Experimental results and analysis of a 2-transmitter wireless power
transfer system in seawater at midrange
Abstract
Wireless power transfer (WPT) system in seawater exhibits distinct
transmission characteristics from those in air due to the unique
properties of seawater medium and the complexity of the seawater
environment. In this paper, a 2-transmitter (2TX) and 1-receiver (1RX)
WPT system in the frequency band of 350~550 kHz in
seawater is observed. When the transfer distance is at midrange, the
maximum load voltage point of the system is shifted from 460 kHz to 430
kHz compared to that in air, and the maximum transfer efficiency is 7
times of that in air. The system maintains a stable output voltage when
the receiving coil is at different offsets. To grasp the influence
mechanism of seawater on wireless power transfer, two new parameters,
complex self-inductance and complex mutual inductance, are introduced
into the circuit model to summarize the propagation of electromagnetic
waves in attenuating medium, and the model is verified through
experiments.