A dual-coupled LCC-compensated IPT system to improve misalignment performance

Fei Lu, Hua Zhang, Heath Hofmann, Chris Mi

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Abstract

This paper proposes a dual-coupled LCC-compensated circuit topology that improves the misalignment performance of an inductive power transfer (IPT) system. Two magnetic couplers are used in this system, one consisting of the main power transfer coils and the other consisting of coupled compensation inductors. The magnetic coupling between the compensation inductors can contribute to transferring more power to the secondary side in well-aligned and misalignment cases. The fundamental harmonics approximation method is used to analyze the working principle of the dual-coupled system. A 3.4 kW prototype is designed and implemented to validate the proposed circuit topology. To simplify the design, the sizes of the main coils and compensation inductors are both 300mm×300mm. In the well-aligned case, experimental results show that the prototype can achieve 3.4 kW output power across a 150 mm air gap with a dc-dc efficiency of 95.5%. In the 150 mm misalignment case, the dual-coupled system can achieve 1.5 kW output power, which is twice the power transferred by a single-coupled IPT system with only the main coil coupling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2017 IEEE PELS Workshop on Emerging Technologies
Subtitle of host publicationWireless Power Transfer, WoW 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509062584
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 26 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE PELS Workshop on Emerging Technologies: Wireless Power Transfer, WoW 2017 - Chongqing, China
Duration: May 20 2017May 22 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE PELS Workshop on Emerging Technologies: Wireless Power Transfer, WoW 2017

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE PELS Workshop on Emerging Technologies: Wireless Power Transfer, WoW 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChongqing
Period5/20/175/22/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Control and Optimization

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