Design of an effective wireless air charging system for electric unmanned aerial vehicles

This paper is to present an effective wireless power transfer (WPT) system to recharge the battery of electric unmanned aerial vehicle (e-UAV). The proposed system can generate an approximately even magnetic field which allows the e-UAV to get enough energy at different points above the charging pad. Also, based on the design, the proposed system is capable to transmit enough power at a high efficiency. Both simulation and experimentation are carried out to prove the validity of the proposed WPT system for e-UAV charging.

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