Elements of Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting and Wireless Power Transfer Systems
暫譯: 無線電頻率能量收集與無線電力傳輸系統的元素

本書專注於無線頻率能量收集（RFEH）和無線電力傳輸（WPT）的基本概念，並強調其基本要求以及最近的進展。它系統性地概述了RFEH和WPT應用所需的關鍵組件，並全面介紹了迄今為止取得的開創性研究進展。針對這兩種不同應用的最先進電路設計拓撲，主要從天線工作頻率、極化特性、高效匹配網路電路、整流器拓撲和整體整流天線系統等方面進行介紹。本書作為實務工程師和研究人員的單一參考來源，幫助他們尋找涉及RFEH系統和WPT系統的潛在來源和元素，並在以下領域提供快速培訓和設計指導：

- RFEH和WPT中使用的不同感測元件
- 數學表達式和設計問題的包含
- 一些設計範例和性能提升技術的說明

Taimoor Khan is presently Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at National Institute of Technology Silchar, India where he serves as a full time faculty member since 2014. During September-December 2016, he has worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Telecommunication Field of Study at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand under Secondment Programme of Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Prior to joining NIT Silchar, he served several organizations like: Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering), Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Delhi, India as an Assistant Professor for more than two years; Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology Patna, India as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department for one and half year and Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India as a Lab Instructor, Lecturer and Assistant Professor for more than nine years. Dr. Khan had awarded his Ph.D. Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology Patna, India in the year 2014. He obtained his master's in communication engineering from Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology (A Deemed University), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2009; Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, India in the year 2005 and Polytechnic Diploma in Electronics Engineering from Government Polytechnic Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2001. His active research interest includes Communication Engineering, Printed Microwave and Millimetre Wave Circuits, Electromagnetic Bandgap Structures, Computational Electromagnetics and Artificial Intelligence Paradigms in Electromagnetics. He has published over fifty five research papers in international journals of repute like; IEEE, IET, Wiley, Taylor and Francis, Cambridge University, Progress in Electromagnetic research, etc. as well as in international/national conference proceedings including URSI GASS, European Microwave Week, AEMC, APACE, ISMOT, etc. Dr. Khan is also executing a research project funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.

Nasimuddin is a scientist at the Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A-STAR), Singapore. He received his Bachelor Degree in 1994 from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, and Master Degree in Microwave Electronics and Ph.D. degree in 1998 and 2004, respectively, from the University of Delhi, India. Then he has worked as an Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow during 2004-2006 in awarded Discovery project grant from Australian Research Council for project entitled "Microwave sensor based on multilayered microstrip patch/line resonators" at the Macquarie University, Australia. After completing his post doc from Macquarie University Australia, he joined Institute for Infocomm Research Singapore as a Scientist in 2006 and still he is serving this R&D organization in Singapore. He has worked as a Senior Research Fellow during 1999-2003 in DST sponsored project on "Optical Control of Passive Microwave Devices" and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, senior research fellowship in Engineering Science for the project entitled "Investigations of microstrip antennas as a sensor for determination of complex dielectric constant of materials" at Department of Electronic Science, University of Delhi, India. He has published 150+ journal and conference technical papers on microstrip based microwave antennas and components including 50+ papers in core IEEE Journals/letters/magazines. His research work has been cited by other researchers more than 1200+ times. Dr. Nasimuddin also has Three Technology Licenses to the Industries and Six technology disclosures to his credit and has 137, 000 Aus$ research grant. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE as well as the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. He was awarded a senior research fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India in Engineering Science (2001-2003); a Discovery Projects fellowship from the Australian Research Council (2004-2006); the Young Scientist Award from the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) in 2005 and Singapore Manufacturing Federation Award (with project team) in 2014. He is the technical reviewer as well as technical program committee member of several journals of repute like IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE Antennas Wireless Propagation letters, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IET Electronics Letters, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, International Journal on Antennas and Propagations, AEU International Journal of Electronics and Communications, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, etc.

