I've been working lately on a new project.
The project is to power a simple LED with a transferred power.
The first thing that came to my mind is "Transformers".
So, I surfed the internet, I found lots of circuits that actually help in making a wirless power device.
This is the schematic:
Parts:
1- Arduino
2- Two 0.02 uf capacitors
3- 2n3904 NPN transistor
The voltage was really small as I used the arduino to generate a 147.7 kHz square wave AC signal.
I tried changing frequency, cpacitors with the same coild.
I had different results.
By different results I mean different deficiency of power transfer.
My questions:
1- Is there a direct relation between them? Is there a clear mathematical equation between them?
My attempt to answer the question: Based of an internet search, I need to calculate the inductance of the wires the values of the capacitors are set based on the inductor in order to calculate the capacitor required for the frequency that you plan to use.
2- How is the LED turned on? it should be switching between forward and reverse bias so (On-OFF) because I have an AC signal output.
My attempt to answer the question: It is actually tuning on and off really quickly that I see it to be turned on all the time.
3- Are there any parameters I have to keep an eye on that will help in increasing the efficiency?
I looked for gap materials, but let's say that is fixed (air).
Best Answer
This video will answer all your questions and includes demonstrations you can replicate:
About Wireless Power Transfer
The short version is that you need quite a lot of energy to get a reasonable result since there are lots of things that cause loss. So using magnetic fields is quite inefficient. There is, however, another attempt at wireless power that uses ultrasound instead of a magnetic field. Ultrasound is a pressure wave instead of an electromagnetic wave and may be more efficient. There's a company called uBeam that is trying to commercialize that technology, however they're still in stealth mode. There are some papers on Google scholar that discuss ultrasonic energy transfer though.