Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization

Abstract With the development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), it has been used in many fields, such as aerial photography, military, and transportation. However, it is a challenge for charging due to its short battery life. Wireless charging has been considered as a good UAV solution. In this pape...

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Main Authors: Yixin Yan, Wan Shi, Xiaobing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13638-020-01679-4
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description Abstract With the development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), it has been used in many fields, such as aerial photography, military, and transportation. However, it is a challenge for charging due to its short battery life. Wireless charging has been considered as a good UAV solution. In this paper, we proposed a wireless power transmission system (WPT) through inductive coupling and analyzed the power efficiency of the inductive coupling. The WPT included a charging station, which can provide energy through an induction coil array, and a portable energy receiving device mounted on the base of the UAV. Moreover, the power efficiency was analyzed though the equivalent circuit of WPT and the mathematical model of the power efficiency was established. The results showed that the WPT can transfer energy to UAV with high power efficiency within a 30 mm lateral displacement range.
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spelling doaj.art-81e11bf3489c4b92a4a6868d3a42c6d12022-12-22T02:43:05ZengSpringerOpenEURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking1687-14992020-03-012020111310.1186/s13638-020-01679-4Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimizationYixin Yan0Wan Shi1Xiaobing Zhang2Electronic Measurement and Control Laboratory, School of Measurement Control and Communication Engineering, Harbin University of Science and TechnologyElectronic Measurement and Control Laboratory, School of Measurement Control and Communication Engineering, Harbin University of Science and TechnologyElectronic Measurement and Control Laboratory, School of Measurement Control and Communication Engineering, Harbin University of Science and TechnologyAbstract With the development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), it has been used in many fields, such as aerial photography, military, and transportation. However, it is a challenge for charging due to its short battery life. Wireless charging has been considered as a good UAV solution. In this paper, we proposed a wireless power transmission system (WPT) through inductive coupling and analyzed the power efficiency of the inductive coupling. The WPT included a charging station, which can provide energy through an induction coil array, and a portable energy receiving device mounted on the base of the UAV. Moreover, the power efficiency was analyzed though the equivalent circuit of WPT and the mathematical model of the power efficiency was established. The results showed that the WPT can transfer energy to UAV with high power efficiency within a 30 mm lateral displacement range.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13638-020-01679-4Unmanned aerial vehicleWireless chargingMagnetic coupling resonance
spellingShingle Yixin Yan
Wan Shi
Xiaobing Zhang
Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Wireless charging
Magnetic coupling resonance
title Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization
title_full Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization
title_fullStr Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization
title_full_unstemmed Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization
title_short Design of UAV wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization
title_sort design of uav wireless power transmission system based on coupling coil structure optimization
topic Unmanned aerial vehicle
Wireless charging
Magnetic coupling resonance
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13638-020-01679-4
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