Inter national J our nal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) V ol. 6, No. 6, December 2016, pp. 3217 3221 ISSN: 2088-8708 3217 A General Method to P arameter Optimization f or Highly Efficient W ir eless P o wer T ransfer Kazuya Y amaguchi 1 , T akuya Hirata 2 , and Ichijo Hodaka 3 1 Department of Control Engineering, National Institute of T echnology , Nara Colle ge, Japan 2 Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Agriculture and Engineering, Uni v ersity of Miyazaki, Japan 3 Department of En vironmental Robotics, F aculty of Engineering, Uni v ersity of Miyazaki, Japan Article Inf o Article history: Recei v ed Mar 26, 2016 Re vised No v 8, 2016 Accepted No v 21, 2016 K eyw ord: wireless po wer transfer resonant phenomenon impedance matching state space representation ABSTRA CT This paper proposes a ne w and general method to optimize a w orking frequenc y and a load resistance in order to realize highly ef ficient wireless po wer transfer . It should be noticed that neither resonant frequenc y nor matched impedance maximizes ef ficienc y of wireless po wer transfer circuit, in general. This paper establishes a mathematical model of a c ommonly used wireless po wer transfer circuit, and deri v es a mathematical e xpression of circuit ef ficienc y which in v olv es a w orking frequenc y , a load resistance and the other parameters as symbols. This enables us to find the optimal w orking frequenc y a nd load resista nce. The result of this paper is compared with results by a method based on resonance and impedance matching, and then clarified by a numerical e xample. Copyright c 2016 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science . All rights r eserved. Corresponding A uthor: Ichijo Hodaka Department of En vironmental Robotics, F aculty of Engineering, Uni v ersity of Miyazaki 1-1, Gakuen Kibanadai Nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan Email: hijhodaka@cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp 1. INTR ODUCTION Supplying electric po wer to electric de vices generally needs electric wires. T ransferring electric po wer without electric wires is called wireless po wer trans fer (WPT), where we can a v oid messy cable connections and reduce possibility of gett ing an electric shock. The method to transfer electric po wer from a v oltage source to a load is based on electromagnetic phenomena between transmitting and recei ving sides, which originates from the w ork[1]. Stimulated by the w ork[2], numerous number of researches about WPT ha v e been reported. WPT with high ef ficienc y e xpressed in terms of coupling coef ficient and quality f actor is used for a medical application[3]. A load resistance which realizes high ef ficienc y is applied for a DC-DC con v erter in an implanted syst em[4]. A relay circuit between a transmitting circuit and a recei ving circuit is proposed to impro v e ef ficienc y of WPT[5]. An oscillation circuit is utilized as a transmitting circuit for a transmission with a DC po wer supply tar geted to implants[6]. Man y papers use the idea of impedance matching to maximize po wer at a load, which is re vie wed in [7]. It is realized by matchi ng impedance of a l oad to output impedance of a po wer source. Since matched impedance includes a w orking frequenc y , man y papers choose a resonant frequenc y as the w orking frequenc y to generate a sinusoidal v oltage input at the po wer source. This choice enables to mak e reactance of matched impedance zero, and match the real parts of output impedance of the po wer source to a resisti v e load. On the other h a nd , it is pointed out in [8] that ef ficienc y which is defined as the ratio of the load po wer and the input po wer is not al w ays maximized with resonance. There are a superior load and frequenc y of input than a load and frequenc y with impedance matching and resonance to obta in high ef ficienc y . Therefore we should adjust the w orking frequenc y of po wer source to a frequenc y re g ardless of resonant frequenc y . In this paper , the optimal load resistance based on a mathematical e xpression of ef ficienc y to maximi ze J ournal Homepage: http://iaesjournal.com/online/inde x.php/IJECE DOI:  10.11591/ijece.v6i6.10508 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
