A Detuned S-S Compensated IPT System With Two Discrete Frequencies for Maintaining Stable Power Transfer Versus Wide Coupling Variation

Stable power transmission is one of the key factors in the inductive power transfer (IPT) system. However, misalignment between the primary and secondary sides is almost inevitable in practice, affecting the system performance due to the coupling variation. With the widespread use of IPT technology, it is desired to transfer power from the primary side to the secondary side with a wide misalignment range as large as possible. To address this issue, the design method of the detuned circuit is widely applied in the IPT system. This article analyzes the characteristics of the transfer power of the detuned series-series (S-S) topology with frequency variations and proposes a maintaining stable power transfer method versus wide coupling variation by adopting two discrete frequencies. Further, a design step is given to obtain the system parameters. Theoretical and experimental results are provided to demonstrate the misalignment performance of the proposed method. The results show that the coupling range is extended from (0.115-0.2) to (0.115-0.27) with a 5.6% fluctuation of the output power, and the corresponding efficiency varies from 91.46% to 95.52%.

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This article analyzes the impact of misalignment on the performance of an inductive power transfer system and proposes a method to maintain stable power transmission. By adopting two discrete frequencies, the coupling range is extended and the efficiency is improved.