TY - GEN
T1 - Soft-Switching in Capacitive-Coupled Wireless Power Transfer with LCLC Compensation Networks
AU - Abramov, Eli
AU - Peretz, Mor Mordechai
AU - Zeltser, Ilya
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - This study details the conditions for soft-switching in capacitively-coupled resonant converters that are compensated with LCLC compensation networks. The comprehensive analysis revealed that by design of the compensation networks' parameters according to the highest expected coupling capacitance, zero voltage switching (ZVS) conditions are achieved over the entire operation range. The results of the analysis further outline the way to control the current at switching events, so the soft-switching is obtained for all the operating conditions while the load is resistive on the receiving side. This provides a significant potential enhancement of the power transfer and processing efficiency, in particular for applications of wireless energy where the operating frequency is very high. Prior to experimental validation, the theoretical analysis has been verified by simulations. The simulation platform incorporates a simple and flexible cross-coupled model of the capacitive medium, as well as simulation-compatible variable inductor model, which have been developed and used to evaluate the results under various conditions. To validate the theoretical framework, a custom-designed variable inductor has been realized and experiments have been carried out on a LCLC capacitive-based wireless power transfer (WPT) prototype operated in the MHz range, and examined at 120 mm air-gap.
AB - This study details the conditions for soft-switching in capacitively-coupled resonant converters that are compensated with LCLC compensation networks. The comprehensive analysis revealed that by design of the compensation networks' parameters according to the highest expected coupling capacitance, zero voltage switching (ZVS) conditions are achieved over the entire operation range. The results of the analysis further outline the way to control the current at switching events, so the soft-switching is obtained for all the operating conditions while the load is resistive on the receiving side. This provides a significant potential enhancement of the power transfer and processing efficiency, in particular for applications of wireless energy where the operating frequency is very high. Prior to experimental validation, the theoretical analysis has been verified by simulations. The simulation platform incorporates a simple and flexible cross-coupled model of the capacitive medium, as well as simulation-compatible variable inductor model, which have been developed and used to evaluate the results under various conditions. To validate the theoretical framework, a custom-designed variable inductor has been realized and experiments have been carried out on a LCLC capacitive-based wireless power transfer (WPT) prototype operated in the MHz range, and examined at 120 mm air-gap.
KW - LCLC compensation
KW - capacitive coupler model
KW - capacitive coupling
KW - capacitive power transfer
KW - soft-switching
KW - tuned compensation network
KW - zero-voltage switching
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087754814&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124215
DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124215
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
SP - 3151
EP - 3158
BT - APEC 2020 - 35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
T2 - 35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020
Y2 - 15 March 2020 through 19 March 2020
ER -