Wireless‐powered Communication Networks

Abstract

I am also grateful to Dr. Ruihong, Dr. Johnson and Mr. Xiaopeng, for providing the equipment and space that was necessary for my research.I would like to thank the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at The University of Sydney for the Norman I Prize scholarship and its financial support that allowed me to purchase components for my research project.I would also like to thank current and past members of the Centre of Excellence in Telecommunications at The University of Sydney, including but not limited to Rana, Jing, Youjia, Matt, Xiaopeng, Di, Yuanye, Ziyi, Zhanwei, Shizhe, and Rui, for creating a friendly and pleasant environment and allowing me to enjoy work and research.I must also thank my friends for making the past few years a fun experience, My badminton teammates Yuan, Mattew, Wenwei, Linfeng, Feng and Liang allowed me to have an enjoyable time outside the laboratory.Thanks must also be given to my girlfriend, Jingyu, for her love, support and encouragement.Thanks to my brother, Zijian, for friendship and fun times away from research. Last but most importantly, I wish to gratefully thank my parents, Qinxiang and Jinhua, for their patience, love and constant support.iii Statement of OriginalityThe work presented in this thesis is the result of original research carried out by myself, in collaboration with my supervisors, while enrolled in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Sydney as a candidate for the Master of Philosophy.