METHODS •Circuits composed of bare copper wire formed into coils to form inductors. •Driver Circuit transmits signal to receiver •Receiver circuit dissipates signal across a load. Research Team: Amir Shahidi, Sandunmalee Abeyratne, Joyeta Samanta, Christopher Lyons, Zachary Wilson, Hersh Lalwani Advisors: Dimitrios Peroulis OBJECTIVES •Investigate feasibility of wireless power transfer via inductive resonant coupling •Design and implement a coupled network to quantify power transfer efficiency FUTURE WORK •Achieving >50% efficiency •Making circuit network more stable •Increasing distance between circuits •Decreasing circuit size FINDINGS •Peak power transfer by simulation @ 1MHz •Highest Efficiency –> 62% •Small changes in coil result in large changes in inductance values ABOUT RESONANT CIRCUITS •Inductor/Capacitor circuit network •Resonantly coupled circuits allow for minimal energy losses •At common frequency power can be sent over several coil diameters Wireless Power Transfer 15 µH 1 µH