Integrated LCC-LCC Topology for WPT System With CC Output Regarding Air Gap and Load Variations

In magnetic coupling wireless power transfer systems, air gap and load changes are very common. Due to the presence of ferrite cores, changes in the air gap can lead to variations in coil parameters (mutual inductance and self-inductances), particularly in small air gap applications. This article proposes a constant current (CC) output method for
LCC-LCC
compensated WPT system with variable parameters. The proposed method utilizes an integrated magnetic coupler to provide a variable compensation inductance to offset output fluctuations caused by mutual inductance changes. In addition, compensation parameters for maintaining a CC output versus air gap and load changes are obtained through a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. An 800 W experimental setup is constructed to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The experimental results show that, when the output power varies from 400 to 800 W, within the air gap range of 15 to 50 mm, with a maximum self-inductance variation range of 23% and a maximum coupling coefficient variation range of 0.71 to 0.32, the system has a CC output characteristic with a maximum current fluctuation of only 4% and a maximum efficiency of 90.8%. A video demonstrating the variations in system key waveforms during air gap changes is attached to this article.