New Progress of Magnetically-coupled Resonant Wireless Power Transfer Technology

近些年,无线电能传输技术受到了越来越广泛的关注。作为一种中等距离无线电能传输技术,自从美国麻省理工学院于2007年发表其研究成果后,磁耦合谐振式无线电能传输技术就成为了研究热点问题。该文在对无线电能传输技术进行总体介绍的基础上,主要对磁耦合谐振式无线电能传输技术进行概括论述。首先分析了磁耦合谐振式无线电能传输技术的基本结构和工作原理,介绍了目前运用于分析该技术的主要理论;接着对该技术目前的传输水平和热点问题进行了分类阐释,主要分为传输特性、新材料的应用、干扰问题和实际应用,介绍了目前的研究现状;最后在当前研究热点问题的基础之上,对该技术有待研究的问题以及发展趋势进行了展望。

Online frequency and power regulation scheme of magnetic coupled resonant wireless power transfer

In order to address the issues that the magnetic coupled resonant wireless power transfer （MCR-WPT） system is sensitive to the resonant frequency and that transmission power is difficult to control with the non-resistive load in the MCR-WPT, a single-side regulation scheme for frequency and transmission power online is proposed, which is based on the inherent constraint relationships the among system parameters in the primary side. Thus, the communication between the primary side and the secondary side is avoided. First, the transfer models of resistance-capacitance load and resistance- inductance load are established, respectively. Next, the relationship between the input voltage phasor and the input current phasor is used to recognize the load property and value. Then, the coaxial rotation of the stepper motor and the rotating vacuum variable capacitor is conducted to unify resonant frequency both in the primary side and the secondary side. Finally, the regulations of both frequency and amplitude of input voltage are made to guarantee transmission power under a new resonant frequency point the same as the one when the only pure resistance part of load is accessed under the former resonant frequency point. Both simulation and experimental results indicate that the proposed regulation scheme can track remnant frequency and maintain transmission power constant.

Robust Beamforming for Secured Wireless Power Transfer in MIMO Magnetic Resonant Coupling System:A Probabilistic Approach

Wireless power transfer(WPT) to support mobile and portable devices is an emerging wireless technique.Among all kinds of approaches,magnetic resonance coupling(MRC) is an excellent one for mid-range WPT,which provides better mobility,flexibility,and convenience due to its simplicity in hardware implementation and longer transmission distances.In this paper,we consider an MRCWPT system with multiple power transmitters,one intended power receiver and multiple unintended power receivers.We investigate the probabilistic robust beamforming designs and provide efficient algorithms to achieve the local optimums under two different criteria,i.e.,total source power minimization problem and min-max unintended receiving power restriction problem.As the problems are quite typical in robust design situations,our proposed robust beamformers can be conveniently applied to other probabilistic robust design problems,thus reduce the complexity as well as improve the beamforming performance.Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed algorithms can significantly improve the performance as well as the robustness of the WPT system.

Numerical Analysis of Magnetic-Shielding Effectiveness for Magnetic Resonant Wireless Power Transfer System

Magnetic radiation phenomena appear inevitably in the magnetic-resonance wireless power transfer （MR-WPT） system, and regarding this problem the magnetic-shielding scheme is applied to improve the electromagnetic performance in engineering. In this study, the shielding effectiveness of a two-coil MR-WPT system for different material shields is analyzed in theory using Moser＇s formula and Schelkunoff＇s formula. On this basis a candidate magnetic-shielding scheme with a double-layer structure is determined, which has better shielding effectiveness and coils coupling coefficient. Finally, some finite element simulation results validate the correctness of the theoretical analysis, and the shielding effectiveness with the double-layer shield in maximum is 30？dB larger than the one with the single-layer case.

Wireless Power Feeding with Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance for a Flying Object

Wireless power feeding was examined with strongly coupled magnetic resonance for an object moving in 3-D space. Electric power was transmitted from the ground to an electrically powered toy helicopter in the air. A lightweight receiver resonator was developed using copper foil. High Q of greater than 200 was obtained. One-side impedance matching the transmitter side was proposed to cope with high transmission efficiency and the receiver’s weight reduction. Results show that the efficiency drop near the ground was drastically improved. Moreover, the measured efficiency showed good agreement with theoretical predictions. A fully equipped helicopter of 6.56 g weight was lifted up with source power of about 5 W to an altitude of approximately 10 cm.

