A methodology for making a three-coil wireless power transfer system more energy efficient than a two-coil counterpart for extended transfer distance

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 933-942

  Zhong, W X ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Liu, Xun ^b   Hui, S Y Ron ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Chief Technology Officer   (Hong Kong)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contactless power; Inductive power transfer; Planar wireless charging technology; Wireless power transfer (WPT)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSMISSION; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; RESONATORS;

CONTACT LESS; DRIVING CIRCUITS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; WIRELESS CHARGING; WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER; WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER (WPT);

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84907976705     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2312020     Document Type: Article

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