Transfer Efficiency Analysis of Wireless Power Transfer System under Frequency Drift

Magnetic resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) is an emerging technology that may create new applications for wireless power charging. However, low efficiency resulting from resonant frequency drift is a main obstructing factor for promoting this technology. In this paper, the system efficiency and input impedance are obtained by solving the system equivalent equations and based on that a method of adjusting the operating frequency and load resistor is proposed. When resonant frequency drift occurs, the WPT system can now operate at quasi-resonant state and the efficiency can be improved by using the proposed method. The WPT system via magnetic resonance coupling is designed. Simulation and experimental results validating the proposed method are given.