Analysis and Practical Considerations in Implementing Multiple Transmitters for Wireless Power Transfer via Coupled Magnetic Resonance

Multiple transmitters can be used to simultaneously transmit power wirelessly to a single receiver via strongly coupled magnetic resonance. A simple circuit model is used to help explain the multiple-transmitter wireless power transfer system. Through this particular scheme, there is an increase in gain and “diversity” of the transmitted power according to the number of transmit coils. The effect of transmitter resonant coil coupling is also shown. Resonant frequency detuning due to nearby metallic objects is observed, and the extent of how much tuning can be done is demonstrated. A practical power line synchronization technique is proposed to synchronize all transmit coils, which reduces additional dedicated synchronization wiring or the addition of an RF front-end module to send the reference driving signal.

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