scholarly journals Shielded Capacitive Power Transfer (S-CPT) without Secondary Side Inductors

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4590
Author(s):  
Suziana Ahmad ◽  
Aam Muharam ◽  
Reiji Hattori ◽  
Anyu Uezu ◽  
Tarek M. Mostafa

In this study, we propose a four-plate structure with two shielding plates to produce shielded capacitive power transfer (S-CPT) at an operating frequency of 6.78 MHz for a 10 W system. By eliminating the inductors at the secondary side to form an asymmetrical topology, an S-CPT system was developed with a class-E power amplifier. Using MATLAB software, analysis was performed to obtain the parameters in the S-CPT system regarding resonance and impedance matching, and the proposed coupler structure was investigated through electric field simulation. The shield plate voltage stability was also investigated by analysing both the simulation and hardware experiment results. A prototype of S-CPT was established to validate the analysis results and to demonstrate the voltage at the shield plate of the proposed coupler structure. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results. The proposed S-CPT exhibits an AC–AC efficiency of 84%, with a 56% voltage ground stability reduction because of implementing a balun.

Frequenz ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarthak Singhal ◽  
Nand Kishor Verma ◽  
Amit Kumar Singh

AbstractA hex-sided rounded dipole antenna (HSRDA) for UWB applications is presented. It is designed by the addition of semi-elliptical patch sections at the edges of a square bow-tie antenna. The antenna structure is fed by a modified microstrip feedline for better impedance matching. An impedance bandwidth of 2.9–11.4 GHz is achieved. The antenna structure has quasi omnidirectional radiation patterns and reasonable gain over the same frequency range. A good agreement between the experimental and simulation results is observed. The proposed antenna structure has miniaturized size for the same bandwidth as compared to already reported antenna structures.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Zhu ◽  
Shaoge Zang ◽  
Lixiang Jackie Zou ◽  
Guanguan Zhang ◽  
Mei Su ◽  
...  

AbstractIn this paper, possible coupling configurations of a four-plate capacitive power transfer system are studied by varying the combinations of its input and output ports. A voltage source is applied between two of the four plates, and a load is connected to the other two to form different circuit topologies. A mathematical model based on a 4 × 4 mutual capacitance matrix is established for equidistantly placed four identical metal plates. Based on the proposed model, four separate circuit topologies are identified and analysed in detail and described in a general form. The electric field distributions of the coupling configurations are simulated by ANSYS Maxwell. The theoretical modeling and analysis are then verified by a practical system, in which four aluminum plates of 300 mm × 300 mm are used and placed with a gap of 10 mm between adjacent plates. The experimental results show that the measured output voltage and power under the four coupling configurations are in good agreement with the theoretical results. It has found that the voltage gain is the highest when the two inner plates are connected to the source, and this coupling configuration also has the lowest leakage electric field.


Author(s):  
Masato Ikegawa ◽  
Eiji Ishii ◽  
Nobuhiro Harada ◽  
Tsuneaki Takagishi

A method of simulating ink-particle flight for industrial, continuous inkjet printers (CIJPs) was developed to clarify the factors that influence print distortion. Print distortion is produced by aerodynamic and electric interference between the ink-particles flying from the nozzle onto the print target. The necessary functions to do this, such as the calculation of electrostatic force in the electric field between the electrodes, Coulomb's force from other charged ink-particles, and the drag force in the inkjet stream for many flying ink-particles were added to a Lagrangian method in the software to analyze the fluid dynamics that was used in the simulations. The trajectories of the ink particles flying from the nozzle onto the print target and the air flow caused by them were simultaneously calculated in the simulations. The results from simulations for the velocities and trajectories of the flying ink particles were compared with the experimental ones obtained with a high-speed camera. These simulation results were in good agreement with the experimental ones, and the developed simulation helps to clarify the factors that influence print distortion and to create algorithms that decrease it.


Frequenz ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 99-108
Author(s):  
Robert Mark ◽  
Nipun Mishra ◽  
Kaushik Mandal ◽  
Partha Pratim Sarkar ◽  
Soma Das

Abstract A compact hexagonal nested loop fractal antenna with L shaped slot on the ground plane is presented for multiband applications. In this paper, the effect of fractal iterations and position of L-slot on ground plane are optimized for better performance of the antenna. Multiple hexagon loops excite multiple resonant modes at 1.7, 2.4, 3.1, 4.5 and 6 GHz and an L-shaped slot on the ground plane helps to achieve wide bandwidth response with better impedance matching in the 4.25–6.41 GHz frequency band. An equivalent circuit of the proposed antenna is modelled and the same is verified using ADS. Reflection coefficient and radiation pattern are presented to further confirm the performance of the proposed design for wireless applications. The proposed antenna is fabricated on a low-cost FR4 substrate of dimensions 40×32×1.6 mm3 and measured results show good agreement with simulation results.