3218 ISSN: 2088-8708 ef ficienc y of a WPT circuit is ne wly obtained by using the state space approach which represents the beha vior of circuit as a set of dif ferential equations. This e xplains that methods by impedance matching and resonance in the other literature are not optimal in a sense of parameter optimization. Finally , a numerical calculation of ef ficienc y is sho wn to compare our method with the other method for ef ficient WPT . 2. ANGULAR FREQ UENCY AND LO AD RESIST ANCE FOR MAXIMAL EFFICIENCY In this paper , the circuit on Figure 1 is analyzed. Figure 1. A simple WPT circuit On the abo v e circuit, the left side is called transmitting side, and the right side is called recei ving side. u is a sinusoidal input for WPT . R 1 ; R 2 ; C 1 ; C 2 are parasitic f actors of the circuit. L 1 and L 2 are self inductances, and M is the mutual inductance between L 1 and L 2 . R L is a load resistance which consumes ener gy . v 1 and v 2 are the v oltage of C 1 and C 2 , and i 1 and i 2 are the current of L 1 and L 2 . In this section, we attempt to maximize ef ficienc y which is defined by the ratio of the load po wer and the input po wer . T o maximize ef ficienc y , a mathematical e xpression of ef ficienc y is e xpressed by composing a mathematical model as follo ws. _ x = Ax + B u; x = v 1 v 2 i 1 i 2 T (1) A = 1 2 6 6 4 0 0 C 1 0 0 0 0 C 2 L 2 M R 1 L 2 R 3 M M L 1 R 1 M R 3 L 1 3 7 7 5 ; B = 1 2 6 6 4 0 0 L 2 M 3 7 7 5 = L 1 L 2 M 2 ; R 3 = R 2 + R L : Such model is called the state space equation, and v 1 ; v 2 ; i 1 ; and i 2 are state v ariables which represent the beha vior of the circuit in the model. The mathematical e xpression of ef ficienc y is described by finding the state solution from the model as belo w . = R L M 2 C 2 2 ! 4 ( R 1 L 2 2 + R 3 M 2 ) C 2 2 ! 4 + R 1 ( 2 L 2 + R 2 3 C 2 ) C 2 ! 2 + R 1 (2) where ! is the angular frequenc y of u . Then we assume ! and L 1 ; L 2 ; C 1 ; C 2 as ! = ! 0 = r 1 L 1 C 1 = r 1 L 2 C 2 : (3) If the condition (3) is satisfied, the ef ficienc y 0 is determined as 0 = R L M 2 R 3 ( M 2 + R 1 R 3 L 2 C 2 ) : (4) From e xpression (4), the load resistance R L0 which maximizes e xpression (4) is deri v ed as belo w[9]. R L0 = s R 2 R 2 + ( ! 0 M ) 2 R 1 : (5) IJECE V ol. 6, No. 6, December 2016: 3217 3221 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
IJECE ISSN: 2088-8708 3219 The maximal ef ficienc y under the condition (3) is found by adjusting R L to R L0 in (5). Ho we v er the condition (3) is not al w ays fulfiled, and therefore the standard condition which maximizes ef ficienc y should be deri v ed. is seen to be maximized at ! = ! opt = 1 p L 2 C 2 s 2 L 2 2 L 2 R 2 3 C 2 : (6) by solving @ =@ ! = 0 and assuming 2 L 2 R 2 3 C 2 > 0 [10]. If 2 L 2 R 2 3 C 2 0 , ef ficienc y increases monotonically as ! increases, and has no maximum. If R 3 approaches to zero, ! opt in (6) approches to ! 0 in (3). Although a load is normally attached to man y WPT circuits, and hence these e xpressions imply dif ferent v alues each other . Similarly the load resistance R Lopt which maximizes is found by solving @ =@ R L = 0 in the follo wing. R Lopt = s R 2 R 2 + ( ! M ) 2 R 1 + ! L 2 1 ! C 2 2 : (7) If ! = 1 = p L 2 C 2 , R Lopt in (7) becomes same as R L0 in (5). It has been re v ealed that the e xpressions ! 