Course Series:
HKIE Electrical Division Professional Short Course 2024
Empower a Smarter Living
Course title:
Direct Wireless Power Conversion – A New Generation of Power Conversion Technology
Details:
Wireless power transfer (WPT) has been becoming popular due to its electrocution-free, better convenience and higher flexibility. In particular, the wireless charging of electric vehicles has been actively investigated. Almost all WPT applications are based on electrochemical power conversion with the use of batteries for energy storage, which suffers from high cost and limited cycle life. To get rid of batteries for WPT applications, direct wireless power conversion (DWPC) becomes highly desirable. On top of battery-free, the electronic controller should also be avoided at the receiver side so that the device can be operated remotely in isolated environment and is totally maintenance-free. Thus, direct control can be fully handled at the transmitter side. Recently, this DWPC has been actively developed, with emphasis on wireless electromechanical power conversion, wireless electric lighting and wireless electric heating. The class will give an overview of key DWPC systems, namely the wireless motors, wireless lamps, and wireless heaters. Their operation principles and emerging applications will also be discussed.
Date and Time:
15 March 2024 (Friday)
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Venue:
HKIE Headquarters, Hong Kong
Speaker:
Ir. Prof. CHAU Kwok-tong
Chair Professor of Electrical Energy Engineering,
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
