Efficiency Improvement of Magnetic Coupler with Nanocrystalline Alloy Film for UAV Wireless Charging System with a Carbon Fiber Fuselage

Fengshuo Yang, Jinhai Jiang, Chuanyu Sun, Aina He, Wanqi Chen, Yu Lan and Kai Song
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Fengshuo Yang: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Jinhai Jiang: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Chuanyu Sun: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Aina He: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315200, China
Wanqi Chen: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Yu Lan: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Kai Song: School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-17

Abstract: Existing research on the magnetic coupler of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wireless charging systems usually ignores the UAV fuselage, but the fuselage causes eddy current loss and reduces a system’s efficiency. Therefore, aiming at the above problems, this paper proposes a design for a magnetic coupler using nanocrystalline cores to reduce the loss caused by the UAV fuselage. First, the parameters of the asymmetric circular coils were designed for higher mutual inductance. The losses caused by the windings and cores were also calculated. Second, for the loss effect of the carbon fiber fuselage, the fuselage was modeled as an additional coil coupled with both the transmitting and receiving coils. The fact that the eddy current induced by the fuselage leads to efficiency reduction is revealed, which has been generally ignored by previous research. Then, the effect of the nanocrystalline alloy was analyzed based on the magnetic circuit model. An optimized nanocrystalline alloy film was applied to reduce eddy current loss and improve coupler efficiency. Finally, an experimental prototype with a 500 W output, 90.3% efficiency, and a 300 mm air gap were fabricated. When compared to the design without UAV material considerations, the coupler efficiency was improved by 7.9%.

Keywords: carbon fiber; eddy current loss; magnetic coupler; nanocrystalline alloy; unmanned aerial vehicle; wireless charging (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: 2022
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