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Design and modeling of PCB coils for inductive power charging

Part of: Chipless RFID

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2015

Guillaume Vigneau ,
Mohamed Cheikh ,
Rachid Benbouhout  and
Alexandru Takacs
Guillaume Vigneau*
Affiliation:
Continental Automotive SAS France, Toulouse, France CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel -*Roche, 31400 Toulouse, France Université de Toulouse, UPS, LAAS, 31400 Toulouse, France
Mohamed Cheikh
Affiliation:
Continental Automotive SAS France, Toulouse, France
Rachid Benbouhout
Affiliation:
Continental Automotive SAS France, Toulouse, France
Alexandru Takacs
Affiliation:
CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel -*Roche, 31400 Toulouse, France Université de Toulouse, UPS, LAAS, 31400 Toulouse, France
*
Corresponding author: G. Vigneau Email: guillaume.vigneau@continental-corporation.com
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Abstract

This article presents a modeling and parametric investigation of printed circuit board (PCB) coils used in inductive power charging systems by using intensive full-wave electromagnetic simulations. Low frequencies applications (below 1 MHz) are targeted. The proposed modeling approach and design methodology are validated for wireless power transfer systems including transmitting (Tx) and receiving (Rx) coils. The impact of ferrite materials used for shielding and efficiency improvement is also analyzed. Optimized PCB coils allowing a theoretical efficiency of 88.7% at 100 kHz and 98.5% at 1 MHz confirms that PCB coils are appropriate for wireless power transfer at such frequencies.

Keywords

Wireless power transferAntennaPCB coilsElectromagnetic modelingLink efficiencyMagnetic coupling
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Research Article
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Wireless Power Transfer , Volume 2 , Special Issue 2: Chipless Technologies , September 2015 , pp. 143 - 152
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