Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous Vehicle
In this paper, an innovative charging system for autonomous underwater vehicles is introduced. The proposed architecture aims to guarantee high conversion efficiencies even in the presence of seawater. For this purpose, the structure geometry has been designed and optimised to ensure a strong anchor...
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| author | Fabio Corti Michele Quercio Gabriele Maria Lozito Francesco Riganti Fulginei Luca Pugi Alberto Reatti |
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| description | In this paper, an innovative charging system for autonomous underwater vehicles is introduced. The proposed architecture aims to guarantee high conversion efficiencies even in the presence of seawater. For this purpose, the structure geometry has been designed and optimised to ensure a strong anchorage even in rough sea conditions. This has also been achieved by utilizing Neodymium magnets. The geometries of the primary and secondary coils have been optimized to maximize the magnetic coupling through iterative FEM simulations, by identifying the best position of Ferrite Powder. The structure has finally been prototyped using additive manufacturing, to get a lightweight structure, with a high strength-to-weight ratio, which is beneficial for underwater applications. The performance of the proposed system has been experimentally evaluated under several environmental conditions by making the device work in air, fresh water and salt water. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e079d4e2a634a3ea057bbdfe6a8ade02025-08-20T02:16:29ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113590205903010.1109/ACCESS.2025.355620510945778Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous VehicleFabio Corti0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-0388Michele Quercio1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8086-6979Gabriele Maria Lozito2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7987-0487Francesco Riganti Fulginei3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-3776Luca Pugi4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7385-9471Alberto Reatti5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1921-6568Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Industrial, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering, University of Roma Tre, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Industrial, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering, University of Roma Tre, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyIn this paper, an innovative charging system for autonomous underwater vehicles is introduced. The proposed architecture aims to guarantee high conversion efficiencies even in the presence of seawater. For this purpose, the structure geometry has been designed and optimised to ensure a strong anchorage even in rough sea conditions. This has also been achieved by utilizing Neodymium magnets. The geometries of the primary and secondary coils have been optimized to maximize the magnetic coupling through iterative FEM simulations, by identifying the best position of Ferrite Powder. The structure has finally been prototyped using additive manufacturing, to get a lightweight structure, with a high strength-to-weight ratio, which is beneficial for underwater applications. The performance of the proposed system has been experimentally evaluated under several environmental conditions by making the device work in air, fresh water and salt water.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10945778/Wireless power transferunderwater autonomous vehiclesfinite element analysis |
| spellingShingle | Fabio Corti Michele Quercio Gabriele Maria Lozito Francesco Riganti Fulginei Luca Pugi Alberto Reatti Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous Vehicle IEEE Access Wireless power transfer underwater autonomous vehicles finite element analysis |
| title | Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous Vehicle |
| title_full | Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous Vehicle |
| title_fullStr | Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous Vehicle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous Vehicle |
| title_short | Optimized 3D Printed Wireless Charging Infrastructure for Underwater Autonomous Vehicle |
| title_sort | optimized 3d printed wireless charging infrastructure for underwater autonomous vehicle |
| topic | Wireless power transfer underwater autonomous vehicles finite element analysis |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10945778/ |
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