A Dual-Frequency-Detuning Method for Improving the Coupling Tolerance of Wireless Power Transfer

This letter proposes a dual-frequency-detuning method for wireless power transfer systems to gain a smooth power profile in large coupling variation ranges. The application of the detuning method in the dual-frequency resonant network is explored to adjust the equivalent impedance of each frequency channel at different coupling conditions. Accordingly, the proposed method can freely regulate the voltage gain and output power curves even under a square-wave voltage excitation with high-order harmonic components. By designing the system properly, both the fundamental and third frequency channels alternately serve as the main power transfer channel under strong and weak coupling conditions, so less power fluctuation over a large coupling variation is realized. A 130 W prototype is developed, and the experimental results show that the maximum power fluctuation is less than 6.8% against coupling coefficient variations from 0.35 to 0.74.

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This letter proposes a dual-frequency-detuning method for wireless power transfer systems to achieve a smooth power profile in large coupling variation ranges. By exploring the application of this method in a dual-frequency resonant network, the equivalent impedance of each frequency channel can be adjusted at different coupling conditions, allowing for free regulation of voltage gain and output power curves, even under high-order harmonic components of square-wave voltage excitation. A 130 W prototype is developed, and experimental results show that the maximum power fluctuation is less than 6.8% against coupling coefficient variations from 0.35 to 0.74.