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Maximizing Transfer Efficiency with an Adaptive Wireless Power Transfer System for Variable Load Applications

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  • Jung-Hoon Cho

    (Department of Electronic Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea)

  • Byoung-Hee Lee

    (Department of Electronic Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Korea)

  • Young-Joon Kim

    (Department of Electronic Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea)

Abstract

Electronic devices usually operate in a variable loading condition and the power transfer efficiency of the accompanying wireless power transfer (WPT) method should be optimizable to a variable load. In this paper, a reconfigurable WPT technique is introduced to maximize power transfer efficiency in a weakly coupled, variable load wireless power transfer application. A series-series two-coil wireless power network with resonators at a frequency of 150 kHz is presented and, under a variable loading condition, a shunt capacitor element is added to compensate for a maximum efficiency state. The series capacitance element of the secondary resonator is tuned to form a resonance at 150 kHz for maximum power transfer. All the capacitive elements for the secondary resonators are equipped with reconfigurability. Regardless of the load resistance, this proposed approach is able to achieve maximum efficiency with constant power delivery and the power present at the load is only dependent on the input voltage at a fixed operating frequency. A comprehensive circuit model, calculation and experiment is presented to show that optimized power transfer efficiency can be met. A 50 W WPT demonstration is established to verify the effectiveness of this proposed approach.

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  • Jung-Hoon Cho & Byoung-Hee Lee & Young-Joon Kim, 2021. "Maximizing Transfer Efficiency with an Adaptive Wireless Power Transfer System for Variable Load Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:5:p:1417-:d:510650
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    1. Benitto Albert Rayan & Umashankar Subramaniam & S. Balamurugan, 2023. "Wireless Power Transfer in Electric Vehicles: A Review on Compensation Topologies, Coil Structures, and Safety Aspects," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-46, March.
    2. Geetha Palani & Usha Sengamalai & Pradeep Vishnuram & Benedetto Nastasi, 2023. "Challenges and Barriers of Wireless Charging Technologies for Electric Vehicles," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-47, February.

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