Wireless power transfer (WPT) has recently been gaining popularity in
a variety of industries due to numerous benefits such as improved safety,
increased mechanical durability, ease of maintenance and less cable clutter.
At HPE, a distributed multiport converter with multidirectional wireless
power transfer across multiple air gaps is investigated. This multiport
converter represents a converged alternative to multiple separate point-topoint
(2-port) converters. The multi-active bridge (MAB) converter has
been identified to be a promising candidate for such a setup.
In this project, you will adopt the hardware design of an existing 2-port
WPT converter for a multiport system. Thereby, you will have to consider
different requirements for the PCBs (switches, DC link capacitors,
...), wireless power transformers (number of turns, cores, ...), and wireless
communication methods (converter control, ...). If time permits, you will
build and test the prototype in our state-of-the-art laboratory.
Wireless power transfer (WPT) has recently been gaining popularity in a variety of industries due to numerous benefits such as improved safety, increased mechanical durability, ease of maintenance and less cable clutter. At HPE, a distributed multiport converter with multidirectional wireless power transfer across multiple air gaps is investigated. This multiport converter represents a converged alternative to multiple separate point-topoint (2-port) converters. The multi-active bridge (MAB) converter has been identified to be a promising candidate for such a setup. In this project, you will adopt the hardware design of an existing 2-port WPT converter for a multiport system. Thereby, you will have to consider different requirements for the PCBs (switches, DC link capacitors, ...), wireless power transformers (number of turns, cores, ...), and wireless communication methods (converter control, ...). If time permits, you will build and test the prototype in our state-of-the-art laboratory.