WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION (WITRICITY)

K.Komal Prakash#1 , 094G1A0433#1 , 094G1A0444#2,

G.Abhiraj#2

Sriniva a Ra!an"#an In $i$"$% &' T%()n&*&+, kprakash.433@gmail.com#1, abhiraj401@gmail.com#2,

1.ABSTRA CT :

The aim of this paper is to introduce a new system of transmitting the power which is called wireless electricity or witricity. Witricity is based upon coupled resonant objects to transfer electrical energy between objects without wires. The system consists of a Witricity transmitter (power source), and devices which act as receivers (electrical load). It is based on the principle of resonant coupling and microwave energy transfers. The action of an electrical transformer is the simplest instance of wireless energy transfer. There are mainly two types of transfers i.e. short range and long range transmission. The short range are of 2- metres where as the long range are of few !ilometers. "ireless transmission is ideal in cases where instantaneous or continuous energy transfer is needed, but interconnecting wires are inconvenient, ha#ardous, or impossible. The tangle of cables and plugs needed to recharge today$s electronic gadgets could soon be a thing of the past. The concept e%ploits century-old physics and could wor! over distances of many metres. &onsumers desire a simple universal solution that frees them from the hassles of plug-in chargers and adaptors. '"ireless power technology has the potential to deliver on all of these needs.' (owever, transferring the power is the important part of the solution. "itricity, standing for wireless electricity, is a term coined by )IT researchers, to describe the ability to provide electricity to remote objects without wires. *sing self- resonant coils in a strongly coupled regime, efficient non-radiative power transfer over distances of up to eight times the radius of the coils can be done.. *nli!e the conduction-based systems, "itricity uses resonant magnetic fields to reduce wastage of power. &urrently the project is loo!ing for power transmissions in the range of +,, watts.

"ith wireless energy transfer, the efficiency is a more critical parameter and this creates important differences from the wireless data transmission technologies. To avoid the conflicts li!e recharging and carrying its appliances of electrical and electronic devices, wireless power transmission is desirable. "ireless power transmission was originally proposed to avoid long distance electrical distribution based mainly on copper cables. This can be achieved by using microwave beams and the rectifying antenna, or rectenna, which can receive electromagnetic radiation and convert it efficiently to -& electricity. .esearchers have developed several techni/ues for moving electricity over long distances without wires. 0ome e%ist only as theories or prototypes, but others are already in use. )agnetic resonance was found a promising means of electricity transfer because magnetic fields travel freely through air yet have little effect on the environment or, at the appropriate fre/uencies, on living beings and hence is a leading technology for developing witricity. -OW IT WOR.S/ Wir%*% *i+)$0 Researchers used magnetic resonance coupling to power a 60-watt light bulb. Tuned to the same frequency, two 60centimeter copper coils can transmit electricity over a distance of two meters, through the air and around an obstacle.

The researchers built two resonant copper coils and hung them from the ceiling, about two

meters apart. When they plugged one coil into the wall, alternating current flowed through it, reating a magnetic field. The second coil, tuned to the same frequency and hoo!ed to a light bulb, resonated with the magnetic field, generating an electric current that lit up the bulb--even with a thin wall between the coils. -&1 1ir%*% %n%r+, (&"*2 1&r3-

wireless. )ny energy not diverted into a gadget or appliance is simply reabsorbed. The systems that are described would be able to transfer energy over three to five metres. This would wor! in a room let*s say but can be adapted to wor! in a factory. %t could also be scaled down to the microscopic or nanoscopic world. (+W W%R&,&-- .+W&R +/,0 W+R1 1. .ower from mains to antenna, which is made of copper 2. )ntenna resonates at a frequency of 6.23(4, emitting electromagnetic waves 3. *Tails* of energy from antenna *tunnel* up to 5m 676.2ft8 4. &lectricity pic!ed up by laptop*s antenna, which must also be resonating at 6.23(4. &nergy used to re-charge device 4. &nergy not transferred to laptop re-absorbed by source antenna. .eople9other ob#ects not affected as not resonating at 6.23(4. S)&r$ ran+% r%(%5$i&n 6 5&1%r $ran !i i&n an2