Resonant-Inductive Wireless Power Transfer for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Due to the increasing commercial interest in autonomy and sustainability,this paper reviews and presents a comprehensive summary of the resonant-inductive power transmission(RPT)technology for autonomous mobile robots.It outlines historic and recent research activities in wireless power transmission,covering the fundamental operation of microwave,capacitive and inductive power transfer technologies,state-of-the-art developments in RPT for high-power applications,current design and health standards,technological drawbacks,and possible future trends.In this paper,coupling-enhanced pad designs,adaptive tuning techniques,compensation network designs,and control techniques are explored.Major design issues such as coupling variation,frequency splitting,and bifurcation are reviewed.The difference between maximum power transfer and maximum energy efficiency is highlighted.Human exposure guidelines are summarized from documentations provided by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE)and the International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection(ICNIRP).Other standards like WPC’s Qi and Airfuel design standards are also summarized.Finally,the possible trends of the relevant research and development,particularly dynamic charging,are discussed.The intention of this review is to encourage designs that will relieve robot operators of the burden of frequent manual recharging,and to reduce downtime and increase the productivity of autonomous mobile robots in industrial environments.

Theoretical Design of Energy Harvesting Module or Wireless Power Transmission Receiver Using Magnetic Field of 0.2 mT at 60 Hz

This paper presents a theoretical design method for a magnetic energy harvesting module. This module consists of an air-core coil and resonant capacitor. With a simple RLC circuit model, it can derive an equation of harvesting energy as a function of coil size. In order to demonstrate the magnetic field, a uniform magnetic field is generated by the developed coil system. From the experimented results, it is successfully demonstrated 100 mW of energy harvesting from a magnetic field of 0.09 mT at 60 Hz. This value is in good agreement with the estimated results. Harvested energy is proportional to the square of the magnetic flux density. However, ICNIRP2010 provides a guideline that an acceptable level for human health in a public space is 0.2 mT at power-line frequency. This paper also discuss the possibilities of several applications related with both magnetic energy harvesting and wireless power transmission.

Wireless Power Transmission into Metallic Tube Using Axial Slit for Infrastructure Diagnostics

Wireless power transfer (WPT) using a metallic tube with axial slits was attempted to demonstrate WPT using magnetic resonance coupling to the diagnostics infrastructure. The transmission efficiency was measured at various distances using the transmission and receiver resonator in the tube. Furthermore, the transmission and receiver resonator were set respectively outside and inside of the tube. Experiment results were assessed computationally using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation. As a result, the transmission efficiency of the transmitter and receiver resonators in the metallic slit tube was higher than that of the case without a metallic tube in the range of the normalized transmission-distance of x/d > 0.4. In the simulation, the current density on the metallic tube around both transmitter and receiver coil were connected. These results reveal that the slit on the tube plays a role of the relay coil.

A Radio⁃Frequency Loop Resonator for Short⁃Range Wireless Power Transmission

A microstrip loop resonator loaded with a lumped capacitor is proposed for short-range wireless power transmission applications.The overall physical dimensions of the proposed loop resonator configuration are as small as 3 cm by 3 cm.Power transmission efficiency of greater than 80%is achieved with a power transmission distance smaller than 5 mm via the strong coupling between two loop resonators around 1 GHz,as demonstrated by simulations and measurements.Experimental results also show that the power transmission performance is insensitive to various geometrical misalignments.The numerical and experimental results of this paper reveal a bandwidth of more than 50 MHz within which the power transmission efficiency is above 80%.As a result,the proposed microstrip loop resonator has the potential to accomplish efficient wireless power transmission and high-speed(higher than 10 Mbit/s)wireless communication simultaneously.

Mid-Range Wireless Power Transfer and Its Application to Body Sensor Networks

It has been reported that, through the evanescent near fields, the strongly coupled magnetic resonance is able to achieve an efficient mid-range Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) beyond the characteristic size of the resonator. Recent studies on of the relay effect of the WPT allow more distant and flexible energy transmission. These new developments hold a promise to construct a fully wireless Body Sensor Network (wBSN) using the new mid-range WPT theory. In this paper, a general optimization strategy for a WPT network is presented by analysis and simulation using the coupled mode theory. Based on the results of theoretical and computational study, two types of thin-film resonators are designed and prototyped for the construction of wBSNs. These resonators and associated electronic components can be integrated into a WPT platform to permit wireless power delivery to multiple wearable sensors and medical implants on the surface and within the human body. Our experiments have demonstrated the feasibility of the WPT approach.

