Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate that the efficiency of wireless power transfer utilizing resonant coupling is improved by applying the matching condition. The matching condition is extracted from an equivalent circuit model of a magnetically coupled wireless power transfer system. This condition is achieved by varying the coupling factor between the source (load) and the internal resonator. Applying this technique results in efficiency improvements of 46.2% and 29.3% at distances of 60 cm and 1 m, respectively. The maximum efficiency is 92.5% at 15 cm. A circuit model based on the extracted parameters of the resonators produces results similar to the experimental data.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5940188 |
Pages (from-to) | 442-444 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received March 01, 2011; revised May 13, 2011; accepted June 06, 2011. Date of publication July 01, 2011; date of current version August 10, 2011. This work was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), grant funded by the Korean government (MEST, 2009-0078157).
Keywords
- Coupling coefficient
- efficiency
- magnetic resonance
- wireless power transfer