Synthetic electric field calculation method of three-coil structure to resist the seawater flow vibration

In the marine environment, the inductive power transfer (IPT) technology offers many benefits such as increased flexibility and complete rejection of the winding problem. However, for underwater vehicles, the impact of seawater flow vibration will affect the stability of the power transmission. In this paper, a symmetrical double coil structure named 1 X 1 X 1 system is proposed to reduce the eddy current loss (ECL) and enhance the power transmission stability of the system under the impact of seawater flow vibration. Firstly, based on the discretization of the electric fields excited by each turn of two transmitting coils, the novel calculation method proposed is that the synthetic electric field at each discrete point is the sum of the electric field vector. Then the synthetic electric field and induced voltage of the 1 X 1 X 1 system are simulated by the finite element simulation software COMSOL to verify the calculated results. Finally, experiments are conducted to illustrate that the 1 X 1 X 1 system has good ability to resist Z-axial interference and reduce the impact of the seawater flow vibration. (c) 2018 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license