Reducing leakage flux in IPT systems by modifying pad ferrite structures

Recent multicoil polarised pads called Double D pads (DDP) and Bipolar Pads (BPP) show excellent promise when used in lumped charging due to having single sided fields and high native Q factors. However, improvements to field leakage are desired to enable higher power transfer while keeping the leakage flux within ICNIRP levels. This paper proposes a method to reduce the leakage flux which a lumped inductive power transfer (IPT) system exhibits by modifying the ferrite structure of its pads. The DDP and BPP pads ferrite structures are both modified by extending them past the ends of the coils in each pad with the intention of attracting only magnetic flux generated by the primary pad not coupled onto the secondary pad. Simulated improved ferrite structures are validated through practical measurements.

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