Pushing to the Distance Boundary of Inductive Wireless Power Transfer

Lingxiao Xue, Gui Jia Su, Mostak Mohammad, Vandana Rallabandi, Jon Wilkins, Shajjad Chowdhury, Veda Galigekere, Burak Ozpineci

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Abstract

Wireless power transfer technology constantly involves tradeoffs among transfer distance, power and efficiency. Near-field WPT systems are ideal for high power and efficiency, while far-field WPT prevails at long distance. Pushing to longer distance of inductive wireless power transfer by increasing the coupler size will inevitably be impacted by electromagnetic radiation. This paper aims to push the boundary of near-field inductive WPT to a much longer distance by operating at a higher frequency but without incurring too much radiation effect. Both fundamental and physical coil design considerations are given according to analytical and finite element full-wave simulations, and a GaN-based power electronics system is presented. Preliminary experimental results achieved 300W output power over a 2-meter distance, with a DC-to-DC efficiency of 62%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1625-1631
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9798350316445
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023 - Nashville, United States
Duration: Oct 29 2023Nov 2 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNashville
Period10/29/2311/2/23

Funding

This manuscript has been authored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, operated by UT-Battelle, LLC, under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

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U.S. Department of Energy

    Keywords

    • Gallium Nitride
    • Self-resonant coil
    • Wireless power transfer
    • far field
    • near field

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