A double half-bridge series-matrix converter with symmetric modulation for single-stage wireless power transmission without polarity detection

Abstract

Wireless power transfer requires multilevel energy conversion for energy transfer, resulting in a bulky system. This paper proposes a direct AC-AC converter topology denoted as double half-bridge series-matrix converter and introduces a symmetric modulation method that eliminates the need for input voltage polarity detection. The converter circumvents DC conversion and operates at a unit power factor without the assistance of power factor correction. A 1kw prototype was constructed and the same control strategy was adopted, without considering the polarity or magnitude of the input voltage, verifying the accuracy and reliability of the proposed topology. The transmission efficiency was achieved at 91.43%.