Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water Medium

This study provides a theoretical analysis of how the electrical characteristics of the medium affect the propagation of electric fields. Every medium has specific electrical conductivity and permittivity values and can be evaluated as a good conductor or a good dielectric depending on the ratio of...

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Main Authors: Kyeungwon Bang, Sangwook Park
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/1901
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description This study provides a theoretical analysis of how the electrical characteristics of the medium affect the propagation of electric fields. Every medium has specific electrical conductivity and permittivity values and can be evaluated as a good conductor or a good dielectric depending on the ratio of conduction current to displacement current. The strength of the electric field decreases significantly with the propagation distance due to the influence of high conductivity. In conclusion, even media with a high permittivity may be unsuitable for improving the performance of the capacitive power transfer (CPT) system depending on its conductivity. The analysis was verified for four types of water with different conductivities. In addition, we designed a stacked CPT coupler structure and analyzed its underwater transfer characteristics. In conclusion, unlike the parallel CPT coupler, the stacked CPT coupler is relatively disadvantageous for underwater use.
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spelling doaj-art-b0dd45fa625f41838fb1a8cee920b8e12025-08-20T03:11:20ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-02-01154190110.3390/app15041901Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water MediumKyeungwon Bang0Sangwook Park1Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu 182-8585, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of KoreaThis study provides a theoretical analysis of how the electrical characteristics of the medium affect the propagation of electric fields. Every medium has specific electrical conductivity and permittivity values and can be evaluated as a good conductor or a good dielectric depending on the ratio of conduction current to displacement current. The strength of the electric field decreases significantly with the propagation distance due to the influence of high conductivity. In conclusion, even media with a high permittivity may be unsuitable for improving the performance of the capacitive power transfer (CPT) system depending on its conductivity. The analysis was verified for four types of water with different conductivities. In addition, we designed a stacked CPT coupler structure and analyzed its underwater transfer characteristics. In conclusion, unlike the parallel CPT coupler, the stacked CPT coupler is relatively disadvantageous for underwater use.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/1901capacitive power transfer (CPT)underwaterwave propagationcapacitive couplingelectric fieldstacked CPT coupler
spellingShingle Kyeungwon Bang
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Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water Medium
Applied Sciences
capacitive power transfer (CPT)
underwater
wave propagation
capacitive coupling
electric field
stacked CPT coupler
title Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water Medium
title_full Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water Medium
title_fullStr Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water Medium
title_full_unstemmed Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water Medium
title_short Design and Characteristics of Underwater Stacked Capacitive Power Transfer Coupler and Analysis of Propagation in Water Medium
title_sort design and characteristics of underwater stacked capacitive power transfer coupler and analysis of propagation in water medium
topic capacitive power transfer (CPT)
underwater
wave propagation
capacitive coupling
electric field
stacked CPT coupler
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/4/1901
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