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Wireless Power Transmission

Wireless power transmission involves transmitting energy from one place to another without wires. It has been studied since the 1940s and uses methods like microwave transmission and rectennas to convert energy to and from microwaves. Potential applications include space-based solar power from satellites in geosynchronous orbit, which could transmit solar energy to large rectennas on Earth without needing storage. Current projects are developing low-cost demonstration models to transmit 10MW of power from low-orbit satellites to rectennas. Widespread adoption would require government support, lower launch costs, and private sector involvement.

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Wireless Power Transmission

Wireless power transmission involves transmitting energy from one place to another without wires. It has been studied since the 1940s and uses methods like microwave transmission and rectennas to convert energy to and from microwaves. Potential applications include space-based solar power from satellites in geosynchronous orbit, which could transmit solar energy to large rectennas on Earth without needing storage. Current projects are developing low-cost demonstration models to transmit 10MW of power from low-orbit satellites to rectennas. Widespread adoption would require government support, lower launch costs, and private sector involvement.

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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.

 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

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





 Grand Bassin
 Hawaii

Wireless Power Transmission


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
 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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THANK YOU!

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