A series-tuned inductive-power-transfer pickup with a controllable AC-voltage output

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-109

  Wu, Hunter H ^a   Covic, Grant A ^a   Boys, John T ^a   Robertson, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b PowerbyProxi Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

AC AC power conversion; lighting; magnetic fields; phase control; power electronics; resonant power conversion

Indexed keywords

AC SWITCHES; AC VOLTAGE SOURCE; AC-AC POWER CONVERSION; BUCK CONVERTERS; DC VOLTAGE; IN-RUSH CURRENT; INDUCED VOLTAGES; INDUCTOR CURRENTS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; OUTPUT LOAD; RESONANT NETWORK; RESONANT POWER CONVERSION; RESONANT TANKS; VOLTAGE OUTPUT; ZERO-CURRENT SWITCHING;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DC-DC CONVERTERS; LIGHTING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHASE CONTROL; PICKUPS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 78650972373     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2052069     Document Type: Article

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