Automatically Reconfigurable Metasurface for Free-Positioning Wireless Power Transfer

Xiaodong Ye, Hanwei Wang, Joshua Yu, Yun Sheng Chen, Yang Zhao

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Abstract

Wireless power transfer (WPT) has emerged as a promising technology for powering portable electronic devices and implanted medical devices. However, conventional WPT systems suffer from limited coverage area and poor efficiency that undermines their convenience in many applications. Metasurfaces, as thin sheets of engineered materials that can manipulate electromagnetic fields, have recently gained attention as a technology to enhance WPT systems. In this paper, we propose an automatically reconfigurable metasurface for free-positioning WPT systems. Our study shows that the metasurface-enhanced WPT system can generate a significant enhancement of the scattering parameter from the transmitting coil to the receiving coil, as high as 2.8 times. We propose to further optimize the metasurface configuration to achieve efficient free-positioning WPT with a single Tx coil.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350337372
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Jun 4 2023Jun 8 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo, WPTCE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period6/4/236/8/23

Keywords

  • efficiency optimization algorithm
  • reconfigurable metasurface
  • wireless power transfer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Optimization
  • Instrumentation

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