Theoretical Analysis of Prospects of Organic Photovoltaics as a Multi-Functional Solar Cell and Laser Power Converter for Wireless Power Transfer

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 4878-4883
Author(s):  
Premkumar Vincent ◽  
Jaewon Jang ◽  
In Man Kang ◽  
Philippe Lang ◽  
Hyeok Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Power ◽  
Power Converters ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Wireless Power Transfer ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Power Transfer ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Power Harvesting ◽  
Single Junction

Few reports have researched on utilization of laser power conversion systems for wireless power transfer in aeronautical applications. III–V compound semiconductors are commonly used as photovoltaic (PV) power converters in the previous studies. We propose the prospects of using organic absorbers as PV power converters. For laser power conversion to be applied for portable devices, the PV module should be easily processable, thin, low-weight, and printable on flexible substrates. Organic PVs provide all the above advantages, and thus, could serve as a potential candidate for laser power harvesting applications. Moreover, they can also be made transparent, which could be utilized in power harvesting lamination coatings and windows. We had simulated the possibility of using single-junction and tandem photovoltaic structures for 670 nm and 850 nm laser power harvesting. FDTD simulations were conducted to optimize the PV structure in order to maximize the absorption at the laser wavelengths. A maximum PCE of 16.17% for single-junction PV and 24.85% for tandem PV was theoretically obtained.

scholarly journals Simulation-Assisted Design Process of a 22 kW Wireless Power Transfer System Using Three-Phase Coil Coupling for EVs

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12257
Author(s):  
Chia-Hsuan Wu ◽  
Ching-Ming Lai ◽  
Tomokazu Mishima ◽  
Zheng-Bo Liang
Keyword(s):  
High Power ◽  
Coupling Coefficient ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Wireless Power Transfer ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Power Transfer ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Three Phase

The objective of this paper is to study a 22 kW high-power wireless power transfer (WPT) system for battery charging in electric vehicles (EVs). The proposed WPT system consists of a three-phase half-bridge LC–LC (i.e., primary LC/secondary LC) resonant power converter and a three-phase sandwich wound coil set (transmitter, Tx; receiver, Rx). To transfer power effectively with a 250 mm air gap, the WPT system uses three-phase, sandwich-wound Tx/Rx coils to minimize the magnetic flux leakage effect and increase the power transfer efficiency (PTE). Furthermore, the relationship of the coupling coefficient between the Tx/Rx coils is complicated, as the coupling coefficient is not only dominated by the coupling strength of the primary and secondary sides but also relates to the primary or secondary three-phase magnetic coupling effects. In order to analyze the proposed three-phase WPT system, a detailed equivalent circuit model is derived for a better understanding. To give a design reference, a novel coil design method that can achieve high conversion efficiency for a high-power WPT system was developed based on a simulation-assisted design procedure. A pair of magnetically coupled Tx and Rx coils and the circuit parameters of the three-phase half-bridge LC–LC resonant converter for a 22 kW WPT system are adjusted through PSIM and CST STUDIO SUITE™ simulation to execute the derivation of the design formulas. Finally, the system achieved a PTE of 93.47% at an 85 kHz operating frequency with a 170 mm air gap between the coils. The results verify the feasibility of a simulation-assisted design in which the developed coils can comply with a high-power and high-efficiency WPT system in addition to a size reduction.

scholarly journals Wireless Power Transfer for 6G Network Using Monolithic Components on GaN

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajinikanth Yella ◽  
Krishna Pande ◽  
Ke Horng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Power Transfer ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Band Pass Filter ◽  
Power Transfer ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Matching Network ◽  
Pass Filter ◽  
Low Pass Filter ◽  
Dc Power ◽  
Monolithic Components

A novel architecture for Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) module usingmonolithic components on GaN is presented in this paper. The design ofsuch a WPT module receives DC power from solar panels, consists ofphotonic power converter (PPC), beamforming antenna, low pass filter,input matching network, rectifier, output matching network and logic circuit(off-chip) which are all integrated on a GaN chip. Our WPT componentsshow excellent simulated performance, for example, our novel beamforming antenna and multiple port wideband antenna have a gain of 8.7 dBand 7.3 dB respectively. We have added a band pass filter to the rectifieroutput which gives two benefits to the circuit. The first one is filteringcircuit will remove unwanted harmonics before collecting DC power andsecond is filter will boost the efficiency of rectifier by optimizing the loadimpedance. Our proposed rectifier has RF-DC conversion efficiency of74% and 67% with beam-forming antenna and multiple port wide bandantenna respectively. Our WPT module is designed to charge a rechargeablebattery (3 V and 1 mA) of a radio module which will be used between twoantennas in future 5G networks. We believe our proposed WPT modulearchitecture is unique and it is applicable to both microwave and millimeterwave systems such as 6G.

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