 2015, he received MSc in communication and signal processing engineering from Newcastle University, UK. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. in the Institute of Sensors, Signals, and Systems from Heriot-Watt University, UK. His research interests are in areas of compact antennas, planar antennas, wearable antennas, software-defined radio, and wireless power transfer.
  Symon K. Podilchak received BASc in engineering science from the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 2005. While studying at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada he received an MASc and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 2008 and 2013, respectively, and he was honored with an Outstanding Dissertation Award for his Ph.D. from the same institution. From 2013 to 2015, Symon was an assistant professor at Queen's University. He then joined Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK in 2015 as an assistant professor and became an associate professor in 2017. Currently his research is supported by a H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Research Fellowship and cross-appointed at Edinburgh University, Scotland.
  Dr. Podilchak is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng.) and has had industrial experience as a computer programmer, and has designed 24 and 77 GHz automotive radar systems with Samsung and Magna Electronics. Recent industry experience also includes the design of highfrequency surface-wave radar systems, professional software design and implementation for measurements in anechoic chambers for the Canadian Department of National Defence and the SLOWPOKE Nuclear Reactor Facility. Dr. Podilchak has also designed new compact multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) antennas for wideband military communications, highly compact circularly polarized antennas for microsatellites with COM DEV International, as well as new wireless power transmission systems for Samsung. His research interests include surface waves, leaky-wave antennas, metasurfaces, UWB antennas, phased arrays, and CMOS integrated circuits.
  Dr. Podilchak has been the recipient of many best paper awards and scholarships; most notably Research Fellowships from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, as well as, the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. He also received a Postgraduate Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and four Young Scientist Awards from the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). In 2011 and 2013 he received student paper awards at the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, and in 2012, the best paper prize for Antenna Design at the European Conference on Antennas and Propagation for his work on CubeSat antennas, and in 2016, received The European Microwave Prize for his research on surface waves and leaky-wave antennas. In 2017 and 2019, Dr. Podilchak was bestowed a Visiting Professorship Award at Sapienza University in Rome. In 2014, the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society recognized Dr. Podilchak as an Outstanding Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. Dr. Podilchak was also the founder and first chairman of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society and the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, Joint Chapter of the IEEE Kingston Section in Canada as well as Scotland. In recognition of these services, the IEEE presented Dr. Podilchak with an Outstanding Volunteer Award in May 2015. Currently he also serves as a lecturer for The European School of Antennas and is an associate editor to the journal IET Electronic Letters.
  Sadeque Reza Khan received BSc in electronics and telecommunication engineering from the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2010 and an MTech in VLSI design from the National Institute of Technology, Mangalore, Karnataka, India, in 2014. He is currently pursuing Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
  Dr. Meixuan Chen holds a Ph.D. in textiles, awarded by the School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University in 2017. Her Ph.D. research began with practical experiments in designing interactive textiles and then investigated how this design aesthetics can affect viewers' emotions and personal preferences. Prior to Ph.D. studies, she went on to be trained as a textile designer specializing in knitted textiles, at Central Saint Martin's College of Arts and Design in London, and had completed a Bachelor degree in textiles design and a Master degree in design for Textiles Futures. She has been working as a research associate in School of Textiles and Design at Heriot-Watt University. The main focus of her role is to provide specialist support and conduct research projects in textile design and materials engineering.
  Dr. Jean Rooney Bio not available at the time of publication.
  Dr. John Rooney Bio not available at the time of publication.
  Dr. Danmei Sun is an associate professor and has over 25 years work experience in textile materials and engineering both practical and theoretical. Her research interests include smart polymers and fibres, engineering design 2D/3D textile structures for technical textiles and performance clothing, thermal regulated textiles and clothing by embedding thermal chemicals, finite element modelling and prediction or textile properties and environmental friendly finishing. Her research has been supported by various funding bodies such as UK Dstl/MoD, Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, Scottish Funding Council, as well as company partners such as Harris Tweed, Iron and Ocean Ltd. etc.
  Marc P. Y. Desmulliez (SM'87) received a Ph.D. in optoelectronics from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, in 1995. He is currently a professor of microsystems engineering with Heriot-Watt University, where he leads the Multimodal Sensing and Micro-Manipulation Research Group.
