Wireless Power

Presented by
Transmission
Shubham Jain
0809010094
Department of Computer Science Engineering
IEC College of Engineering and Technology, Gr.Noida
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Overview
 What is wireless power transmission(WPT)?
 Why is WPT?
 1940’s to Present
 Microwave transmission
 Rectenna
 Applications
 Space-based solar power
 SPS 2000
 Advantages
 Conclusion
 References
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What is WPT?
 The transmission of energy from one
place to another without using
wires
 Conventional energy transfer is using
wires
 As per studies, most electrical energy
transfer is through wires.
 Most of the energy loss is during
transmission
 On an average, more than 30%
 In India, it exceeds 40%Wireless Power Transmission
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Why WPT?
Reliable
Efficient
Fast
Low maintenance cost
Can be used for short-range
or long-range.

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1940’s to Present
 World War II developed ability to
convert energy to microwaves using a
magnetron, no method for
converting microwaves back to
electricity
 1964 William C. Brown demonstrated a
rectenna which could convert
microwave power to electricity
Microwave transmission
 Microwave transmission refers to the technology
of transmitting information by the use of radio
waves whose wavelengths are conveniently
measured in small numbers of centimeters; these
are called microwaves.
 This part of the radio spectrum ranges
across frequencies of roughly
1.0 gigahertz (GHz) to 30 GHz.
 These correspond to wavelengths from
30 centimeters down to 1.0 cm.
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Microwave Power
Transfer(MPT) Cont.
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 Transfershigh power from one place to another.

Two places being in line of sight usually
 Steps:
 Electrical energy to microwave energy
 Capturing microwaves using rectenna
 Microwave energy to electrical energy

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MP T (cont.…)
 AC can not be directly converted to
microwave energy
 AC is converted to DC first
 DC is converted to microwaves using
magnetron
 Transmitted waves are received at
rectenna which rectifies, gives DC as
the output
 DC is converted back to AC

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Rectenna
 “An antenna comprising a mesh of dipoles
and diodes for absorbing microwave
energy from a transmitter and converting
it into electric power.”
 Microwaves are received with about
85% efficiency.
 Around 5km across (3.1 miles)
 95% of the beam will fall on the
rectenna.
5,000 MW Receiving Station
(Rectenna). This station is about a mile
and a half long in US.
Applications
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Space-based
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solar power
 1968’sidea for Solar Power Satellites
proposed by Peter Glaser
 Would use microwaves to transmit power to
Earth from Solar Powered Satellites
 Toefficiently make use of renewable
energy i.e., solar energy
 Solar Powered Satellites are placed in
geostationary orbits

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From the Satellite

Solar power from the satellite

is sent to Earth using a
microwave transmitter
Received at a “rectenna”
located on Earth
Possible Designs
Advantages over Earth based
solar power
 More intense sunlight
 In geosynchronous orbit, 36,000 km
(22,369 miles) an SPS would be
illuminated over 99% of the time
 No need for costly storage devices for
when the sun is not in view
 Only a few days at spring and fall
equinox would the satellite be in
shadow
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Other projects
 Alaska’21
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 Grand Bassin
 Hawaii

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Current Developments
SPS 2000
Details
 Project in
Development in
Japan
 Goal is to build a low
cost demonstration
model by 2025
 8 Countries along the
equator have
agreed to be the
site of a rectenna
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 10 MW satellite delivering microwave
power
 Willnot be in geosynchronous
orbit, instead low orbit 1100 km
(683 miles)
 Much cheaper to put a satellite in
low orbit
 200 seconds of power on each
pass over rectenna
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Advantages of Wireless energy

transfer
 Efficient
 Easy
 Need for grids, substations etc are
eliminated
 Low maintenance cost
 More effective when the transmitting
and receiving points are along a line-
of-sight
 Can reach the places which are remote
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Conclusions
 More reliable than Traditional power
 In order for WPT to become a reality it
several things have to happen:
 Government support
 Cheaper launch prices
 Involvement of the private sector
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References
 S. Sheik Mohammed, K. Ramasamy, T.
Shanmuganantham,” Wireless power
transmission – a next generation power
transmission system”, International
Journal of Computer Applications (0975 –
8887) (Volume 1 – No. 13)
 Peter Vaessen,” Wireless Power
Transmission”, Leonardo Energy,
September 2009
 Wikipedia
 Wireless Power Transmission

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