• ETRI Journal
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.962-971
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• 2016

A wireless power transfer (WPT) system is generally designed with the optimum source and load impedance in order to achieve the maximum power transfer efficiency (PTE) at a specific coupling coefficient. Empirically or intuitively, however, it is well known that a high PTE can be attained by adjusting either the source or load impedance. In this paper, we estimate the maximum achievable PTE of WPT systems with the given load impedance, and propose the condition of source impedance for the maximum PTE. This condition can be reciprocally applied to the load impedance of a WPT system with the given source impedance. First, we review the transducer power gain of a two-port network as the PTE of the WPT system. Next, we derive two candidate conditions, the critical coupling and the optimum conditions, from the transducer power gain. Finally, we compare the two conditions carefully, and the results therefore indicate that the optimum condition is more suitable for a highly efficient WPT system with a given load impedance.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.232-234
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• 2016

In this paper, the power transfer efficiencies (PTEs) of magnetic resonance (MR) wireless power transmission (WPT) and radio frequency (RF) WPT are compared as a function of the distances between resonators (or antennas). The PTE of the C-loaded loop resonators during MR WPT was theoretically calculated and simulated at 6.78MHz, showing good agreement. The PTE of the patch antennas, whose area is the same as the C-loaded loop resonator during MR WPT, was theoretically calculated using the Friis equation and the equation by N. Shinohara and simulated at 5.8 GHz. The three results from the Friis equation, the equation by N. Shinohara, and from a full wave simulation are in strong agreement. The PTEs, when using the same size resonators and antennas are compared by considering the distance between the receiver and transmitter. The compared results show that the MR WPT PTE is higher than that of the RF WPT PTE when the distance (r) between the resonators (or antennas) is shorter. However, the RF WPT PTE is much higher than that of the MR WPT PTE when the distance (r) between the resonators (or antennas) is longer since the RF WPT PTE is proportional to $r^{-2}$ while the MR WPT PTE is proportional to $r^{-6}$.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.713-719
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• 2024

본 논문은 금속으로 차폐된 공간 내부에서 무선 전력 전송(WPT, wireless power transfer)이 가능하도록 송신부와 수신부를 등가 모델링하여 시뮬레이션을 통해 모의하고, 실험을 통해 그 결과를 검증하였다. 이를 통해 금속으로 차폐된 공간에서 무선 전력 전송 시스템의 전력 전달 효율(PTE, power transfer efficiency)에 미치는 다양한 영향 요소를 면밀히 분석하였으며, 분석된 요소를 기반으로 무선 전력 전송 시스템의 전력 전달 효율을 개선하기 위한 구체적이고 효과적인 방법을 제시한다. 또한, 금속 차폐 공간 내에서 수신 코일을 통한 무선 전력 전송으로 데이터 전송을 가능하게 하여 맨체스터 코드 정보를 수신하는 실험이 검증되었다. 이를 통해 금속 차폐 공간 내에서 효율적인 무선 전력 전송 시스템의 가능성을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.1035-1041
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• 2017

자기 공진 기반의 무선전력전송 시스템에서, 송수신 공진기가 가까워짐에 따라 전력비 효율이 급격히 감소하는 주파수 스플리팅 현상은 근거리에서 안정적인 전력 전송을 위하여 반드시 해결해야 하는 문제이다. 본 논문에서는 등가회로 모델을 이용하여 무선전력전송 시스템을 모델링하고, 전력비 효율 및 주파수 스플리팅이 발생하는 한계 커플링 계수($k_{split}$)를 도출하였다. 또한, Advanced Design System을 이용하여 회로 수준의 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며, 이를 통해 k>$k_{split}$ 의 환경에서 송수신 공진기의 구조에 따라 달성 가능한 전력비 효율이 다름을 보였다. 동일한 구조의 공진기의 경우 k가 커지더라도 높은 수준의 전력비 효율을 유지하는 반면, 상이한 구조의 공진기의 경우 k가 커짐에 따라 전력비 효율도 감소함을 확인했다. 그러므로 k>$k_{split}$를 만족하는 근거리 환경에서 안정적인 전력비 효율을 달성하기 위해서는 상이한 구조의 공진기보다는 동일한 구조의 공진기를 사용하는 것이 더 효율적이다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.637-644
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• 2019

