Abstract
Wireless power transfer (WPT) is an attractive approach for recharging wearable technologies and therefore textile implementations are of interest. Such textile WPT systems are inherently flexible and prone to misalignments of the inductively coupled coils which affects performance. This paper investigates two methods to reduce the effect of coil misalignment in inductive WPT in e-textile applications: a single large transmitter coil and a switched transmitter coil array. Transmission efficiency and maximum received power are determined for both methods, and compared against the baseline system that uses a single small transmitter coil. All coils used in this study were fabricated using automated stitching of PTFE insulated flexible wire onto a polyester/cotton textile. This fabrication method allows coils to be sewn directly to existing garments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Wireless Power Transfer Conference - Boulder, United States Duration: 13 May 2015 → 15 May 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | Wireless Power Transfer Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | WPTC |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Boulder |
| Period | 13/05/15 → 15/05/15 |
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- Misalignment
- e-textiles
- flexible coil
- wireless power transfer