How It Works, Wireless Power Technology

Focus:

This 16-slide overview of wireless battery charging explains the the underlying technology and basic concepts of transmitting power from a base station (the transmitter) to a mobile device (the receiver) via magnetic induction. Topics include power conversion in the transmitter and receiver; power control; communications including modulation of load and data format; power pickup by the receiver; coupling between coils and coil alignment, and how the transmitter behaves in standby mode.

What you’ll learn:

• How to understand the basic operation of wireless battery charging systems

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Author & Publication:

no author specified, Wireless Power Consortium , Organizational website, Apr 20 2010

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