Adaptive Impedance Matching Network for Contactless Power and Data Transfer in E-Textiles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Link Design
2.1.1. Link Characterization
2.1.2. Link Compensation
2.1.3. Quality Factor
2.1.4. Non-Idealities
2.1.5. Practical Implementation
2.2. Supporting Electronics
2.2.1. Carrier Generator
2.2.2. Modulation and Demodulation
2.2.3. Coupling Detection
2.2.4. Practical Implementation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Maximum Data Speeds
3.2. Power Transfer Capabilities
3.3. Coupling Correction
3.4. Future Work
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Lindeman, P.; Steijlen, A.; Bastemeijer, J.; Bossche, A. Adaptive Impedance Matching Network for Contactless Power and Data Transfer in E-Textiles. Sensors 2023, 23, 2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23062943
Lindeman P, Steijlen A, Bastemeijer J, Bossche A. Adaptive Impedance Matching Network for Contactless Power and Data Transfer in E-Textiles. Sensors. 2023; 23(6):2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23062943
Chicago/Turabian StyleLindeman, Pim, Annemarijn Steijlen, Jeroen Bastemeijer, and Andre Bossche. 2023. "Adaptive Impedance Matching Network for Contactless Power and Data Transfer in E-Textiles" Sensors 23, no. 6: 2943. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23062943