{"title":"Architecture for an Over-the-Horizon Wireless Power Transmission system at 10.6 microns with rectenna power converters","authors":"Tanwin Chang, S. Blank, Paul Jaffe","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140157","url":null,"abstract":"Recent proposals for an Over-the-Horizon Wireless Power Transmission (OTH-WPT) system involving tethered aerostats have been based on rapidly improving technology of solid-state lasers and photovoltaics in the near-infrared as a roadmap to feasibility. OTH-WPT may also be feasible in the LWIR particularly at 10.6 microns, a wavelength that has advantages in terms of mature transmitter technology, laser eye safety, and less deleterious atmospheric effects. Most of the subsystems of OTH-WPT at this wavelength are mature, commercially available technologies. In this article we present the architecture for a 10.6 micron OTH-WPT system. We review the state-of-the art in terahertz rectenna technology and discuss key issues that must be resolved for the feasibility of an OTH-WPT demonstration at this wavelength.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133233110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic field effects on biology and potential health effects below the ICES and ICNIRP reference levels","authors":"F. Barnes, B. Greenebaum","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140174","url":null,"abstract":"Possible explanations for observed changes in growth rates of cancer cells and radical concentration upon exposures to magnetic fields below the ICES or ICNIRP reference levels are presented.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132350648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Masotti, Roman Marchukov, V. Rizzoli, A. Costanzo
{"title":"Far-field power transmission by exploiting time-modulation in linear arrays","authors":"D. Masotti, Roman Marchukov, V. Rizzoli, A. Costanzo","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140156","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper the exploitation of time-modulated arrays (TMAs) for precise indoor wireless power transfer (WPT) is presented for the first time. The high level of reconfiguration of these arrays allows a smart transfer of power by means of a two-step procedure: first the sole two central elements of the array are used for localization purposes, by combining the sum and difference radiation patterns; then the entire 16-element TMA transmits the dedicated power to the detected tags, relying on the fundamental and sideband harmonic radiations. The entire nonlinear radiating systems is accurately described within a circuit-level/full-wave CAD platform: promising simulated results of the smart WPT operation are presented.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115341270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. Ranganathan, Benjamin H. Waters, Joshua R. Smith
{"title":"Localization of receivers using phased-array wireless power transfer systems","authors":"V. Ranganathan, Benjamin H. Waters, Joshua R. Smith","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140151","url":null,"abstract":"Wireless battery charging has been incorporated into an increasing number of commercial electronics with power requirements ranging from a few milliwatts to several hundred watts. With this growing number of deployed devices, there is a necessity to quickly locate and charge them individually. Conventional localization techniques either require intelligence and extra hardware or are limited to merely detecting the presence of an object and not its position. In the proposed localization technique, we use two wireless power transmitters (TX) operating at the the same frequency. The phase difference between the two TXs can be controlled. The forward/reflected signals are measured from each TX and are used to accurately localize the receiver in a two dimensional space. This system does not require additional hardware on the TX or RX side. The entire detection process can be confined to the transmitter firmware. We also formulate a simple localization parameter using the reflected signals to prove the concept of localization.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114611858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jungwon Choi, D. Tsukiyama, Yoshinori Tsuruda, J. Rivas
{"title":"13.56 MHz 1.3 kW resonant converter with GaN FET for wireless power transfer","authors":"Jungwon Choi, D. Tsukiyama, Yoshinori Tsuruda, J. Rivas","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140167","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a 1.3 kW resonant power amplifier using a Gallium Nitride (GaN) device at 13.56 MHz for wireless power transfer (WPT). The power amplifier driving the power transmitting coils is based on a Class Φ2 inverter, a single switch topology with low switch voltage stress and fast transient response. This implementation utilizes a recently available GaN device in a low inductance package that is compatible with operation in the 10's of MHz switching frequency. These power GaN switching devices have low gate resistance RG and low capacitance CGS which greatly reduces the power requirements of the gate drive circuitry. This paper shows experimental measurements of the inverter in a WPT application and characterization of the system performance over various distances and operating conditions.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"188 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122585005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Belo, J. Muñoz-Ferreras, R. Gómez‐García, N. Borges Carvalho
