Omnidirectional WPT and Data Communication for Electric Air Vehicles: Feasibility Study

Safa Zouaoui, Wael Dghais, Rui Melicio and Hamdi Belgacem
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Safa Zouaoui: Faculte des Sciences de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
Wael Dghais: Laboratoire d’Electroniques et Microelectroniques, University of Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
Rui Melicio: IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1000 Lisboa, Portugal
Hamdi Belgacem: Faculte des Sciences de Monastir, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-19

Abstract: This paper investigates the feasibility of using the three-dimensional omnidirectional inductive channel for power transfer and as a power line communication (PLC) for ground-based vehicle, electric air vehicle, or space applications. The simulation results were performed by the advanced design system software using lumped equivalent circuit model. The power transfer efficiency was determined based on multiport scattering (S)-parameters numerical simulation results while the theoretical channel capacity was calculated based on Matlab software as a function of the coupling coefficient considering an additive white Gaussian noise. Furthermore, the magnetic field distribution was evaluated as function of the misalignment angle θ between the receiver and the three orthogonal transmitters coils.

Keywords: 3D inductive channel; wireless power transfer; data communication; power line communication; energy efficiency; misalignment angle; coupling coefficients; finite elements; resonance data rate simulation; advanced design system (ADS) simulation; channel bandwidth; channel capacity; ground-based vehicle; electric air vehicle; space applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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