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The Design and Fabrication of Multiple-Transmitter Coils and Single-Receiver Coils for a Wireless Power Transfer System to Charge a 3s LiPo Drone’s Battery

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  • Ahmed O. MohamedZain

    (Research Centre for Human-Machine Collaboration, Department of Computing and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, Suway University, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya 47500, Malaysia)

  • Lee Wei Hou

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Wollongong (UOW) Malaysia University College, Utropolis, Glenmarie, Shah Alam 40150, Malaysia)

  • Huangshen Chua

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Wollongong (UOW) Malaysia Penang University College, Jalan Anson, George Town 10400, Malaysia)

  • Kianmeng Yap

    (Research Centre for Human-Machine Collaboration, Department of Computing and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, Suway University, Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya 47500, Malaysia)

  • Lau Kim Boon

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Wollongong (UOW) Malaysia University College, Utropolis, Glenmarie, Shah Alam 40150, Malaysia)

Abstract

Recent research has shown an increasing interest in wireless power transfer (WPT) technology for drone batteries. The inconvenience of wired charging, especially for drones, is a huge obstacle. In this research project, a WPT platform was proposed by applying four transmitting coils and a single receiving coil. To meet the industrial standards required for transmitter Tx and receiver Rx, a calculation of the parameters was implemented. An H-bridge MOSFET was used as a DC–AC inverter, a bridge diode was used as an AC–DC rectifier, and a Pi low pass filter was added to the receiver circuit design to filter the high-frequency noise. Experimental investigations were conducted to study the maximum power and power efficiency of the coil’s alignment. The focus of this article was to design and fabricate workable multiple-transmitter coils and a single-receiver coil for a wireless power transfer system, in order to charge a 3S LiPo drone’s battery. It not only covers an overview of wireless power transfer but also includes the method for charging a 3S LiPo drone’s battery, a misalignment study on the X and Y axes of the wireless charging system, and a stable charging of the battery that does not exceed the maximum current of 1.26 A for healthy charging. An efficiency of 58.29% was achieved at a power of 14.924 W and the minimum value was found to be 0.008 W. The efficiency of the typical coil design and the proposed coil design were 55.04% and 12.06%, respectively. The charging current obtained was 1.27 A, which gives an estimated charging time of 3.31 h based on the calculation. The actual charging time of the 3s 4200 mAh 11.1 V LiPo battery was 2 h.

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  • Ahmed O. MohamedZain & Lee Wei Hou & Huangshen Chua & Kianmeng Yap & Lau Kim Boon, 2023. "The Design and Fabrication of Multiple-Transmitter Coils and Single-Receiver Coils for a Wireless Power Transfer System to Charge a 3s LiPo Drone’s Battery," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(9), pages 1-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:9:p:3629-:d:1130971
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