Analysis of inductive power transfer systems by metamodeling techniques

Abstract

This paper presents some metamodeling techniques to analyze the variability of the performances of an inductive power transfer (IPT) system, considering the sources of uncertainty (misalignment between the coils, the variation in air gap, and the rotation on the receiver). For IPT systems, one of the key issues is transmission efficiency, which is greatly influenced by many sources of uncertainty. So, it is meaningful to find a metamodeling technique to quickly evaluate the system’s performances. According to the comparison of Support Vector Regression, Multigene Genetic Programming Algorithm, and sparse Polynomial Chaos Expansions (PCE), sparse PCE is recommended for the analysis due to the tradeoff between the computational time and the accuracy of the metamodel.

Keywords

• Wireless power transfer
• Metamodels
• Polynomial chaos expansions
• Support vector regression
• Multigene genetic programming algorithm