Simultaneous High Data Rate Communication and Highly Efficient Wireless Power Transfer Through a Coplanar Link

A coplanar link consisting of a Conformal Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonant (CSCMR) system for a unified wireless power transfer (WPT) and high data rate communication is proposed in this paper. The proposed system has the ability to simultaneously transmit power with high efficiency (i.e., 75% efficiency) and high data rate (i.e., 3 Mbps). Different parameters that affect the resonant frequency of CSCMR are investigated and reported. The proposed topology is designed to operate at 120 MHz, with an achieved bandwidth of 7 MHz.