학술논문

Phase Synchronization and Magnitude Control With Interference Between Transmitters in Wireless Power Transfer
Document Type
Periodical
Author
Source
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics IEEE J. Emerg. Sel. Topics Power Electron. Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, IEEE Journal of. 11(4):4526-4535 Aug, 2023
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Coils
Couplings
Interference
Transmitters
Synchronization
Inverters
Capacitors
Magnitude and phase
multiple transmitter (TX)
reflected resistance
wireless charging
Language
ISSN
2168-6777
2168-6785
Abstract
With coupling between transmitter (TX) coils, the weakly activated TX experiences interference current (INTC) from adjacent strong TX. The strong interference has prohibited the magnitude and phase control. We reveal two operating modes (called negative and positive) that simultaneously achieve magnitude and phase control of TX coil currents. The negative mode is for TX, which is a victim of strong INTC originating from adjacent TX. This mode is chosen when the target level of TX coil current is lower than the interference level. At such mode, its inverter voltage should be significantly delayed with respect to adjacent TX to maintain phase synchronization and interference regulation. On the other hand, the positive mode is chosen when the target level of TX coil current is higher than INTC. Hence, the proposed controller first chooses one of the two modes depending on the target magnitude of TX coil currents. The phase of two TX coil currents is synchronized and their magnitude ratio is regulated to the coupling ratio even with strong interference level. No additional power components or radio-frequency (RF) communication is required. High cross coupling between TXs is tolerable, increasing the flexibility in coil geometry.