Design and optimization of a class-E amplifier for a loosely coupled planar wireless power system

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 830-834

  Casanova, Joaquin J ^a   Low, Zhen Ning ^a   Lin, Jenshan ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Class E; Inductive coupling; Wireless power transfer

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; POWER AMPLIFIERS; WIRELESS CHARGING; WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER;

BATTERY OPERATED DEVICES; CLASS E; CLASS-E AMPLIFIER; COMPONENT SELECTION; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; INDUCTIVE COUPLINGS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRIAL-AND-ERROR PROCESS;

INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70549098799     PISSN: 15497747     EISSN: 15583791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSII.2009.2032465     Document Type: Article

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