Single-Wire Electric-Field Coupling Power Transmission Using Nonlinear Parity-Time-Symmetric Model with Coupled-Mode Theory

• Main Authors: Xujian Shu, Bo Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
• Series: Energies
• Subjects: single-wire; electric-field coupling; parity-time-symmetric; coupled-mode theory
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/3/532

The output power and transmission efficiency of the traditional single-wire electric-field coupling power transmission (ECPT) system will drop sharply with the increase of the distance between transmitter and receiver, thus, in order to solve the above problem, in this paper, a new nonlinear parity-time (PT)-symmetric model for single-wire ECPT system based on coupled-mode theory (CMT) is proposed. The proposed model for single-wire ECPT system not only achieves constant output power but also obtains a high constant transmission efficiency against variable distance, and the steady-state characteristics of the single-wire ECPT system are analyzed. Based on the theoretical analysis and circuit simulation, it shows that the transmission efficiency with constant output power remains 60% over a transmission distance of approximately 34 m without the need for any tuning. Furthermore, the application of a nonlinear PT-symmetric circuit based on CMT enables robust electric power transfer to moving devices or vehicles.