Advances in Inductively Coupled Power Transfer Technology for Rail Transit

Traditional power supply method for moving electric railway vehicles is based on contact type power collection technology.This sometimes cannot meet the requirements of modern rail transportation.A new wireless power transfer(WPT)technology can offer significant benefits in modern rail transportation particularly in some stringent environments.This paper reviews the status and the development of rail transit power supply technology,and introduces a new challenging technology--inductive power transfer(IPT)technology for rail transit.Tesla established the underpinning of IPT technology and creatively and significantly demonstrated power transfer by using highly resonant tuned coils long time ago.However,only in recent years the IPT technology has been significantly improved including the transfer air-gap length,transfer efficiency,coupling factor,power transfer capability and so on.This is mainly due to innovative semiconductor switches,higher control frequency,better coil designs and high performance material,new track and vehicle construction techniques.Recent advances in IPT for rail transit and major milestones of the developments are summarized in this paper.Some important technical issues such as coupling coil structures,power supply schemes,segmentation switching techniques for long-distance power supply,and bidirectional IPT systems for braking energy feedback are discussed.

Design of a Loop Resonator with Improved Power Transmission Efficiency Using a Ferrite Plate

We propose a novel resonator that can reduce magnetic field leakage using a ferrite plate. The proposed resonator consists of a rectangular loop, a ferrite plate, and an L-matching network. The ferrite plate is used as an H-field reflector to direct more H-field to each resonator, and the L-matching network is employed to match the 50 Ω of the feed cable at 13.56 MHz. Two identical resonators with dimensions of 30 cm × 15 cm are separated by 50 cm, and the resulting transmission efficiency is about ?12.3 dB at 13.56 MHz. This is about 4.2 dB higher than the resonators without the ferrite plate.

基于电场耦合的电能信号并行传输系统串扰抑制方法

针对较大功率电场耦合无线电能传输系统信号双向高速传输的需求,该文提出一种基于部分能量通道的电能与信号并行传输系统的串扰抑制方法。通过对所提出的系统拓扑进行分析,给出了电能传输增益表达式与电能串扰增益表达式,并分析了阻波电路参数变化对电能串扰增益的影响;基于交流阻抗法及香农定理分别给出了信号传输增益及信道容量表达式,分析了信号支路参数对信道容量的影响;在综合考虑信号传输增益、信道容量及阻波电路参数敏感性的情况下,给出系统信号支路参数的设计方法。该方法能保证系统在较大功率下降低电能串扰,保障信号稳定传输,实现信号的双向高速传输。通过仿真与实验验证了所提出的拓扑和参数设计方法的有效性。搭建的实验装置实现了传输530.4 W的电能,23.28 Mbit/s信号正向传输速度和24.2428 Mbit/s信号反向传输速度。

基于频率切换实现恒流/恒压输出的电场耦合无线电能传输系统

电场耦合无线电能传输(electric-field coupled wireless power transfer,EC-WPT)技术的实际应用中,有些用电设备需要系统具有不同的恒定输出特性(恒流/恒压),即系统输出电压或输出电流与负载解耦,此外,系统还需具备在恒流、恒压模式间按需切换的功能。针对该需求,基于LC-CLC谐振网络提出1种具有恒流/恒压输出特性的EC-WPT系统,分析LC-CLC谐振网络特性,推导恒流/恒压输出特性的实现条件以及恒流频率和恒压频率的计算方法,并给出系统参数设计方法,分析系统对工作频率的敏感性。最后通过仿真和实验验证所提出的EC-WPT系统恒流/恒压输出特性及其参数设计方法的正确性和有效性。实验结果表明所提出的系统在输入电压恒定的不同负载工况下分别实现2 A的恒流输出以及96 V的恒压输出,其最大传输效率分别为87.83%及88.17%。

基于磁耦合谐振的多自由度电机无线电能传输

针对多自由度电机无线电能传输中传输效率较低的问题,提出基于磁耦合谐振的多自由度电机无线电能传输方法。该方法根据共振原理构建磁耦合谐振式无线电能传输模型,通过反射系数描述阻抗匹配状态,获取最佳负载阻抗;采用混沌优化算法优化电机线圈损耗率,实现多自由度电机无线电能传输优化。实验结果表明,应用该方法后,多自由度电机的电能输出功率达到了893 W,传输效率提升了0.10以上,提高了电能输出功率和传输效率,方法有效,具备可行性。