0 and R L0 which are adopted as an ideal angular frequenc y and load resistance are the limited conditions in ! opt and R Lopt which are found in this paper . Then we should clarify which angular frequenc y and load resistance are appropriate for ef ficient WPT . 3. OPTIMAL LO AD RESISIT ANCE T O REALIZE HIGH PO WER W e discuss a condition for high po wer of WPT . As a method to impro v e the po wer of a load, impedance matching which is used by fitting the load impedance to the comple x conjug ate of output impedance of input is well kno wn. If impedance matching is realized, the maximal po wer of load is obtained. F or the circuit at Figure 1, the condition for impedance matching is e xamined. The equi v alent cir cuit of Figure 1 is described as belo w[11, 12]. Figure 2. The equi v alent circuit of Figure 1 The synthetic impedance Z seen from R L is deri v ed from Figure 2. Z = ! 2 C 1 C 2 ( R 2 k 1 + R 1 k 2 ) j f ! 4 M 2 C 1 C 2 + ! 2 C 1 C 2 ( R 1 R 2 k 1 k 2 ) + ! ( C 1 k 1 + C 2 k 2 ) k 1 k 2 g ! 2 C 1 C 2 ( k 1 j R 1 ) : (8) k 1 = ! L 1 1 ! C 1 ; k 2 = ! L 2 1 ! C 2 Then we assume ! and L 1 ; L 2 ; C 1 ; C 2 as (3), and Z becomes Z = R 2 + M 2 R 1 L 1 C 1 : (9) In terms of impedance matching, the ideal R Lmat which maximizes the a v erage po wer of R L is found in the follo wing[7]. R L = R Lmat = R 2 + M 2 R 1 L 1 C 1 : (10) R Lmat has been obtained by applying impedance matching under the condition (3). Ho we v er it maximizes the po wer of R L on the condition (3), and therefore R Lmat is not al w ays satisfied. Moreo v er ! 0 in (3) has no rele v ance with the objecti v e to maximize the po wer of load and ef ficienc y . A Gener al Method to P ar ameter Optimization for Highly Ef ficient W ir eless ... (Kazuya Y ama guc hi) Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
3220 ISSN: 2088-8708 4. NUMERICAL CALCULA TION OF EFFICIENCY The tw o types of angular frequencies ! 0 and ! opt , and the tw o types of load resistances R L0 and R Lopt ha v e been deri v ed in the pre vious section. Then it is e xamined which angular frequenc y and load resistance are appropriate to impro v e e f ficienc y by a numerical calculation. F or the numerical calculation, we set the v alues of elements as belo w . T able 1. v alues of elements R 1 1 R 2 4 L 1 ; L 2 5 : 20 10 5 H M 1 : 00 10 5 H C 1 ; C 2 9 : 14 10 8 F Then ! 0 = 4 : 59 10 5 [rad = sec] ; ! opt = 5 : 48 10 5 [rad = sec] ; R L0 = 10 : 0[] ; R Lopt = 14 : 4[] . On this situation, ef ficienc y is calculated as Figure 3. Figure 3. Ef ficienc y by our method and the others While ef ficienc y at ! = ! 0 and R L = R L0 is 0 : 429 , ef ficie nc y at ! = ! opt and R L = R Lopt is 0 : 449 . Man y papers use ! = 1 = p LC as an angular frequenc y of input. Our result sho ws that we should not use ! = 1 = p LC b ut ! opt , and also, we should not use the load resistance R L0 b ut R Lopt in order to obtain highest ef ficienc y . 5. CONCLUSION In this paper , we proposed a method to accomplish the highest ef ficienc y of wireless po wer transfer . W e ha v e sho wn ef ficienc y by our method is indeed higher than ef ficienc y by con v entional m ethods using reso- nant phenomena and impedance matching. The k e y to accomplish the highest ef ficienc y has been mathematical e xpressions and mathematical calculation of a v erage po wers and ef ficienc y of wireless po wer transfer circuits. REFERENCES [1] N. T esla, U. S. patent 1, 119, 732, 1914. [2] A. K urs, A. Karalis, R. Mof f att, J. D. Joannopoulos, P . Fisher , and M. Solja ˘ ci ´ c, “W ireless Po wer T ransfer via Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonances”, Science , v ol. 317, pp. 83-86, 2007. IJECE V ol. 6, No. 6, December 2016: 3217 3221 Evaluation Warning : The document was created with Spire.PDF for Python.
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