LAORA: Location-Aware Orientation Adjustment for MIMO Magnetic Wireless Charging System

Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems using magnetic resonant coupling (MRC) have made significant progress recently, leading to various optimization methods in scenarios involving multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) to improve charging performance. Adjusting the coil orientation of the power transmitter (TX) is a simple but effective method due to the directional nature of magnetic field distribution, but existing approaches often require unnecessary coil rotations. In this study, we introduce a Location-Aware Orientation Adjustment algorithm, known as LAORA, to address these inefficiencies. LAORA focuses on solving the problems of charging devices (RX) localization and location-based optimization. We begin by introducing the concept of Equivalent Impedance Distribution Image (EIDI) and transform the RX localization problem into a combined matching process involving EIDI. In addition, we establish a dynamic simulation framework to predict charging performance using RX-related knowledge, enabling us to obtain optimal TX orientations through reinforcement learning without needing to rotate on mechanical devices physically. We then implement the prototype and conduct extensive experiments. The results show that, compared to other existing orientation adjustment methods, LAORA achieves an average improvement of 186% while reducing the mechanical rotations by 83.3%. © 2024 IEEE.