Wireless Capacitive Energy Transfer System for Mining Applications—Preliminary Results
Marcin Skóra,
Piotr Hylla,
Krzysztof Stankiewicz,
Bartosz Polnik,
Marcin Kasprzak,
Zbigniew Kaczmarczyk,
Kamil Kierepka,
Krzysztof Przybyła
Affiliations
Marcin Skóra
KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Piotr Hylla
KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Krzysztof Stankiewicz
KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Bartosz Polnik
KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, Pszczyńska 37, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland
Marcin Kasprzak
Power Electronics Electrical Drives and Robotics Department (KENER), Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego Str. No. 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Zbigniew Kaczmarczyk
Power Electronics Electrical Drives and Robotics Department (KENER), Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego Str. No. 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Power Electronics Electrical Drives and Robotics Department (KENER), Silesian University of Technology, Krzywoustego Str. No. 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
This paper presents preliminary tests on a capacitively coupled wireless energy-transfer system (C-WET). Significant emphasis has been placed on discerning the fundamental characteristics of the system. This allowed the simulation model to be refined and the parameters of the physical prototype to be fine-tuned. Then, start-up tests of the prototype of the power supply system were presented, up to about 25% of the rated power. Selected simulation and laboratory test results are presented and directions for further work are set. The system is envisaged for underground mining applications, and the work is being carried out as part of the HEET II (High-Efficiency Energy Transfer) project, funded by the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS).
