High Power Capacitive Power Transfer for Electric Aircraft Charging Application

Hua Zhang, Chong Zhu, Sheng Zheng, Ying Mei, Fei Lu

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Abstract

This paper proposes to use the capacitive power transfer (CPT) technology to achieve high power charging of the electric aircraft. The total charging system structure is presented, including the power electronics converter, the capacitive coupler structure, and the compensation circuit. The challenges in the high power CPT technology are clarified as important guidelines to design circuit parameters. It indicates that the properties of high voltage, high current, high frequency, and long distance are required to realize a high power charging system. Meanwhile, the safety concern of field emission is a critical constraint for wireless charging. Different coupler structures are discussed, and the down-sized prototypes are designed and implemented in the lab environment to test the power transfer performance. For example, the four-plate prototype uses 200mm×150mm metal plates, and the plates are placed on the glass insulation layer. The experimental results show that it can achieve 1.53 kW power transfer with 92.1% dc-dc efficiency.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages36-40
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728114163
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019 - Dayton, United States
Duration: Jul 15 2019Jul 19 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference, NAECON
Volume2019-July
ISSN (Print)0547-3578
ISSN (Electronic)2379-2027

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, NAECON 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDayton
Period7/15/197/19/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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