Taimoor Khan目前是印度西爾查國立技術學院電子與通信工程系的助理教授，自2014年以來擔任全職教職。2016年9月至12月期間，他在泰國曼谷的亞洲科技大學電信研究領域擔任訪問助理教授，該職位是根據印度人力資源發展部的借調計劃而設。加入NIT Silchar之前，他曾在多個機構任職，包括：德里技術大學（前德里工程學院），印度德里國家首都區政府的助理教授，任職超過兩年；印度巴特那的內塔吉·蘇巴斯技術學院擔任副教授及系主任，任職一年半；以及印度烏塔爾·普拉德什的梅魯特的肖比特工程技術學院擔任實驗室講師、講師及助理教授，任職超過九年。Khan博士於2014年在印度巴特那國立技術學院獲得電子與通信工程的博士學位。他於2009年在印度烏塔爾·普拉德什的肖比特工程技術學院（一所被認可的大學）獲得通信工程碩士學位；2005年在印度加爾各答的印度工程師學會獲得電子與通信工程學士學位；以及在2001年於印度烏塔爾·普拉德什的薩哈蘭普爾政府理工學院獲得電子工程的專科文憑。他的研究興趣包括通信工程、印刷微波和毫米波電路、電磁帶隙結構、計算電磁學以及電磁學中的人工智慧範式。他在IEEE、IET、Wiley、Taylor and Francis、劍橋大學、進展電磁研究等國際知名期刊上發表了超過五十五篇研究論文，並在包括URSI GASS、歐洲微波週、AEMC、APACE、ISMOT等國際/國內會議論文集中發表。Khan博士目前也在執行一個由印度政府科學與技術部（DST）科學與工程研究委員會（SERB）資助的研究項目。

Nasimuddin是新加坡科學技術研究局（A-STAR）資訊通信研究所的科學家。他於1994年在印度新德里的Jamia Millia Islamia獲得學士學位，並於1998年和2004年分別在印度德里的德里大學獲得微波電子碩士學位和博士學位。隨後，他在2004年至2006年間擔任澳大利亞麥考瑞大學的澳大利亞博士後研究員，參與由澳大利亞研究委員會資助的Discovery項目，該項目題為「基於多層微帶貼片/線共振器的微波傳感器」。完成麥考瑞大學的博士後研究後，他於2006年加入新加坡資訊通信研究所擔任科學家，至今仍在該研發機構工作。他在1999年至2003年間擔任DST資助的「被動微波設備的光學控制」項目的高級研究員，並在印度政府的科學與工業研究委員會（CSIR）擔任工程科學的高級研究獎學金，該項目題為「微帶天線作為材料複雜介電常數測定的傳感器的研究」，在德里大學電子科學系進行。他在微帶基微波天線和元件方面發表了超過150篇期刊和會議技術論文，其中包括50篇以上的核心IEEE期刊/信件/雜誌論文。他的研究工作被其他研究人員引用超過1200次。Nasimuddin博士還擁有三項技術許可證和六項技術披露，並獲得137,000澳元的研究資助。他是IEEE的高級會員以及IEEE天線與傳播學會的成員。他曾獲得印度政府科學與工業研究委員會的工程科學高級研究獎學金（2001-2003）；澳大利亞研究委員會的Discovery Projects獎學金（2004-2006）；2005年國際無線科學聯合會（URSI）的青年科學家獎；以及2014年新加坡製造聯合會獎（與項目團隊）。他是多個知名期刊的技術審稿人及技術程序委員會成員，如IEEE天線與傳播學報、IEEE天線與傳播雜誌、IEEE天線無線傳播信件、IET微波、天線與傳播、IET電子信件、國際RF與微波計算機輔助工程期刊、國際天線與傳播期刊、AEU國際電子與通信期刊、電磁波與應用期刊等。