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Ball-Joint Wireless Power Transfer Systems

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Abstract

A new wireless power transfer (WPT) system based on ball-joint structure is presented in this paper. A ball-joint WPT system consists of a ball structure with a mechanical rod attached to the ball and a ball socket that accommodates the ball structure. This ball-joint structure comprises at least one winding in the ball structure and at least one winding in the ball socket structure. The ball structure can be flexibly rotated over a wide range of angle inside the ball socket, while wireless power can still be transferred from the transmitter winding to the receiver winding through magnetic resonance. The magnetic coupling coefficient between the transmitter and receiver coil over a wide rotating angular range has been analyzed and experimentally checked. Experimental results confirm that an energy efficiency of up to 81% can be achieved. © 1986-2012 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Article number7918527
Pages (from-to)65-72
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

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Research Keywords

  • Ball-joint structure
  • magnetic resonance
  • wireless power transfer (WPT)

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