Projects:2016s1-190 Inductive Power Transfer
Contents
General info
Supervisors Info
- Supervisor: Prof. Wen L Soong
- Advisor: Dr. Andrew Allison
Team members
Asmita Dumur
Bo Zhou
Pengchao Yang
Introduction
Topic
- Transferring 5W with over 80% efficiency at given distance of 500 mm between transmitter and receiver coils
- Design of a charging surface of a standard desk, which is able to transfer 2W at least 60% efficiency
Motivation
The mainstream of power delivery, nowadays, is to advance the wireless power transmission technique. Wireless charging technology is a major theme at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2015. From the commercial perspective, an innovative, advanced and efficient product means more profits for manufacturers. Some well-known companies have invested in development of a better charging technique, such as Apple and Samsung. Therefore, one reason for conducting this project is that it is probably a well-paid task, and meanwhile is closely related to the current investigating trend in the technical field of power transfer. Apart from the commercial view, a main reason can be found at users’ perspective. The wireless charging system produced by this project might offer users an impressive experience. General speaking, convenience shall be primarily presented. Firstly, there are two limitations on current wireless charging products. Some light products can only charge a single device at a time. Or some cumbersome chargers can charge multi-devices at a time but they require users to place all devices on a charging pad [6]. In the project, overcoming above drawbacks should be taken into account while designing a product. Additionally, the wireless charging system is able to be a uniform charger for all different devices charging. Technically, it allows the minimum of the charging cable use [7]. Furthermore, using the system would not be limited in some particular environment. Devices can be charged even under very dirty surroundings via the wireless charging system.
