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Design Optimization Of Inductive Power Transfer Systems For Contactless Electric Vehicle Charging Applications, Masood Moghaddami

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Contactless Electric Vehicle (EV) charging based on magnetic resonant induction is an emerging technology that can revolutionize the future of the EV industry and transportation systems by enabling an automated and convenient charging process. However, in order to make this technology an acceptable alternative for conventional plug-in charging systems it needs to be optimized for different design measures. Specifically, the efficiency of an inductive EV charging system is of a great importance and should be comparable to the efficiency of conventional plug-in EV chargers.

The aim of this study is to develop solutions that contribute to the design enhancement of …

Novel Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonant Systems, Daerhan Liu

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies have become important for our everyday life. The most commonly used near-field WPT method is inductive coupling, which suffers from low efficiency and small range. The Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) method was developed recently, and it can be used to wirelessly transfer power with higher efficiency over a longer distance than the inductive coupling method.

This dissertation develops new SCMR systems that have better performance compared to standard SCMR systems. Specifically, two new 3-D SCMR systems are designed to improve the angular misalignment sensitivity of WPT systems. Their power transfer efficiency for different angular …

A Frequency-Tuned Magnetic Resonance-Based Wireless Power Transfer System With Near-Constant Efficiency Up To 24 Cm Distance, Seyi̇t Ahmet Si̇s, Selçuk Kavut

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

In magnetic resonance-based wireless power transfer systems, the main challenge arises from varying distances between coils during power transfer because distance variations ultimately reduce the power transfer efficiency. Frequency-tuned wireless power transfer systems provide an almost-constant output power to the load up to a critical coupling distance. However, the critical coupling distance and power transfer efficiency are dependent on coil size, source, and load resistances. The purpose of this paper is to discuss this dependency with an equivalent circuit model, determine a suitable coil size for given design specifications, and set up a frequency-tuned system that is based on tracking …