Wireless power transfer system based on frequency and impedance matching hybrid adjustment against system detuning

Abstract

Abstract System detuning caused by a variation in the distance between the transmitting and receiving terminals can greatly reduce the transmission power and efficiency of a magnetic resonance-coupled wireless power transmission (WPT) system, which limits the WPT application scope. This paper proposes a magnetic resonance coupling wireless power transmission system, which is based on jointly and continuously adjustable frequency compensation (CAFC) and two-transistor-controlled variable capacitor circuits (TCVCs). Therefore, this system can reach the resonant state by using CAFC and two-TCVCs when the transmission distance is changed. The proposed system can adaptively adjust combinations of the operating frequency and equivalent compensation capacitor’s capacitance to achieve impedance matching avoiding the phase difference caused by the imaginary part of the impedance, thus maintaining stable transmission efficiency under the condition of transmission distance variation. Compared to the traditional magnetic coupled resonant circuit based on impedance matching or variable resonant frequency, the proposed system achieves higher efficiency and stability and dynamic distance adaptation.