Ricerc@Sapienza

In this paper, the recently developed artificial material single layer (AMSL) method is applied to model a conductive shield for wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. This method is very efficient in the simulation of a complex setup, such as that occurring in the analysis of the magnetic field produced by a WPT system installed in an electrical vehicle (EV). In this application, a critical issue is the efficient and accurate modeling of conductive shields to evaluate the near field magnetic field.

A high power and high efficiency Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) system based on magnetic resonant coupling is proposed to automatically recharge the battery of a small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (a remotely controlled drone). The drone is equipped with a WPT receiving (Rx) circular coil with an electronic system to control the battery charging process, while the WPT transmitting (Tx) circular coil is placed on a ground station and connected to the electric power feeding system.

A study is presented on the magnetic field produced by a wireless power transfer (WPT) system installed in an electric vehicle (EV). The considered WPT charging system operates at the frequency of 85 kHz with an output power of 22 kW. The magnetic field levels are numerically calculated. In the simulations the presence of the conductive bodyshell of the vehicle is taken into account.

A numerical investigation is carried out to assess the EMC and EMF safety compliance of a wireless power transfer (WPT) system used to recharge the battery of an electric vehicle (EV). The assessment is numerically performed considering a WPT system working at the frequency of 85 kHz with output power of 7.7 kW. The prediction of the electromagnetic field is carried out by using a finite element method (FEM) code to model the WPT coils and the chassis of the car.

This paper deals with the numerical evaluation of the magnetic field produced by a wireless power transfer (WPT) system in an electrical vehicle (EV) made by carbon-fiber (CF) laminates that are modeled as homogeneous anisotropic layers. The numerically calculated magnetic field generated by a 7.7 kW WPT system operating at 85 kHz has been compared with the reference levels of the ICNIRP guidelines. The main conclusion is that the anisotropy of the composite laminate does not play a relevant role at the considered frequency.

This paper deals with wireless power transfer technology applied to charge the battery of a short-distance electric vehicle. Different compensation topologies (series-series and LCC compensations) are examined and compared in terms of magnetic field emission and system efficiency. The investigation is carried out by simulations and measurements taking into account the variation of the coupling factor due to possible lateral misalignment of the parallel coils, and of the load conditions that depend on the level of the battery charge.