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Design and Implementation of an Underwater Spatial Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer System

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In recent years, underwater wireless power transmission technology has developed rapidly. Research on omnidirectional wireless power transmission technology in underwater spatial has become increasingly important. Underwater electromechanical devices in the wireless power transmission process and submarine currents’ interference easily cause the radial and axial offset of the transmitting and receiving coils, resulting in changes in the coupling coefficient between the coils, reducing the efficiency and stability of the system energy transmission. The research on the mechanism of underwater spatial omnidirectional wireless power transfer systems has become an urgent problem to be solved in the field of underwater wireless power transmission. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a tri-orthogonal three-dimensional square coil structure that generates an omnidirectional magnetic field in a specific region. An underwater spatial omnidirectional wireless power transfer system is constructed, and theoretical analysis and formula derivation are carried out. Maxwell software is used to simulate the multidimensional electromagnetic field. An experimental verification platform is built, and the experimental results verify the feasibility of the underwater spatial omnidirectional wireless power transfer system, which meets the practical requirements. This design has reference and guiding significance for related industries.

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Author Statement Manuscript title: Design and Implementation of an Underwater Spatial Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer System We have made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work. We have drafted the work or revised it critically for important intellectual content, and I have approved the final version to be published. I agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. All persons who have made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript, including those who provided editing and writing assistance but who are not authors, are named in the Acknowledgments section of the manuscript and have given their written permission to be named. If the manuscript does not include Acknowledgments, it is because the authors have not received substantial contributions from nonauthors. Author: Xiche Zhang, Jin Xu

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Zhang, X., Xu, J. Design and Implementation of an Underwater Spatial Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer System. Electr Eng 105, 3347–3362 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-023-01877-5

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