S/CLC Compensation Topology Analysis and Circular Coil Design for Wireless Power Transfer

• Published in: IEEE transactions on transportation electrification 2017-06, Vol.3 (2), p.496-507
• Main Authors: Wang, Yijie, Yao, Yousu, Liu, Xiaosheng, Xu, Dianguo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Capacitors; Circular pad design; constant voltage output (CVO); Inductors; Magnetic circuits; Network topology; Optimization; Topology; wireless power transfer (WPT); zero phase angle (ZPA); Zero voltage switching; zero voltage switching (ZVS)
• ISSN: 2332-7782; 2332-7782
• DOI: 10.1109/TTE.2017.2651067

Wireless power transfer (WPT) has drawn a lot of attention due to its inherent advantages and great potential in various applications. This paper proposes a novel compensation topology composed of one compensation inductor and three compensation capacitors. The newly proposed compensation topology, named as S/CLC, provides the advantages of constant voltage output and easy achievement of zero phase angle and zero voltage switching. It is also free from the constraints imposed by the loosely coupled transformer (LCT) parameters. All the above-mentioned merits are theoretically analyzed and verified by simulation and experiment. Compared to doublesided LCC compensation topology, S/CLC compensation topology needs less compensation components, meaning lower cost, smaller size, higher power density, and greater potential in practical applications. The optimization of a circular pad is conducted as well since the properties of the LCT have a significant impact on the performance of a WPT system. A circular pad is manufactured in terms of the conclusions obtained from the optimization. The coupling coefficient Circular pad design, constant voltage output (CVO), wireless power transfer (WPT), zero phase angle (ZPA), zero voltage switching (ZVS).of the circular pad is quite appealing, demonstrating the validity of the optimization.