Resonant wireless power transfer has attracted much attention in recent decades. In some practical applications such as wireless sensor networks, multiple-load transfer over various distances is required. In this letter, the intermediate-coil structure is utilized to transfer the same power to multiple loads over various distances, which indicates that the intermediate coils work both as relay resonators and as power receivers. The mathematical model is built and in-depth analysis is conducted. Four important factors, namely the source matching factor, the load matching factor, the transfer quality factor, and the reflected impedance factor, are employed to build the mathematical model of -load transfer. The conditions to transmit the same power to all the loads attached in each relay resonator are investigated. The optimal load resistance and the highest efficiency with the same load resistance are derived. The theoretical calculations and the experimental results of double-load and three-load transfer confirm the analysis.Index Terms-Intermediate coils, magnetic resonance, multiple loads, relay resonators, wireless power transfer (WPT).
The load coils are employed for multiple loads of resonant wireless power transfer in this paper. With the addition of the load coil, this three-coil structure has easy access to transferring power to multiple loads with the advantages of a compact structure and controllable power flow. Both single-load transfer and multiple-load transfer are modeled and analyzed by means of the circuit theory. The transfer quality factor and the load matching factor are utilized in the analysis of efficiency. In the single-load transfer, the load matching condition is fully explored. Based on the single-load transfer, the multiple-load transfer is researched. The double-load transfer, acting as an illustration, is studied with the uncoupled and coupled load coils. Equivalent reflected resistances are introduced to decouple the model of the double-load transfer with coupled load coils mathematically. An experimental prototype is implemented to verify the analysis above. The experimental results agree with the theoretical calculations.
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