"Resonance", a phenomenon that causes an ob#ect to vibrate when energy of a certain frequency is applied. Two resonant ob#ects of the same frequency tend to couple very strongly." Resonance can be seen in musical instruments for e$ample. "When you play a tune on one, then another instrument with the same acoustic resonance will pic! up that tune, it will visibly vibrate," %nstead of using acoustic vibrations, system e$ploits the resonance of electromagnetic waves. &lectromagnetic radiation includes radio waves, infrared and '-rays. Typically, systems that use electromagnetic radiation, such as radio antennas, are not suitable for the efficient transfer of energy because they scatter energy in all directions, wasting large amounts of it into free space. To overcome this problem, the team investigated a special class of "non-radiative" ob#ects with so-called "long-lived resonances". When energy is applied to these ob#ects it remains bound to them, rather than escaping to space. "Tails" of energy, which can be many metres long, flic!er over the surface. %f another resonant ob#ect is brought with the same frequency close enough to these tails then it turns out that the energy can tunnel from one ob#ect to another. (ence, a simple copper antenna designed to have long-lived resonance could transfer energy to a laptop with its own antenna resonating at the same frequency. The computer would be truly

.ower supply for portable electronic devices is considered, which receives ambient radio frequency radiation 6typically in an urban environment8 and converts it to 0 electricity that is stored in a battery for use by the portable device. ) .ower transmission unit 6.T/8 is connected to the electrical utility, typically in a domestic and office environment, and uses the electricity to generate a beam of electromagnetic radiation. This beam can ta!e the form of visible light, microwave radiation, near infrared radiation or any appropriate frequency or frequencies, depending on the technology chosen. The beam can be focused and shaped using a focusing mechanism: for e$ample, a parabola shape may be chosen to focus light waves at a certain distance from the .T/. ) .ower reception unit 6.R/8 receives power from one or several .T/*s, and converts the total

power received to electricity, which is used to tric!le charge a storage unit such as a battery or transferred directly to the appliance for use, or both. %f transferred to the storage unit, the output of the storage unit can power the appliance. -imilarly to the focusing of the transmitted power, it is possible to concentrate the received power for conversion, using receiving arrays, antennas, reflectors or similar means. %t is possible to construct power "relay consisting of .R/*s powering .T/*s, function is to ma!e the transmitted available at further distances than normally be possible. units", whose power would

<. The antennae collect the microwave energy and transmit it to the diodes. =. The diodes act li!e switches that are open or closed as well as turnstiles that let electrons flow in only one direction. They direct the electrons to the rectenna*s circuitry. 2. The circuitry routes the electrons to the parts and systems that need them. TYPE SO WIRELESS TRANSMISSION/ N%ar 'i%*2 7. %nduction <. Resonant induction 7ar 'i%*2 7. Radio and microwave transmission <. ,aser =. &lectrical conduction N%ar 'i%*2/

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-ome plans for wireless power involve moving electricity over a span of miles. ) few proposals even involve sending power to the &arth from space. The -tationary (igh )ltitude Relay .latform 6-()R.8 unmanned plane could run off power beamed from the &arth. The secret to the -()R.*s long flight time was a large, ground-based microwave transmitter. ) large, disc-shaped r%($i',in+ an$%nna, or r%($%nna, near the system changed the microwave energy from the transmitter into direct-current 60 8 electricity. ;ecause of the microwaves* interaction with the rectenna, the system had a constant power supply as long as it was in range of a functioning microwave array. Rectifying antennae are central to many wireless power transmission theories. They are usually made of an array of dipole antennae, which have positive and negative poles. These antennae connect to semiconductor diodes. (ere*s what happens: 7. 3icrowaves, which are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, reach the dipole antennae

These are wireless transmission techniques over distances comparable to, or a few times the diameter of the device6s8. In2"($i&n %nductive couplingThe action of an electrical transformer is the simplest instance of wireless energy transfer. The primary and secondary circuits of a transformer are not directly connected. The transfer of energy ta!es place by electromagnetic coupling through a process !nown as mutual induction. 6)n added benefit is the capability to step the primary voltage either up or down.8 The battery charger of an electric toothbrush is an e$ample of how this principle

