Wireless Power Transfer Presents a detailed overview of multiple-objective wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies, including the latest research developments and emerging applications Wireless Power Transfer: Principles and Applications offers comprehensive coverage of all key aspects of wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies, including fundamental theory, intelligent control, configuration analysis, and emerging power electronics techniques. This unique resource is the first book of its kind to provide in-depth discussion of energy transmission control schemes with emphasis on omni-directional vector control, energy-encryption-based security control, demand-based optimal designs for transmitter, pickup, and self-resonance coils, multiple-objective power distribution, and maximum efficiency and power control under various conditions. In addition, this text: Presents the methodologies and approaches of emerging multiple-objective WPT technologies Discusses various applications for wireless charging techniques, including contactless power for electric vehicles, in-flight charging for unmanned aerial vehicles, and underwater wireless charging Covers both intermittent and continuous impedance matching methods for different classes of coils Features more than 400 high-quality illustrations and numerous figures and tables throughout Wireless Power Transfer: Principles and Applications is an invaluable technical reference for academic researchers and industry professionals in power and energy engineering, and an excellent textbook for postgraduate courses in relevant areas of industrial and electronic engineering.

Wireless Power TransferPresents a detailed overview of multiple-objective wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies, including the latest research developments and emerging applicationsWireless Power Transfer: Principles and Applications offers comprehensive coverage of all key aspects of wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies, including fundamental theory, intelligent control, configuration analysis, and emerging power electronics techniques. This unique resource is the first book of its kind to provide in-depth discussion of energy transmission control schemes with emphasis on omni-directional vector control, energy-encryption-based security control, demand-based optimal designs for transmitter, pickup, and self-resonance coils, multiple-objective power distribution, and maximum efficiency and power control under various conditions.In addition, this text:* Presents the methodologies and approaches of emerging multiple-objective WPT technologies* Discusses various applications for wireless charging techniques, including contactless power for electric vehicles, in-flight charging for unmanned aerial vehicles, and underwater wireless charging* Covers both intermittent and continuous impedance matching methods for different classes of coils* Features more than 400 high-quality illustrations and numerous figures and tables throughoutWireless Power Transfer: Principles and Applications is an invaluable technical reference for academic researchers and industry professionals in power and energy engineering, and an excellent textbook for postgraduate courses in relevant areas of industrial and electronic engineering.

Part I: IntroductionChapter 1: The Era of Wireless Power Transfer1.1 The father of wireless power transfer - Nikola Tesla1.2 Wireless power Transfer1.3 About this bookChapter 2: Inductive Power Transfer2.1 Inductive power transfer2.2 1-to-1 transmission2.3 1-to-N transmission2.4 What are differences between 1-to-1 and 1-to-N transmissionPart II: DesignChapter 3: Design and Optimization for Coupled Coils3.1 Introduction3.2 Design considerations3.3 Optimal design3.4 DiscussionChapter 4: Design and Optimization for Power Circuits4.1 Impedance matching4.2 DC/AC invertersPart III: ControlChapter 5: Control for Single Pickup5.1 Review of control schemes5.2 Maximizing efficiency controlChapter 6: Control for Multiple Pickups6.1 Introduction6.2 Transmission strategy for transmitting side6.3 Impedance matching strategy for multi-frequency transmission6.4 OthersChapter 7: Energy Security of Wireless Power Transfer7.1 Introduction7.2 Characteristic of frequency7.3 Energy encryption7.4 Verifications7.5 OpportunitiesChapter 8: Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer8.1 Introduction8.2 Mathematic analysis8.3 Design of transmitting coils for synthetic magnetic field8.4 Design and control considerations for pickup coils8.5 Load detection8.6 DiscussionPart IV: ApplicationChapter 9: WPT for High-Power Application - Electric Vehicles9.1 Introduction9.2 EV wireless charging9.3 Electromagnetic field reduction9.4 Key technologies9.5 SummaryChapter 10: WPT for Low-Power Applications10.1 Portable consumer electronics10.2 Implantable medical devices10.3 Drones10.4 Underwater wireless charging