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A demand-customized selective wireless power transfer system is proposed in this article. Multiple receivers can be recognized based on their positions and the magnetic field in the powering area can be controlled and regulated accordingly. For authorized receivers, the system can simultaneously deliver power to meet different output requirements for different electrical appliances, while for unauthorized ones, they can be shut down independently for energy security, even when they are also in the powering area. Compared to the traditional calculation models for multi-input multi-output systems, the proposed current control algorithm uses a piecewise optimization procedure to simplify the iteration and improve control flexibility. Hybrid-frequency pacing is adopted as the control strategy to further reduce the output fluctuation and raise the system efficiency. An experimental prototype with a 3 × 3 transmitter matrix is established. The system can successfully power two receivers with the same sizes for four different power requirement scenarios, which validates the selectivity and the controllability of the proposed system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes and implements an integrated wireless motor system using the laminated magnetic coupler (LMC) and commutative-resonant control (CRC). Prominently, a unique wireless power transfer system is developed to directly drive the switched reluctance motor (SRM) over an extendable distance with all controls centralizing in the transmitter. Differing from the multifrequency wireless motor system, the proposed system first employs the single resonant frequency to wirelessly drive a multiphase SRM through the single power transfer channel. Particularly, two orthogonal bipolar coils and one unipolar coil are skillfully integrated and naturally decoupled to form an LMC which acts as the transmitter, intermediate, and receiver coils, respectively. By utilizing the CRC to sequentially energize coils in the transmitter, the SRM phase windings can be properly excited by relevant coils in the receiver, which takes the distinct advantages of balanced phase currents, flexible transfer distance, high integration, and free maintenance. A prototype is constructed with the system efficiency of 89.14% and motor speed of 1500 rpm under the distance of 200 mm. Both theoretical and experimental results are provided to validate the feasibility of the proposed system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes and implements a novel wireless power and drive transfer system using orthogonal bipolar couplers and separately excited modulation (SEM). Specifically, two bipolar coils are orthogonally integrated and naturally decoupled to form a compact magnetic coupler which will be utilized in the transmitter and receiver, respectively. The key is to employ the SEM to alternatively energize bipolar coils in the transmitter while self-driven circuits in the receiver can directly extract the drive information to control receiver-side switches. Consequently, the concurrent wireless power transfer and wireless drive transfer can be skillfully realized via the shared transfer channel at the single resonant frequency. Moreover, the proposed system can effortlessly achieve the wireless dc motor drive with the capability of bidirectional motion, or the wireless ac motor drive with the variable-voltage variable-frequency control. Besides driving the dc and ac motors, a 200-W prototype is constructed with the transmission efficiency of 89.5% over the transfer distance of 100 mm for a resistive load of 40 Ω. Both theoretical and experimental results are provided to validate the feasibility and flexibility of the proposed system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes and implements a compact wireless motor drive using orthogonal bipolar coils for the coordinated operation of robotic arms. The key is to orthogonally integrate two bipolar coils to form a compact magnetic coupler (CMC), while each CMC serves as the transmitting coil and receiving coil, respectively. Instead of adopting the one-to-many coil structure and operating at multiple frequencies, in this article, two bipolar coils in the CMC are mutually decoupled and separately energized to drive two permanent magnet dc (PMDC) motors. As such, the wireless and selective motor drives can be achieved via the shared power-transfer channel at a single resonant frequency. All controls and switches are concentrated at the transmitter so that the receiver is entirely sealable. Accordingly, the coordinated operation of robotic arms can be realized with the high integration and no electrocution. Theoretical calculations and experimental results are given to validate the flexibility and feasibility of the proposed system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes and implements a wireless power transfer (WPT) with series-capacitor-inductor-capacitor (S-CLC) compensation network and pulse-frequency-modulation (PFM) control for dimmable low-pressure sodium (LPS) lamps. Considering the high-voltage ignition and long-time operation, the LPS lamp has the risk of causing electrocution, especially when operating in a humid environment. Thus, the wireless lighting is highly desirable since the LPS lamp can be completely isolated with maintenance-free under all-weather conditions. The proposed S-CLC compensation for WPT can directly drive the LPS lamp without utilizing any magnetic or electronic ballasts. In addition, the PFM control can achieve effective dimming control, reduced operating frequency, and zero-voltage switching (ZVS) concurrently. Theoretical calculations and experimental results are given to validate the feasibility of the proposed wireless lighting system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]