Magnetic coupling with 3D knitted helical coils
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Author(s)
Fobelets, K
Sareen, KS
Thielemans, K
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Continuous power supply for wearable electronics can be facilitated using wireless power transfer (WPT). We use a 3D knitted helical coil as the receiver coil in the wrist or the waist of a garment. This 3D knitted helical coil is a novel approach to integrate coils in garments that maintains full flexibility of the garment. Measurements and simulations of coil-coil coupling give compelling evidence of the feasibility of this approach for wearable WTP. The coupling factor between a closely wound and knitted coil is found to be ~0.25 and ~0.55 for adjacent coils for a knit in the border of a cuff and waist, respectively. Using a simple circuit, we demonstrate a 30% efficiency between a closely wound transmitter coil worn on the wrist and a 3D knitted helical receiver coil integrated in the cuff of a garment at 6 mm distance.
Date Issued
2021-12-01
Date Acceptance
2021-11-05
Citation
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021, 332, pp.1-9
ISSN
0924-4247
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
1
End Page
9
Journal / Book Title
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
Volume
332
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000732991200005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Instruments & Instrumentation
Engineering
Knitted coils
E-textiles
Flexible coils
Magnetic coupling
WPT
ENERGY
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 113213
Date Publish Online
2021-11-11