Maximum Energy Efficiency Operation of Series-Series Resonant Wireless Power Transfer Systems Using On-Off Keying Modulation

Abstract

Maximum energy efficiency in wireless power transfer (WPT) systems can be achieved through the use of magnetic resonance technique at a certain load resistance value. However, practical load resistance is not constant. Previously, a switched mode dc-dc converter was used in the receiver circuit to emulate an equivalent load resistance for maximum energy efficiency. In this paper, a new approach based on the ON-OFF Keying is proposed to achieve the high energy efficiency operation over a wide range of load power without using an impedance-matching dc-dc power converter. This simple and effective method has reduced average switching frequency and switching losses. It can be applied to any series-series resonant WPT system designed to operate at a constant output voltage. Practical measurements have confirmed the validity of the proposal.