DocumentCode
2977685
Title
Linear contactless power transmission systems for harsh environments
Author
Barnard, J.M. ; Ferreira, J.A. ; Van Wy, J.D.
Author_Institution
Energy Lab., Rand Afrikaans Univ., Johannesburg, South Africa
Volume
2
fYear
1996
fDate
24-27 Sep 1996
Firstpage
711
Abstract
A linear contactless power transmission system is proposed as an alternative power supply to mobile loads used in harsh environments. Such a system comprises a core with secondary winding sliding along an extended primary winding. The transformer primary winding is the most limiting component in the system and formulas to optimize the design for different applications are given. Experimental results for a 5 m, 15 kVA sliding transformer are presented
Keywords
power supplies to apparatus; power transmission; transformer cores; transformers; 15 kVA; 5 m; core; extended primary winding; harsh environments; linear contactless power transmission system; mobile loads; power supply; secondary winding; sliding transformer; transformer primary winding; Capacitors; Inverters; Magnetic cores; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Power transmission; Power transmission lines; Resonance; Transformer cores; Wounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
Conference_Location
Stellenbosch
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3019-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AFRCON.1996.562976
Filename
562976
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