{"title":"Exploiting radar waveforms for wireless power transmission","authors":"D. Belo, J. Muñoz-Ferreras, R. Gómez‐García, N. Borges Carvalho","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140160","url":null,"abstract":"In the wireless power transmission/transfer (WPT) research field, great efforts are currently being devoted to the design of specific types of waveforms which leads to high power conversion efficiencies. This is mainly achieved by using those communication signals with a large peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). In this work, the exploitation of commonly-employed radar signals featuring this high PAPR characteristic is proposed for the first time for the WPT application. Experimental results are provided to demonstrate that the engineered approach outperforms conventional WPT schemes based on other classes of waveforms in terms of RF-to-DC power conversion efficiency.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130901557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Layout optimization of the secondary coils for wireless power transfer systems","authors":"S. Lee, I. Jang","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140175","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the complexity of wireless power transfer systems, little literature to date has addressed the development of systematic and efficient design framework for determining the optimal layout of coils. In this paper, introducing the concepts of fixed grid-based coil representation and effective turns, a novel layout optimization is proposed to determine the optimal layout of the secondary coils when the primary coils are given. Using the proposed method, the secondary-coil layouts are successfully determined to maximize the induced voltages while satisfying mass constraints. The optimized layouts are then validated through the experiments under the same conditions.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127097118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance evaluation of a wireless power transfer system using coupled 3D finite element-circuit model","authors":"A. Hariri, A. Berzoy, A. Mohamed, O. Mohammed","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140148","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a performance evaluation procedure for an inductive wireless power transfer (WPT) system with a parallel-parallel compensation network. The effect of the WPT system design parameters on its efficiency is investigated. The WPT system is modeled using a 3D electromagnetic field technique coupled with circuit simulation. The 3D finite element (3DFE) model is created and a MATLAB-FEA automated routine configures the model parameters. Moreover, the paper proposes a mathematical model for efficiency assessment purposes. The results from the 3DFE and the mathematical model are compared with the results of a Matlab Simulink model for the same system. The results show good agreement between all the models.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"54 72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126088954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A timer based boost converter for RF energy harvesting","authors":"Joshua F. Ensworth, A. T. Hoang, M. Reynolds","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140162","url":null,"abstract":"The goal of this work is to minimize the required input power to achieve a net positive energy balance between incoming harvested energy and the energy costs of transforming the input signal to a useful voltage level. To reduce the energy requirements of our low voltage boost converter a low power timer is used to trigger the boosting operation. For low input power levels the act of monitoring the input voltage can use more energy than is recovered by the harvester. To extend the range of useful input powers a timer circuit is used to control how often and for how long the boost converter is activated. In this initial proof of concept, a net positive energy balance is achieved at a conducted input power level of -15 dBm at 2.45 GHz, yielding a harvester output voltage of 460mV and a boosted output voltage of 1.8V.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125289860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wireless power transfer in human tissue via Conformal Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance","authors":"Hao Hu, S. Georgakopoulos","doi":"10.1109/WPT.2015.7140150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WPT.2015.7140150","url":null,"abstract":"Conformal Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance (CSCMR) for wireless power transfer (WPT) in human tissue is studied in this paper. Specifically, the performance CSCMR systems from a TX in air to an RX that is either on the surface of human tissue or that is embedded in several types of human tissues with various thickness is analyzed. The design procedure of CSCMR systems for air-to-tissue transmission is presented. Finally, two optimal conformal SCMR WPT designs are provided: one on the surface of human chest and one implanted in human heart or muscle.","PeriodicalId":194427,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference (WPTC)","volume":"156 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121534784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}