WiTricity: Wireless Power Transfer
A Graduate Project submitted in fulfillment of the requirements
For the Degree of Master of Science in
Electrical Engineering
By
Pranit Yeole
MAY 2013
The Graduate Project of Pranit Yeole is approved:
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Dr. Ali Amini
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Dr. Ahmad Bekir
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Dr. Ignacio Osorno, Chair
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California State University, Northridge
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It gives me immense pleasure and satisfaction in presenting the project report on
“WiTricity: Wireless Power Transfer” towards the partial fulfillment of Master of
Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Bruno for his kind guidance, valuable suggestions and timely advices. I would also like to thank each and every person who helped me in completion of this project directly or indirectly.
I would like to thank my parents and friends for their constant encouragement and help. Pranit Yeole
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Signature Page
Acknowledgement
List of figures
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Theory
2.1. Resonance
2.2. Resonators
2.3. Resonant Energy Transfer
2.4. Resonant Coupling
2.5. Energy Transfer and Efficiency
2.6. Coupled Mode Theory
2.6.1. Simulation Results in Different Coupled Modes
2.6.1.1. Energy Transfer With k/T >>1
2.6.1.2. Energy Transfer Without k/T >>1
2.6.1.3. Influence of k/T on the Total Energy of the System
2.6.2. Dielectric Disks
2.6.3. Capacitively-loaded conducting wire loops
3. WiTricity
3.1. What WiTricity is not?
3.1.1. Traditional Magnetic Induction
3.1.2. Radioactive Power Transfer
3.1.3. MRI
3.2. What WiTricity is?
3.3. Why WiTricity?
3.4. Range
3.5. Evanescent Waves
3.6. How it works
4. Prototype Circuit
4.1.
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