Design and performance comparison of multi-frequency inductors for megahertz wireless power transfer
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Author(s)
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
In MHz inductive power transfer, inductors are crucial parts of the primary coil driver circuitry but, given the highly efficient Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices, dominate the losses. These inductors must often conduct current at multiple frequencies, making it challenging to design them with low loss. In this paper, we provide a streamlined process for designing low-loss inductors for multi-frequency MHz applications that leverages a previously-developed modified pot (MP) core structure. Using this design process, we design an MP inductor and integrate it into the ϕ-branch of a 13.56 MHz, 70 W Class EF 2 inverter, which conducts significant current at the fundamental, second and third harmonics. We quantitatively evaluate its performance by conducting a comprehensive comparison with a variety of air-core and ferrite-core inductors. The power losses in the MP inductor were less than half that of the matched comparison air-core and cored inductors, which resulted in a 0.4% increase in system efficiency over the best comparison inductor, corresponding to a 6% reduction in total system loss.
Date Issued
2024-02-25
Date Acceptance
2024-02-25
Citation
2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2024, pp.861-868
ISBN
979-8-3503-1664-3
ISSN
2470-6647
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
861
End Page
868
Journal / Book Title
2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
Copyright Statement
Copyright ©2024 Crown This is the author’s accepted manuscript made available under a CC-BY licence in accordance with Imperial’s Research Publications Open Access policy (www.imperial.ac.uk/oa-policy)
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Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/apec48139.2024.10509134
Source
2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2024-02-25
Finish Date
2024-02-29
Coverage Spatial
Long Beach, CA, USA
Date Publish Online
2024-05-02