Wireless Electricity Transmission: (Using Acoustic Resonance Through Piezoelectric Crystals)
Wireless Electricity Transmission: (Using Acoustic Resonance Through Piezoelectric Crystals)
Wireless Electricity Transmission: (Using Acoustic Resonance Through Piezoelectric Crystals)
KeywordsAcoustic resonance,
piezoelectricity, ultrasound.
inverse
piezoelectricity,
I. INTRODUCTION
IRELESS electricity transmission has been a research
topic since Tesla demonstrated the wireless illumination
of phosphorescent lamp of his design in 1893 [1]. Till
now many advancements has been made with the latest of
MITs witricity through coupled magnetic resonators, which
enables wireless electricity transmission through a nonradiating electromagnetic field [2]. But very little work has
been done regarding use of acoustic resonance in wireless
electric power transmission. Example of acoustic resonance is
the breaking of a flint glass kept at a distance by the opera
singer by his high pitch notes. This occurs only when the
frequency of the opera singer matches with the natural
frequency of the flint glass, this phenomenon is called as
resonance. At resonance there is a lossless power transmission
from the sender to the receiver. The resonance described
above was by sound waves but for electric power
transmission, this paper proposes use of ultrasound waves
which are more energetic than the sound waves and are of
higher frequency range.
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f = 1/ (2 l * c )
(1)
(2)
B. Piezoelectric Crystal
It is the most important part of this system. The
piezoelectric crystal selected should have the optimum
working characteristics. It can be selected based on the
application and configuration of device to which it supplies
load. Examples of piezoelectric crystals are salt, Rochelle salt,
bone, certain ceramics which show property of
piezoelectricity and inverse piezoelectricity [6]-[8].
Various constraints to be kept in mind while selecting the
piezoelectric crystal are as follows:-
A. Oscillator circuit
It converts a dc voltage supply to an alternating current
supply of desired frequency. There are many types of
oscillators with their own advantages and disadvantages but
we are using the Clapp Oscillator [4], [5].
Reasons for using Clapp Oscillator are:I. Constant amplitude oscillations are generated.
II. Can be used for frequency range of 1 MHz to 500
MHz.
III. It uses tapped capacitors so is usually cheaper than
others.
and vice-versa.
Fig.4. Relevance of strain produced in crystal and corresponding
electric field produced in the piezoelectric crystal.
V. COMBINATION OF CRYSTALS
It is known that power ratings of piezoelectric crystals are
in range of milliwatts in order to use it for higher power rating
applications it can be arranged in stacks as given in fig, 9
B. Optimization2.
Piezoelectric crystals are usually specified in terms of their
closed-circuit current (or charge) and open-circuit voltage.
Closed-circuit current, I CC , refers to the total current
developed, at the maximum recommended strain level and
operating frequency, when the charge is completely free to
travel from one electrode to the other, and not asked to build
up voltage.
Open-circuit voltage, Voc, refers to the voltage developed
at the maximum recommended strain level, when charge is
prohibited from traveling from one electrode to the other.
Current is at a maximum when the voltage is zero, and voltage
is at a maximum when the charge transfer is zero. All other
values of simultaneous current and voltage levels are
determined by a line drawn between these points on a voltage
versus current line, as shown in Fig.8.
Generally, a piezoelectric crystal must deliver a specified
current and voltage, which determines its operating point on
the voltage vs. current line.
Maximum power extraction for a particular application
occurs when the crystal delivers the required voltage at one
half its closed circuits current. All other generators satisfying
the design criteria will be larger, heavier, and require more
power input.
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VI. CONCLUSION
The proposed work presents a convenient way of wireless
electricity transmission with negligible loss using acoustic
resonance in piezoelectric crystals. This idea can be well
applied starting from household appliances to the industrial
level. This paper presents a way to get rid of wires and losses
associated with them.
Further this idea if applied with sync from microcontroller
can be the best way to conserve the energy thus taking another
step toward sustainable development. This mechanism can be
used to transfer electricity through the pipelines which will
bring more advantages as attenuation of ultrasound waves in
water is very less as compared to the air or any other medium.
By wireless electricity transmission we hope to get a better
world free from losses, complexity of systems and a shock
proof life.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to thank my guide and mentor
Mr. C.Bharatiraja M.E, (PhD), Assistant professor,
Department of Electrical and Electronics, SRM University,
Chennai. Without his help this paper would not have been in
the form it is. I would like to extend my immense gratitude to
my HOD (EEE) Mr. S.S. Das and Director (E&T) Dr. C.
Muthamizhchelvan for their support.
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