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    Energy Efficiency Analysis of Charging Pads-Powered UAV-Enabled Wireless Networks


    Qin, Yujie, Kishk, Mustafa A. and Alouini, Mohamed-Slim (2023) Energy Efficiency Analysis of Charging Pads-Powered UAV-Enabled Wireless Networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 22 (7). pp. 4683-4697. ISSN 1536-1276

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    Abstract

    This paper analyzes the energy efficiency of a novel system model where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used to provide coverage for user hotspots (user clusters) and are deployed on charging pads to enhance the flight time. We introduce a new notion of “cluster pairs” to capture the dynamic nature of the users spatial distribution in order to exploit one of the top advantages of UAVs, which is the mobility and relocation flexibility. Using tools from stochastic geometry, we first derive a new distance distribution that is vital for the energy efficiency analysis. Next, we compute the coverage probability under two deployment strategies: (i) one UAV per cluster pair, and (ii) one UAV per cluster. Finally, we compute the energy efficiency for both strategies. Our numerical results reveal which of the two strategies is better for different system parameters. Our work investigates some new aspects of the UAV-enabled communication system such as the dynamic density of users and the advantages or disadvantages of one- or two-UAV deployment strategies per cluster pair. By considering the relationships between the densities of user cluster pairs and the charging pads, it is shown that an optimal cluster pair density exists to maximize the energy efficiency.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Stochastic geometry; Poisson point process; Poisson cluster process; unmanned aerial vehicles; charging pads;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
    Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
    Item ID: 19398
    Identification Number: 10.1109/TWC.2022.3227773
    Depositing User: Mustafa Kishk
    Date Deposited: 21 Jan 2025 17:00
    Journal or Publication Title: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
    Publisher: IEEE
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19398
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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