A 100W 6.78MHz inductive power transfer system for drones
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Lan, Lingxin
Kwan, Christopher H
Arteaga, Juan M
Yates, David C
Mitcheson, Paul D
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
This paper reports on the design and development of a wireless charging solution for a DJI Matrice 100 quadcopter drone. The system is based on a high frequency inductive power transfer system built with lightweight copper pipe air-core coils at both ends and lightweight electronics at the receive side. The developed system is capable of delivering power to the drone at the same rate as the original wired charger (100W) when landed at any position on the charging pad, regardless of the lateral misalignment or angular orientation. The charging pad is circular with a one-metre diameter, therefore allowing for a lateral misalignment of up to 25cm. The system has an average mains-to-battery efficiency of 70% and enables the drone missions to be completely autonomous as it eliminates the need for human interference for battery recharging or swapping.
Date Issued
2020-07-08
Date Acceptance
2020-07-01
Citation
2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2020, pp.1-4
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
1
End Page
4
Journal / Book Title
2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Copyright Statement
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Identifier
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9135731
Source
2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2020-03-15
Finish Date
2020-03-20
Coverage Spatial
Online
Date Publish Online
2020-07-08