can be used. The main drawbac! to induction, however, is the short range. The receiver must be very close to the transmitter or induction unit in order to inductively couple with it. R% &nan$ in2"($i&n A $r"!5%$8 i9%, )a5% an2 !a$%ria* (&!5& i$i&n 2%$%r!in% i$ r% &nan$ 'r%:"%n(,; ;y designing electromagnetic resonators that suffer minimal loss due to radiation and absorption and have a nearfield with mid-range e$tent6namely a few times the resonator si4e8, mid-range efficient wireless energy- transfer is possible. The reasonment is that, if two such resonant ob#ects are brought in mid- range pro$imity, their near fields 6consisting of so-called *evanescent waves*8 couple 6evanescent wave coupling8 and can allow the energy to transfer from one ob#ect to the other within times much shorter than all loss times, which were designed to be long, and thus with the ma$imum possible energy-transfer efficiency. -ince the resonant wavelength is much larger than the resonators, the field can circumvent e$traneous ob#ects in the vicinity and thus this mid-range energy-transfer scheme does not require line-ofsight. ;y utili4ing in particular the magnetic field to achieve the coupling, this method can be safe, since magnetic fields interact wea!ly with living organisms. "Resonant inductive coupling" has !ey implications in solving the two main problems associated with non-resonant inductive coupling and electromagnetic radiation, one of which is caused by the other> distance and efficiency. &lectromagnetic induction wor!s on the principle of a primary coil generating a predominantly magnetic field and a secondary coil being within that field so a current is induced within its coils. This causes the relatively short range due to the amount of power required to produce an

electromagnetic field. +ver greater distances the non-resonant induction method is inefficient and wastes much of the transmitted energy #ust to increase range. This is where the resonance comes in and helps efficiency dramatically by "tunneling" the magnetic field to a receiver coil that resonates at the same frequency. /nli!e the multiple-layer secondary of a non-resonant transformer, such receiving coils are single layer solenoids with closely spaced capacitor plates on each end, which in combination allow the coil to be tuned to the transmitter frequency thereby eliminating the wide energy wasting "wave problem" and allowing the energy used to focus in on a specific frequency increasing the range. -ome of these wireless resonant inductive devices operate at low milliwatt power levels and are battery powered. +thers operate at higher !ilowatt power levels. urrent implantable medical and road electrification device designs achieve more than ?5@ transfer efficiency at an operating distance between the transmit and receive coils of less than 70 cm. R% &nan(% an2 Wir%*% P&1%r/

(ousehold devices produce relatively small magnetic fields. Aor this reason, chargers hold devices at the distance necessary to induce a current, which can only happen if the coils are close together. ) larger, stronger field could induce current from farther away, but the process would be e$tremely inefficient. -ince a magnetic field spreads in all directions, ma!ing a larger one would waste a lot of energy.

The distance between the coils can be e$tended by adding resonance to the equation. ) good way to understand resonance is to thin! of it in terms of sound. )n ob#ect*s physical structure -- li!e the si4e and shape of a trumpet -- determines the frequency at which it naturally vibrates. This is its resonant frequency. %t*s easy to get ob#ects to vibrate at their resonant frequency and difficult to get them to vibrate at other frequencies. This is why playing a trumpet can cause a nearby trumpet to begin to vibrate. ;oth trumpets have the same resonant frequency. %nduction can ta!e place a little differently if the electromagnetic fields around the coils resonate at the same frequency. The theory uses a curved coil of wire as an inductor. ) (a5a(i$an(% 5*a$%, which can hold a charge, attaches to each end of the coil. )s electricity travels through this coil, the coil begins to resonate. %ts resonant frequency is a product of the inductance of the coil and the capacitance of the plates. )s with an electric toothbrush, this system relies on two coils. &lectricity, traveling along an electromagnetic wave, can $"nn%* from one coil to the other as long as they both have the same resonant frequency. The effect is similar to the way one vibrating trumpet can cause another to vibrate.

aren*t strong enough to affect much around them. -imilarly, if the two coils resonate at different

frequencies, nothing will happen. ;ut if two resonating coils with the same frequency get within a few meters of each other, streams of energy move from the transmitting coil to the receiving coil. )ccording to the theory, one coil can even send electricity to several receiving coils, as long as they all resonate at the same frequency. The researchers have named this ra2ia$iv% %n%r+, $ran '%r since it involves stationary fields around the coils rather than fields that spread in all directions. This !ind of setup could power or rechar ge all the devices in one room. -ome modifications would be necessary to send power over long distances, li!e the length of a building or a city. 7ar 'i%*2/ 3eans for long conductors of electricity forming part of an electric circuit and electrically connecting said ioni4ed beam to an electric circuit. These methods achieve longer ranges, often multiple !ilometre ranges, where the distance is much greater than the diameter of the device6s8. Ra2i& an2 !i(r&1av%/

