Presentation 2017-12-20
Optimization of Transmitting Array Antenna for Multicopter Assisted Wireless Power Transfer for Measurement Systemt at Volcanoes
Nobuyuki Takabayashi, Naoki Shinohara, Teruo Fujiwara,
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Abstract(in English) We suggest the system for wireless power transfer to observation machines located at vol- canoes, where we use a multicopter installing transmitting antenna to wirelessly supply the power to the observation machines. In this paper, we design transmitting antennas to maximize power transmission efficiency by using pattern synthesis of each antennas element. Due to insufficient accuracy of multicopter operation, we also need to steer beam radiated from transmitting antennas for acquisition of high efficiency. After optimization by exhaustive search method and genetic algorithms, we simulate the optimized beams with 92.1 % and 86.3 % efficiency in the case of no deviation and considering deviation, respectively.
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Keyword(in English) wireless power transmission / multicopter / array pattern synthesis / high efficiency beam / beam steering
Paper # MW2017-160
Date of Issue 2017-12-12 (MW)

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Committee MW
Conference Date 2017/12/19(2days)
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Chair Masahiro Muraguchi(TUC)
Vice Chair Yoshinori Kogami(Utsunomiya Univ.) / Hiroshi Okazaki(NTTdocomo) / Kenichi Tajima(Mitsubishi Electric)
Secretary Yoshinori Kogami(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Hiroshi Okazaki(HITACHI) / Kenichi Tajima
Assistant Satoshi Ono(Univ. of Electro-Comm.) / Mizuki Motoyoshi(Tohoku Univ.)

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Language JPN
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Title (in English) Optimization of Transmitting Array Antenna for Multicopter Assisted Wireless Power Transfer for Measurement Systemt at Volcanoes
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Keyword(1) wireless power transmission
Keyword(2) multicopter
Keyword(3) array pattern synthesis
Keyword(4) high efficiency beam
Keyword(5) beam steering
1st Author's Name Nobuyuki Takabayashi
1st Author's Affiliation Kyoto University(Kyoto Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Naoki Shinohara
2nd Author's Affiliation Kyoto University(Kyoto Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Teruo Fujiwara
3rd Author's Affiliation Sho Engineering Corp.(Sho Engineering Corp.)
Date 2017-12-20
Paper # MW2017-160
Volume (vol) vol.117
Number (no) MW-366
Page pp.pp.107-112(MW),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2017-12-12 (MW)