Wireless power transfer (WPT) technology with various transfer mechanisms such as inductive coupling, magnetic resonance and capacitive coupling is being widely researched. Until now, power transfer efficiency (PTE) and power transfer capability (PTC) have been the primary concerns for designing and developing WPT systems. Therefore, a lot of studies have been documented to improve PTE and PTC. However, power consumption in the standby mode, also defined as the no-load mode, has been rarely studied. Recently, since the number of WPT products has been gradually increasing, it is necessary to develop techniques for reducing the standby power consumption of WPT systems. This paper investigates the standby power consumption of commercial WPT products. Moreover, a standby power reduction technique for WPT systems via magnetic resonance coupling (MRC) with a parallel resonance type resonator is proposed. To achieve a further standby power reduction, the voltage control of an AC/DC travel adapter is also adopted. The operational principles and characteristics are described and verified with simulation and experimental results. The proposed method greatly reduces the standby power consumption of a WPT system via MRC from 2.03 W to 0.19 W.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.933-940
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 부성 임피던스 변환기(Negative Impedance Converter: NIC)를 적용한 무선전력전송 시스템을 제안하였다. 차폐물질의 영향을 고려하여 전송 시스템을 구성하였다. 전송효율 개선을 위하여 부성 임피던스 변환기에서 발생한 부성저항을 적용하여 송신단의 Q 인자가 향상했다. NIC는 연산증폭기와 저항 소자로 구현하였으며, 특정 저항에 따른 부성저항 특성을 얻었다. 송신 코일의 크기는 $250mm{\times}250mm{\times}0.8mm$이며, 임피던스와 Q 인자는 각각 $31+j1874{\Omega}$, 60이다. 부성저항이 약 $30{\Omega}$일 때, 송신단의 저항이 감소하여 Q 인자는 약 900으로 증가했으며, 이는 기존 대비 약 15배 향상된 결과이다. 제안하는 시스템에 대하여 전송 효율을 측정하였으며, 기존 시스템과 비교하여 효율이 크게 향상되었다. 따라서 NIC의 효과로 전송 효율이 개선될 수 있는 것을 검증하였다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.120-128
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• 2017

This paper describes a neural stimulation system that employs an inductive coupling link to transfer power and data wirelessly. For the reliable data and power delivery, a self-referenced amplitude-shift keying (ASK) demodulator and a wide-range voltage regulator are suggested and implemented in the proposed stimulator system. The prototype fabricated in 0.35 um BCD process successfully transferred 1.2 Kbps data bi-directionally while supplying 4.5 mW power to internal MCU and stimulation block.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.219-224
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• 2016

In this paper, coupled-mode theory (CMT) is used to obtain a transient solution analytically for a wireless power transfer system (WPTS) when unit energy is applied to one of two resonators. The solutions are compared with those obtained using equivalent circuit-based analysis. The time-domain CMT is accurate only when resonant coils are weakly coupled and have large quality factors, and the reason for this inaccuracy is outlined. Even though the time-domain CMT solution does not describe the WPTS behavior precisely, it is accurate enough to allow for an understanding of the mechanism of energy exchange between two resonators qualitatively. Based on the time-domain CMT solution, the critical coupling coefficient is derived and a criterion is suggested for distinguishing inductive coupling and magnetic resonance coupling of the WPTS.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2017

Wireless power transmission (WPT) for wireless charging is currently attracting much attention as a promising approach to miniaturize batteries and increase the maximum total range of an electric vehicle. The main advantage of the laser power beam (LPB) approach is its high power transmission efficiency (PTE) over long distance. In this paper, we present the design of a laser power beam based WPT system, which has a best WPT channel selection technique at the receiver end when multiple power transmitters and single power receiver are operated simultaneously. The transmitters send their transmission channel information via optically modulated laser pulses. The receiver uses the received signal strength indicator and digitized data to choose an optimum power transmission path. We modeled a vertical multi-junction photovoltaic cell array, and conducted an experiment and simulation to test the feasibility of this system. From the experimental result, the standard deviation between the mathematical model and the measured values of normalized energy distribution is 0.0052. The error between the mathematical model and measured values are acceptable, thus the validity of the model is verified.