ONE-FOLD: nOnliNear rEceivers For Optimized eLectroDynamic Wireless Power Transfer

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Current wireless power transfer technologies are mainly based on inductive coupling using magnetic fields at relatively high frequencies (>100 kHz). However, when the transmission medium is electrically conductive, these high-frequency fields induce eddy currents in the medium, resulting in energy absorption that reduces power transfer efficiency. To overcome this problem, this project explores power transmission at very low frequencies. We will investigate the use of coupled magneto-mechanical oscillators, as well as the exploitation of mechanical non-linearities to generate energetically interesting behaviors with very low-frequency magnetic fields.

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