A Generic Matrix Method to Model the Magnetics of Multi-Coil Air-Cored Inductive Power Transfer Systems
Venugopal Prasanth (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
Soumya Bandyopadhyay (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
Pavol Bauer (TU Delft - DC systems, Energy conversion & Storage)
Jan Abraham Ferreira (TU Delft - ESE Programmes)
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Abstract
This paper deals with a generic methodology to evaluate the magnetic parameters of contactless power transfer systems. Neumann's integral has been used to create a matrix method that can model the magnetics of single coils (circle, square, rectangle). The principle of superposition has been utilized to extend the theory to multi-coil geometries, such as double circular, double rectangle and double rectangle quadrature. Numerical and experimental validation has been performed to validate the analytical models developed. A rigorous application of the analysis has been carried out to study misalignment and hence the efficacy of various geometries to misalignment tolerance. The comparison of single-coil and multi-coil inductive power transfer systems (MCIPT) considering coupling variation with misalignment, power transferred and maximum efficiency is carried out.
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