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Erschienen in: Electrical Engineering 6/2021

07.04.2021 | Original Paper

A wireless charging method with lightweight pick-up structure for UAVs

verfasst von: Xuefeng Zhai, Hongxing Wang, Jun Li, Zheng Huang, Ruozhong Gao

Erschienen in: Electrical Engineering | Ausgabe 6/2021

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Abstract

Recently, more and more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used in industry, public services and commercial fields. However, the UAV is generally limited by the battery capacity, and the operation radius is greatly limited. In this paper, to increase the flight time of the UAV, the recharging station by using wireless power transfer technology is proposed. A new receiver magnetic coupler is given, the receiver coil is wound around the hollow ferrite core, which realizes the strong coupling of the primary and secondary coils, and improves the anti-misalignment ability of the UAV. The weight of the receiver is relatively light, so the effect on the weight bearing of UAV is small. In addition, the compact coil structure is also easy to install on the UAV. The feasibility of the proposed wireless charging method is verified by a 185 W laboratory prototype. The weight of the magnetic receiver is 98 g and the operating distance is 20 mm, with a measured maximum efficiency of 90.40%.

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Metadaten
Titel
A wireless charging method with lightweight pick-up structure for UAVs
verfasst von
Xuefeng Zhai
Hongxing Wang
Jun Li
Zheng Huang
Ruozhong Gao
Publikationsdatum
07.04.2021
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Electrical Engineering / Ausgabe 6/2021
Print ISSN: 0948-7921
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0487
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-021-01267-9

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