Wireless power transfer technology

笔记本电脑、手机和其他移动电子设备等自主电子设备的快速发展，引发了人们对能够在中等范围内(约0.5m至10m)无线传输相对较高功率的技术的极大兴趣。业界希望，有了这样的技术，最后剩下的连接电子设备的电线-电源线-可以最终被切断。这可能会给家庭、办公室和工厂的电子设备部署带来革命性的变化。本项目的目标是研究申请者构思的一种新颖的中程无线电能传输技术。这项技术暂时被称为磁通量引导方案，其潜力超出了为电子设备无线供电的范围。该计划将研究三个方向和应用：(1)电动汽车的无线充电，(2)无芯电力变压器和(3)从电力线上无线能量提取。三名博士生和两名理学硕士。学生将通过该计划接受培训。

The rapid development of autonomous electronic devices such as laptops, cell phones, and other mobile electronics has generated a great interest in technologies that can transfer relatively high power wirelessly over medium ranges (approximately 0.5m to 10m). Industry hopes that with such technologies, the last remaining wire connecting electronic devices - the power cord - can be finally cut. This could revolutionize the deployment of electronic devices in homes, offices and factories. The objective of this program is to research a novel mid-range wireless power transfer technology conceived by the applicant. The technology, tentatively called magnetic flux-guide scheme, has potentials beyond powering electronic devices wirelessly. The proposed program will investigate three directions and applications: (1) wireless charging of electric vehicles, (2) coreless power transformer and (3) wireless energy extraction from power lines. Three Ph.D. students and two M.Sc. students will be trained through the program.