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Magnetic coupling with 3D knitted helical coils

Fobelets, K; Sareen, KS; Thielemans, K; (2021) Magnetic coupling with 3D knitted helical coils. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical , 332 (2) , Article 113213. 10.1016/j.sna.2021.113213. Green open access

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Abstract

Continuous power supply for wearable electronics can be facilitated using wireless power transfer (WPT). We use a 3D knitted helical coil as the receiver coil in the wrist or the waist of a garment. This 3D knitted helical coil is a novel approach to integrate coils in garments that maintains full flexibility of the garment. Measurements and simulations of coil-coil coupling give compelling evidence of the feasibility of this approach for wearable WTP. The coupling factor between a closely wound and knitted coil is found to be ~0.25 and ~0.55 for adjacent coils for a knit in the border of a cuff and waist, respectively. Using a simple circuit, we demonstrate a 30% efficiency between a closely wound transmitter coil worn on the wrist and a 3D knitted helical receiver coil integrated in the cuff of a garment at 6 mm distance.

Type: Article
Title: Magnetic coupling with 3D knitted helical coils
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2021.113213
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2021.113213
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: Knitted coils; E-textiles; Flexible coils; Magnetic coupling; WPT
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Department of Imaging
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10141037
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