Design and Development of a Class EF 2 Inverter and Rectifier for Multimegahertz Wireless Power Transfer Systems

This paper presents the design and implementation of a Class EF 2 inverter and Class EF 2 rectifier for two -W wireless power transfer (WPT) systems, one operating at 6.78 MHz and the other at 27.12 MHz. It will be shown that the Class EF 2 circuits can be designed to have beneficial features for WP...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power electronics 2016-12, Vol.31 (12), p.8138-8150
Main Authors: Aldhaher, Samer, Yates, David C., Mitcheson, Paul D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circuits
Class-EF inverters
class-EF rectifiers
Coils
Electrical equipment
Experiments
Frequencies
Harmonic analysis
Inverters
Switches
Switching circuits
Switching frequency
Topology
Validity
wireless power transfer (WPT)
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Summary:This paper presents the design and implementation of a Class EF 2 inverter and Class EF 2 rectifier for two -W wireless power transfer (WPT) systems, one operating at 6.78 MHz and the other at 27.12 MHz. It will be shown that the Class EF 2 circuits can be designed to have beneficial features for WPT applications such as reduced second-harmonic component and lower total harmonic distortion, higher power-output capability, reduction in magnetic core requirements and operation at higher frequencies in rectification compared to other circuit topologies. A model will first be presented to analyze the circuits and to derive values of its components to achieve optimum switching operation. Additional analysis regarding harmonic content, magnetic core requirements and open-circuit protection will also be performed. The design and implementation process of the two Class-EF 2 -based WPT systems will be discussed and compared to an equivalent Class-E-based WPT system. Experimental results will be provided to confirm validity of the analysis. A dc-dc efficiency of 75% was achieved with Class-EF 2 -based systems.
ISSN:0885-8993
1941-0107
DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2016.2521060