Mutual inductance calculation for coils with misalignment in wireless power transfer

• Main Authors: Xian Zhang, Hao Meng, Bin Wei, Songcen Wang, Qingxin Yang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
• Series: The Journal of Engineering
• Subjects: inductance; inductive power transmission; coils; transmitting coil; receiving coil; coupling strength; coupling coefficient; filamentary circular coils; cylindrical helix coils; misalignment; mutual inductance calculation; wireless power transfer systems; coupling relationship
• Online Access: https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/joe.2018.8670

In wireless power transfer (WPT) systems, the energy transmission channel is established by the coupling relationship between transmitting coil and receiving coil, and the coupling strength is usually measured by coupling coefficient. Therefore, it is necessary to calculate the mutual inductance between transmitting coil and receiving coil when describing their coupling strength. Here, filamentary circular coils and cylindrical helix coils are taken as the object of study, and the formulas for mutual inductance of two coils with misalignment are derived based on Neumann's formula. In addition, the influence of multiple factors, such as axial distance, lateral distance and angle, on mutual inductance is analysed, and the calculated results are verified by experiments. The research results of this paper can be used to estimate the mutual inductance between the couplers in WPT systems, especially when there is misalignment.