The Impact of Metal Hull of AUVs for Underwater Wireless Power Transfer System

Underwater wireless power transfer (UWPT) system has been widely studied in recent years. However, the material of metal plates and the shape which will affect the electromagnetic fields for the inductive wireless power transfer (IPT) system. This paper presents the effects of hull of the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) on the inductive underwater wireless power transfer system. The features of underwater wireless power transfer system have been carefully studied with the simulation and experimental work. The experiment was conducted in a 35‰ salinity water environment. The hull of AUVs has been respectively simulated and built with the rectangle metal plates and the curved metal plates. The original experimental data and phenomenon have been presented in this paper. This paper can provide reference for the application of AUV underwater wireless power transfer system.