11Apr2016

Wireless Power Transfer: Working principle, Benefits, and ApplicationsPosted by Prabhash

First demonstrated by Nicholas Tesla in the 1890s, wireless power transfer is an innovative technology that has permeated major areas in the consumer and industrial electronic market.

The various forms of WPT include solar energy, microwaves, and magnetic energy. In this article, we will focus on wireless power transfer using magnetism and induction coils. The following offers an insight into the working principle, features, and applications.

Working principle

Wireless power transfer works on the inductive power transfer principle, as found in the conventional transformers. The only difference is that while in the transformer the two coils are in very close proximity and contain a ferrite material to increase the coupling, inductive chargers have an air gap between the two coils. The process follows the following procedure:

• The mains voltage is converted into alternating current, preferably, high-frequency AC
• This current (the high-frequency AC) is transferred to the coil via transmitter circuit. This AC induces a magnetic field in the transmitter coil.
• The induced magnetic field generates a current in the adjacent receiver coil.

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