• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 5, 20210522 (2022)
Qingdong Yang1, Huomu Yang1、*, Jun Wang1、2, Yudan Gou1, Sha Wang1, and Shouhuan Zhou1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronic Information, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China
  • 2Suzhou Everbright Photonics Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215000, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210522 Cite this Article
    Qingdong Yang, Huomu Yang, Jun Wang, Yudan Gou, Sha Wang, Shouhuan Zhou. MPPT integrated simulation system for laser wireless power transmission[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(5): 20210522 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In the laser wireless power transmission(LWPT), the wavelength, laser power and temperature of the power transfer laser have a significant influence on the output characteristics of the photocell. The maximum power point tracking(MPPT) can solve the power mismatch problem under the influence of the above factors and improve the DC-DC efficiency of the system. In this paper, an integrated simulation system of MPPT was built for LWPT. The comprehensive influence of wavelength, laser power and temperature on the output characteristics of GaAs photocell was coupled. The output characteristics of photocell under various conditions such as power matching, power mismatch and MPPT modulation could be analyzed at the same time. Firstly, the physical laws of photocell under different wavelength, laser power and temperature were studied. When the wavelength increased, the conversion efficiency ηmax reached the maximum value of 50% at about 850 nm, and then ηmax decreased rapidly because the photon energy was less than the GaAs band gap. Power increased, ηmax was basically unchanged, and the maximum power matching resistance RLmax decreased. The temperature rised, ηmax and RLmax decreased continuously. In addition, the output characteristics of the photocell in the case of power mismatch were studied. The conversion efficiency of the photocell decreased to different degrees compared with the power matching. According to the output characteristics of the photocell, the MPPT circuit was designed in the simulation system, and the maximum power tracking was carried out by using the perturb and observation algorithm. After modulation in MPPT system, the photocell can work at the maximum power point of power matching, and the energy utilization rate of photocell can reach 99.93%. The research results have important guiding significance for the practical application of laser energy transmission.
    Qingdong Yang, Huomu Yang, Jun Wang, Yudan Gou, Sha Wang, Shouhuan Zhou. MPPT integrated simulation system for laser wireless power transmission[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(5): 20210522
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