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1ow power) new company, .owercast introduced wireless power transfer technology using RA energy> this system is applicable for a number of devices with low power requirements. This could include ,&0s, computer peripherals, wireless sensors, and medical implants. urrently, it achieves a ma$imum output of 6 volts for a little over one meter. La %r/ With a laser beam centered on its panel of photovoltaic cells, a lightweight model plane ma!es the first flight of an aircraft powered by a laser beam inside a building at C)-) 3arshall -pace Alight enter.

.ower transmission via radio waves can be made more directional, allowing longer distance power beaming, with shorter wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, typically in the microwave range. ) rectenna may be used to convert the microwave energy bac! into electricity. Rectenna conversion efficiencies e$ceeding B5@ have been reali4ed. .ower beaming using microwaves has been proposed for the transmission of energy from orbiting solar power satellites to &arth and the beaming of power to spacecraft leaving orbit has been considered. .ower beaming by microwaves has the difficulty that for most space applications the required aperture si4es are very large. These si4es can be somewhat decreased by using shorter wavelengths, although short wavelengths may have difficulties with atmospheric absorption and beam bloc!age by rain or water droplets. Aor earthbound applications a large area 70 !m diameter receiving array allows large total power levels to be used while operating at the low power density suggested for human electromagnetic e$posure safety. ) human safe power density of 7 mW9cm distributed across a 70 !m diameter area corresponds to ?50 megawatts total power level. This is the power level found in many modern electric power plants. (igh powerWireless .ower Transmission 6using microwaves8 is well proven. &$periments in the tens of !ilowatts have been performed, achieving distances on the order of a !ilometer.

%n the case of light, power can be transmitted by converting electricity into a laser beam that is then fired at a solar cell receiver. This is generally !nown as "power beaming". %ts drawbac!s are: 7. onversion to light, such as with a laser, is moderately inefficient 6although quantum cascade lasers improve this8 <. onversion bac! into electricity is moderately inefficient, with photovoltaic cells =. )tmospheric absorption causes losses. 2. )s with microwave beaming, this method requires a direct line of sight with the target.

E*%($ri(a* (&n2"($i&n/ &lectrical energy can also be transmitted by means of electrical currents made to flow

through naturally e$isting conductors, specifically the earth, la!es and oceans, and through the atmosphere D a natural medium that can be made conducting if the brea!down voltage is e$ceeded and the gas becomes ioni4ed. Aor e$ample, when a high voltage is applied across a neon tube the gas becomes ioni4ed and a current passes between the two internal electrodes. %n a practical wireless energy transmission system using this principle, a highpower ultraviolet beam might be used to form a vertical ioni4ed channel in the air directly above the transmitter-receiver stations. The same concept is used in virtual lightning rods, the electrolaser electroshoc! weapon and has been proposed for disabling vehicles. The Tesla effect) "world system" for "the transmission of electrical energy without wires" that depends upon electrical conductivity was proposed by Tesla. Through longitudinal waves, an operator uses the Tesla effect in the wireless transfer of energy to a receiving device. The Tesla effect is the application of a type of electrical conduction 6that is, the movement of energy through space and matter> not #ust the production of voltage across a conductor8. Tesla stated, E%nstead of depending on induction at a distance to light the tube F... theG ideal way of lighting a hall or room wouldF...G be to produce such a condition in it that an illuminating device could be moved and put

