Prospects of Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer (C-WPT) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Lalit Patnaik

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Lalit Patnaik (S’07-M’15) received the B.Tech degree in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, in 2006, the M.Tech degree in electronics design from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree in electronics systems engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 2015. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada. His research interests span power electronics and its applications, including electric drives, energy storage, electric vehicles, and mechatronics.

Abstract

Abstract– Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are changing the face of many real world applications ranging from war zones to farming. This paper introduces a wireless charging method that employs a capacitive wireless... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Deepa Vincent (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
  2. Phuoc Huynh Sang (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
  3. Lalit Patnaik (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
  4. Sheldon Williamson (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)

Topic Area

Applications of Wireless Power Technologies

Session

WoW Poster » WoW Poster (13:00 - Wednesday, 6th June, M-3500 Atrium Lorne M. Trottier (Lassonde building) )

Paper

PID5359827__1_.pdf