基于自谐振线圈参数优化的多中继无线供电系统效率提升研究

印刷电路板(printed circuitboard,PCB)自谐振线圈可以避免绕线引起的偏差,且不受分立补偿电容的影响,应用在多中继无线供电系统中极具前景。针对PCB自谐振线圈结构参数优化不完全所导致的多中继无线供电系统传输效率低下的问题,该文给出了一种用以提升系统传输效率的PCB自谐振线圈结构参数优化设计方法。首先,建立了多中继无线供电系统的传输效率模型,并分析了线圈的电参数对传输效率的影响机理;其次,详细推导了线圈电参数与线圈的匝数、介质厚度、线宽、铜箔厚度、介质损耗角正切值以及介电常数之间的关系;然后,基于上述关系,以传输效率最高为目标,优化了线圈参数;最后,利用优化后的PCB自谐振线圈搭建了一套五线圈无线供电系统实验样机。实验结果表明,采用优化后的PCB自谐振线圈传输效率最高可达76.5%,相比优化前33.1%的传输效率,提高了43.4%。

心脏起搏器无线电能传输LCC-LCC磁集成印刷螺旋线圈研究

为实现植入式心脏起搏器无线电能传输系统的体积小型化以及改善系统的传输性能,该文提出一种基于LCC-LCC磁集成印刷螺旋线圈(PSC)的心脏起搏器无线电能传输系统。首先,建立线圈模型,研究在填充比率固定条件下PSC的匝宽和匝间距对传输效率的影响,确定最佳的线圈参数;其次,建立非集成式和集成式耦合机构的仿真模型,计算不同偏移情况下两种耦合机构的磁场分布情况;最后,搭建非集成式与集成式无线电能传输系统,验证集成结构在传输性能方面的优势。结果表明:在12mm的传输距离下,传输效率由62.3%提升至68.1%,输出功率提升了0.39W。此外,通过模拟计算无线充电过程中电场强度和比吸收率(SAR)值在人体内的分布情况,对系统进行安全评估。集成式PCS的提出有助于推进心脏起搏器无线电能传输系统的产品化进程。

电动汽车多车位WPT下沉式磁屏蔽系统研究

在电动汽车无线电能传输系统中,实现高效传输的同时减少磁泄漏一直是一个技术挑战。针对这一问题,本文提出了一种应用于多无线电能传输系统的下沉式屏蔽线圈结构,该结构在减小目标面漏磁的同时不会影响系统的传输效率。首先,提出了一种基于矢量磁位的矩形线圈磁场计算方法,通过此方法对系统目标面漏磁进行分析,为后续的磁泄漏优化提供了理论依据;其次,介绍了一种漏磁优化的方法,运用该方法得到满足要求的各线圈参数,为实现高效的无线电能传输提供了关键支持;最后,根据得到的线圈参数,研制了一套带磁屏蔽结构的双车位电动汽车无线充电系统,通过仿真和实验,让提出的屏蔽结构和方法的有效性得到了充分证实。结果显示,当系统输出功率恒定在4 kW时,所提出的屏蔽结构不仅使目标区域最大泄漏磁场降低了25%,且传输效率高达95%。

基于等效阻抗的分数阶RLC_(α)串联谐振BD-WPT系统传输特性分析

针对谐振式无线电能传输系统中分数阶电感、电容元件的仿真实现困难的问题,采用等效阻抗实现分数阶电容的等效.基于分数阶电容的阻抗特性,给出了一种分数阶RLC_(α)串联谐振双向无线电能传输(bidirectional wireless power transfer,BD-WPT)系统结构,通过建立含分数阶电容的串联谐振式双向无线电能传输系统的电路模型,推导了其传输功率和效率关系.仿真实验结果表明,与整数阶串联谐振系统相比,系统的输出功率提升了7.82%,传输效率提升了0.58个百分点.

面向无线传能的磁耦合通信射频链路解耦设计

针对磁耦合无线能量数据协同传输中传能链路与通信链路的解耦需求,在采用DD型通信线圈与传能线圈实现空域解耦的基础上,开展了滤波网络与线圈的协同设计,提升了通信链路通带阻抗匹配特性和带外抑制能力,并进一步引入带阻滤波网络,增强了与传能线圈的频域解耦。在耦合距离为30 mm时,搭建了与167 kHz无线传能天线共口径的磁耦合通信天线与滤波馈电网络硬件,在中心频率14.8 MHz实现了4 MHz的-3 dB通带带宽,该解耦天线系统相比DD线圈天线对传能信号提高了85 dB的抑制能力。