Transmitter Side Control of a Wireless EV Charger Employing IoT

• Main Authors: Dimitris Baros, Nick Rigogiannis, Panagiotis Drougas, Dionisis Voglitsis, Nick P. Papanikolaou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
• Series: IEEE Access
• Subjects: Battery chargers; impedance matching; inductive charging; Internet of Things; wireless power transmission
• Online Access: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9298796/

This paper presents a transmitter side control scheme for a series-series compensated wireless power transfer (SS-WPT) system for electric vehicle (EV) charging applications. The proposed control scheme matches the reflected load impedance, by controlling accordingly the front-end dc-dc converter (FEC) of the SS-WPT system. The proposed control scheme drives the FEC, through an optimizer which takes into account the misalignment but also the operational conditions of the system to achieve high efficiency throughout the entire charging process - regardless the EV type, the misalignment conditions or the on-board charger. The novelty of the proposed optimizer lies upon its universal characteristic, which makes it compatible to various SS-WPT topologies. As such, the proposed charging concept is a universal solution, which optimizes the system efficiency regardless the receiver side on-board charger topology (single-stage or double-stage), technical characteristics or control scheme that implements the charging profile. Finally, for the necessary communication between the transmitter and the receiver sides, the Internet of Things (IoT) is employed, offering a low-cost and flexible solution that overcomes compatibility problems between wireless antennas. Simulation and experimental results validate the feasibility of the proposed control scheme, highlighting the efficacy of the proposed wireless charging process.