anywhere, and that it is lighted, no matter where it is put and without being electrically connected to anything. % have been able to produce such a condition by creating in the room a powerful, rapidly alternating electrostatic field. Aor this purpose % suspend a sheet of metal a distance from the ceiling on insulating cords and connect it to one terminal of the induction coil, the other terminal being preferably connected to the ground. )n e$hausted tube may then be carried in the hand anywhere between the sheets or placed anywhere, even a certain distance beyond them> it remains always luminous.H The Tesla effect is a type of high field gradient between electrode plates for wireless energy transfer. A<=ANTAGES/ I Wireless electric energy transfer for e$perimentally powering electric automobiles and buses is a higher power application 6J70!W8 of resonant inductive energy transfer. I The use of wireless transfer has been investigated for recharging electric automobiles in par!ing spots and garages as well. I )ny low-power device, such as a cell phone, i.od, or laptop, could recharge automatically simply by coming within range of a wireless power source, eliminating the need for multiple cablesDand perhaps, eventually, for batteries. I With the advent of wireless communication protocols such as Wi-Ai or ;luetooth, consumers are reali4ing that life without physical cables is easier, more fle$ible and often less costly. I )s the population continues to grow the demand for electricity could out space the ability to produce it, eventually wireless power may become a necessity rather than #ust an interesting idea.

<RAW>AC.S/ I The wireless transmission of energy is common in much of the world. Radio waves are energy, and people use them to send and receive cell phone, TK, radio and Wi-Ai signals every day. The radio waves spread in all directions until they reach an$%nna% that are tuned to the right frequency. This method for transferring electrical power would be both inefficient and dangerous. I The main drawbac! to induction, however, is the short range. The receiver must be very close to the transmitter or induction unit in order to inductively couple with it. I 3any people would resist the idea of being constantly bathed in microwaves from space, even if the ris! were relatively low. APPLICATIONS/ 7. Researchers have outlined a relatively simple system that could deliver power to devices such as laptop computers or 3.= players without wires. The concept e$ploits century-old physics and could wor! over distances of many metres, the researchers said. <. ) /1 company called -plashpower has also designed wireless recharging pads onto which gadget lovers can directly place their phones and 3.= players to recharge them. The pads use electromagnetic induction to charge devices, the same process used to charge electric toothbrushes. =. Resonant inductive wireless energy transfer was used successfully in implantable medical devices including such devices as pacema!ers and artificial hearts. While the early systems used a resonant receiver coil later systems implemented resonant transmitter coils as well. 2. Today resonant inductive energy transfer is regularly used for providing electric power in many commercially available medical

implantable devices. 5.some of the applications with the diagram are shown below: ) toothbrush*s daily e$posure to water ma!es a

traditional plug-in charger potentially dangerous. +rdinary electrical connections could also allow water to seep into the toothbrush, damaging its components. ;ecause of this, most toothbrushes recharge through in2"($iv% (&"5*in+; An %*%($ri( $&&$)?r" )8 ?a % an2 )an2*% (&n$ain (&i* $)a$ a**&1 $)% ?a$$%r, $& r%()ar+%; (ow a transformer wor!s, and its how an electric toothbrush recharges. %t ta!es three basic steps: 7. urrent from the wall outlet flows through a coil inside the charger, creating a magnetic field. %n a transformer, this coil is called the 5ri!ar, 1in2in+; <. When you place your toothbrush in the charger, the magnetic field induces a current in another coil, or %(&n2ar, 1in2in+, which connects to the battery. =. This current recharges the battery.

Lou can use the same principle to recharge several devices at once. Aor e$ample, the -plashpower recharging mat and &dison &lectric*s .owerdes! both use coils to create a

witricity for further increasing the efficiency of wireless power transmission with more safety measures. %t is a roc!ing technology provided the researches continue to move in same speeding direction.

magnetic field. &lectronic devices use corresponding built-in or plug-in receivers to recharge while resting on the mat. These receivers contain compatible coils and the circuitry necessary to deliver electricity to devices* batteries. &liminating the power cord would ma!e todayMs ubiquitous portable electronics truly wireless. S5*a )5&1%r !a$ " % in2"($i&n $& r%()ar+% !"*$i5*% 2%vi(% i!"*$an%&" *,; +C ,/-%+C Arom these researches and discoveries it can be said that wireless power transmission is going to be a ma#or field of interest for scientists and for people. The facts that the power can be transmitted from space to earth will revolutioni4e the field of satellites. -ince the uses of wireless power transmission are many, from easy installation, neatness, easy maintenance to multi-equipment wor!ing are ama4ing, the area for researchers on this field seems very interesting. Rather concentrating on the false beliefs, the concentration should be put on advantages of