2013 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 429-433
Author(s):  
Zhi Yuan Li ◽  
Xiang Ning Fan

The design of a 0.7~3.8GHz CMOS power amplifier (PA) for multi-band applications in TSMC 0.18-μm CMOS technology is presented. The PA proposed in this paper uses lossy matching network and low Q multistage impedance matching network to improve wideband. To achieve maximum linearity, this PA operates in the Class-A regime. The post-layout simulation results show that the power amplifier achieves 21.9dB of power gain, 22.3dBm of 1dB compression power output at 2GHz. The power adder efficiency (PAE) at gain compression point is 17.8% at 2GHz.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wataru HIJIKATA ◽  
Toshiki Ohori ◽  
Xiang Li ◽  
Hideyuki Nakanishi ◽  
Shigeki Ozawa

Abstract Wireless power transfer via magnetic resonant coupling can be used to supply power to a mobile robot within a few meters of a transmitter coil. However, when the robot moves or its power consumption fluctuates, its input impedance varies and causes power reflection. Therefore, we propose the use of a driver coil on the transmitter side to match the input impedance. The input impedance is matched and power reflection is eliminated by regulating the coupling coefficient between the driver and the transmitter. During experiments, the transmitting efficiency showed good agreement with the calculated value, and the input impedance was matched under varying distances and load resistances. Therefore, the proposed system was demonstrated to solve the power reflection problem in mobile robots.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Hisatsugu Kato ◽  
Yoichi Ishizuka ◽  
Kohei Ueda ◽  
Shotaro Karasuyama ◽  
Atsushi Ogasahara

This paper proposes a design technique of high power efficiency LLC DC-DC Converters for Photovoltaic Cells. The secondary side circuit and transformer fabrication of proposed circuit are optimized for overcoming the disadvantage of limited input voltage range and, realizing high power efficiency over a wide load range of LLC DC-DC converters. The optimized technique is described with theoretically and with simulation results. Some experimental results have been obtained with the prototype circuit designed for the 80 - 400 V input voltage range. The maximum power efficiency is 98 %.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xichuan Liu ◽  
Taichang Gao ◽  
Yuntao Hu ◽  
Xiaojian Shu

In order to improve the measurement of precipitation microphysical characteristics sensor (PMCS), the sampling process of raindrops by PMCS based on a particle-by-particle Monte-Carlo model was simulated to discuss the effect of different bin sizes on DSD measurement, and the optimum sampling bin sizes for PMCS were proposed based on the simulation results. The simulation results of five sampling schemes of bin sizes in four rain-rate categories show that the raw capture DSD has a significant fluctuation variation influenced by the capture probability, whereas the appropriate sampling bin size and width can reduce the impact of variation of raindrop number on DSD shape. A field measurement of a PMCS, an OTT PARSIVEL disdrometer, and a tipping bucket rain Gauge shows that the rain-rate and rainfall accumulations have good consistencies between PMCS, OTT, and Gauge; the DSD obtained by PMCS and OTT has a good agreement; the probability of N0, μ, and Λ shows that there is a good agreement between the Gamma parameters of PMCS and OTT; the fitted μ-Λ and Z-R relationship measured by PMCS is close to that measured by OTT, which validates the performance of PMCS on rain-rate, rainfall accumulation, and DSD related parameters.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Alibakhshikenari ◽  
Bal S. Virdee ◽  
Leyre Azpilicueta ◽  
Chan H. See ◽  
Raed Abd-Alhameed ◽  
...  

AbstractMatching the antenna’s impedance to the RF-front-end of a wireless communications system is challenging as the impedance varies with its surround environment. Autonomously matching the antenna to the RF-front-end is therefore essential to optimize power transfer and thereby maintain the antenna’s radiation efficiency. This paper presents a theoretical technique for automatically tuning an LC impedance matching network that compensates antenna mismatch presented to the RF-front-end. The proposed technique converges to a matching point without the need of complex mathematical modelling of the system comprising of non-linear control elements. Digital circuitry is used to implement the required matching circuit. Reliable convergence is achieved within the tuning range of the LC-network using control-loops that can independently control the LC impedance. An algorithm based on the proposed technique was used to verify its effectiveness with various antenna loads. Mismatch error of the technique is less than 0.2%. The technique enables speedy convergence (< 5 µs) and is highly accurate for autonomous adaptive antenna matching networks.


Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1622
Author(s):  
Wipawee Tepnatim ◽  
Witchuda Daud ◽  
Pitiya Kamonpatana

The microwave oven has become a standard appliance to reheat or cook meals in households and convenience stores. However, the main problem of microwave heating is the non-uniform temperature distribution, which may affect food quality and health safety. A three-dimensional mathematical model was developed to simulate the temperature distribution of four ready-to-eat sausages in a plastic package in a stationary versus a rotating microwave oven, and the model was validated experimentally. COMSOL software was applied to predict sausage temperatures at different orientations for the stationary microwave model, whereas COMSOL and COMSOL in combination with MATLAB software were used for a rotating microwave model. A sausage orientation at 135° with the waveguide was similar to that using the rotating microwave model regarding uniform thermal and electric field distributions. Both rotating models provided good agreement between the predicted and actual values and had greater precision than the stationary model. In addition, the computational time using COMSOL in combination with MATLAB was reduced by 60% compared to COMSOL alone. Consequently, the models could assist food producers and associations in designing packaging materials to prevent leakage of the packaging compound, developing new products and applications to improve product heating uniformity, and reducing the cost and time of the research and development stage.


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