Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer for MIMO Configurations.

Capacitive wireless power transfer (CPT) applies the electric field to transfer energy from a transmitter to a receiver without the need of physical connections. However, depending on the distance between transmitter and receiver, and their relative alignment, the system performance varies. A CPT system that automatically positions itself in the optimal working point, regardless the value of the unpredictable coupling, is therefore necessary. This is in particular challenging for a setup with multiple transmitters and multiple receivers, i.e., a Multiple Input – Multiple Output (MIMO) configuration. The objective of this project is to determine the necessary fundamental relationships to enable and implement algorithms to keep the operating conditions of a MIMO CPT system optimized.

Keywords:EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, ENERGY TRANSFER, AUTOMATION

Disciplines:Automation and control systems, Embedded systems