Presented by

Shubham Jain

Wireless
Power
Transmission

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?
1940s 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%
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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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1940s 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 transmissionrefers to the technology

oftransmittinginformation by the use ofradio
waveswhosewavelengthsare conveniently measured
in small numbers ofcentimeters; these are
calledmicrowaves.
This part of theradio spectrumranges
acrossfrequenciesof roughly 1.0gigahertz(GHz)
to 30GHz.
These correspond to wavelengths from
30centimetersdown to 1.0cm.

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Microwave Power
Transfer(MPT) Cont.
Transfers

high 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 solar power

1968s

idea for Solar Power Satellites

proposed by Peter Glaser
Would use microwaves to transmit power to
Earth from Solar Powered Satellites
To

efficiently 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
Alaska21

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

Continued

10 MW satellite delivering microwave power

Will

not 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-ofsight
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
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