1. Introducción
As is well known, the transmission of electrical
energy is carried out through the use of electrical
wiring, however, recent technological advances
in the area of communications have motivated
people to look for different ways of transmitting
energy [1]. An example of this, are the cellular
charging systems by magnetic induction [2, 3].
The transfer of electrical energy by magnetic
induction through radio waves, was a problem
initially raised by Nikola Tesla [4]. He worked
on this problem, with the purpose of achieving a
distribution of electricity wirelessly, over long
distances.
We can classify wireless energy transfer systems
into two types, inductive power transfer and
magnetic resonance coupling and Near Field [5].
The inductive power transfer system uses a pair
of coupled coils, at the transmitting side, an
alternating current flow through the coil,
generating a magnetic field, a second coil is used
to receive the magnetic field and generate a
current for energy storage. A magnetic resonant
coupling system uses a pair of coupled coils with
additional capacitance, which makes that the
transmitter and the receiver have the same
resonant frequency, which increases the
efficiency and the transmission distance [6, 7].
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a
technology that uses an inductive coupling
technique oriented for mobile smart phone and
operates at 13.56 MHz; it works via magnetic
field induction and can transmit information in
short distances up to a maximum rate of 424 Kbit
per second. NFC systems are oriented to data
exchange applications and usually used in mobile
phones [8].
Some research from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology have worked in wireless power
transfer because power cables reduce and limit
the mobility of electronic devices. These
investigations are based on magnetic induction
techniques using new ring-shaped solenoid
geometries. In these studies, it is possible to
transfer electricity wirelessly, turning on a 60
Watts bulb, located 2 meters away, with an
efficiency of 40% [9].
Some works have focused on the wireless
transmission of electrical energy, using
magnetically coupled aluminum and copper
rings, achieving an efficiency of between 7% and
10% [10]. In these studies, the energy is used in
the form of electromagnetic waves, using an
emitter and receiver ring with resistive loads.
A related work demonstrated that the energy
range of a wireless transmitter can be increased,
by using a system of rings located at a distance of
0.4 meters between them, achieving a power of
18 watts when a lamp is connected at 2.1 m of the
transmitter ring system [11]. The system has an
efficiency of 14.43% at 10 mm of distance.
A method of wireless power transfer technique is
called Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonance
(SCMR) which take the advantage of
electromagnetic resonance to efficiently transfer
power over mid-range distances. A novel
approach is the use of a wideband SCMR to
mitigate the drop of efficiency caused by the shift
of the resonance frequency [12]. However, most
of the research in SCMR is at the simulation
stage with a limited number of experimental
results [13]. Although with these devices great
range in the transmission of electric energy is
achieved, they are macroscopic devices and are
not viable, for example, to be used to charge
mobile devices.