  Dr. Apostolos Georgiadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He received BS in physics and an MS in telecommunications from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1993 and 1996, respectively. He received Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2002. In 1995, he spent a semester with Radio Antenna Communications (RAC), Milan Italy, working on Yagi antennas for UHF applications. In the summer of 2000, he was with Telaxis Communications, South Deerfield, MA, USA, where he assisted in the design and testing of a pillbox antenna for LMDS applications.. In 2002 he joined Global Communications Devices (GCD), North Andover, MA, USA, as a systems engineer and worked on CMOS transceivers for wireless network applications. In June 2003, he joined Bermai, Inc., Minnetonka, MN, USA, as an RF/Analog Systems Architect. In 2005 he joined the University of Cantabria, Spain, as a Juan de la Cierva Fellow researcher. In 2006 he was a consultant for Bitwave Semiconductor, Lowell, MA, USA. In addition he collaborated with ACORDE S.A., Santander, Spain, in the design of integrated CMOS VCOs for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. In March 2007 he joined CTTC as a senior research associate in the area of Communications Subsystems. In 2013–2016 he was a group leader of the Microwave Systems and Nanotechnology Department of CTTC. In July 2016 he joined Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh as an associate professor. In 1996, Dr. Georgiadis received a Fulbright Scholarship for graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He received the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1997 and 1998. He also was the recipient of the Eugene M. Isenberg Award from the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1999 and 2000. He was the general chair of 2011 IEEE RFID-TA Conference and general co-chair of the 2011 IEEE MTT-S IMWS on Millimeter Wave Integration Technologies. He was the chairman of COST Action IC0803 RF/Microwave communication subsystems for emerging wireless technologies (RFCSET). He is vice-chair of COST Action IC1301 Wireless Power Transmission for Sustainable Electronics (WiPE). He was the coordinator of Marie Curie Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships (IAPP) project Symbiotic Wireless Autonomous Powered system (SWAP). He is member of the IEEE MTT-S TC-24 RFID Technologies (past chair) and member of IEEE MTT-S TC-26 Wireless Energy Transfer and Conversion. He serves as an associate editor of the IEEE Journal on RFID. He has been associate editor of the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, the IET Microwaves Antennas and Propagation and the IEEE RFID Virtual Journal. He co-founded and was editor-in-chief of the Cambridge Wireless Power Transfer Journal. He was a distinguished lecturer of IEEE Council on RFID. He is URSI fellow and chair of URSI Commission D: Electronics and Photonics. He is IEEE senior member. His research interests include energy harvesting and wireless power transmission, RFID technology, active antennas and phased array antennas, inkjet and 3D printed electronics, millimeter wave systems. He has published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.
  Dr. Dimitris E. Anagnostou (S'98-M'05-SM'10) received the BSEE degree from the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, in 2000, and the MSEE and Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, in 2002 and 2005, respectively. From 2005 to 2006, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA. In 2007, he joined as assistant professor the SD School of Mines & Technology, SD, USA, where he received promotion as associate professor with tenure. In 2016, Dr. Anagnostou joined the Heriot-Watt University, Institute of Signals, Sensors and Systems (ISSS) where he is currently a MSCA IF fellow and associate professor. Dr. Anagnostou has also worked at the Kirtland AFB, NM, and at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.
  Dr. Anagnostou has authored or co-authored more than 130 peer-reviewed papers (h-index: 21) and he holds two U.S. patents. His interests include electromagnetic devices (antennas, microwave circuits, reconfigurable RF electronics, RADAR, sensors, and wearable electronics) for space satellites, defense, assisted living, and consumer applications such as 5G, as well as phase-change materials (VO2), artificial neural networks, printable spacecraft, and security printing.
  Dr. Anagnostou has received multiple prestigious awards, including the IEEE John D. Kraus Antenna Award, the DARPA Young Faculty Award by the U.S. Department of Defense, the ASEE Campus Star Award by the American Society for Engineering Education, the UNM Young Alumni Award, the SDSMT Honored Faculty Award (4 times), and many others. Most recently, he was awarded the H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Research Fellowship that currently supports his research. Many of his students have also been recognized with IEEE and university awards such as Engineering Prize award (HWU) and Best PhD Thesis award (SDSMT).
  Dr. Anagnostou serves or has served as associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, the IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Access, and as guest editor for the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (two special issues), the Hindawi Intl' Journal of Antennas and Propagation (two special issues), and the MDPI Technologies (one special issue). He is a member of the IEEE-APS Educational Committee, a member of the Technical Program Committee (TPC) and session chair for IEEE-APS and EuCAP Intl' Symposia, and a reviewer for international journals such as Nature and IEEE Transactions. He is a member of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Honor Society, ASEE, and a professional engineer (PE) of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE)
• Corresponding authors: Q. Abdullahi Email: qsa1@hw.ac.uk;  S.K. Podilchak Email: skp@ieee.org;  A. Georgiadis Email: apostolos.georgiadis@ieee.org