Student Research Symposium Program Portal: Submission #218

Abstract The research below is rooted in the field of electrical engineering, more specifically, wireless power transfer. The central question being examined in the following research is the extent of the uses of wireless power transfer in modern life. While wireless power transfer is a technology that has been around for well over a century, its applications have increased, and it has been adopted by multiple fields. Common examples of wireless power transfer include wireless phone charging or charging electric vehicles. The main goal behind this research is to investigate how many realistic applications there are for wireless power transfer in everyday life. For instance, could it be used to power entire buildings, or could we use it to power advanced medical implants? By systematically reviewing the existing literature using databases such as BLANK, I intend to look specifically at the effects of wireless power transfer fields on the human body and the cost of making a wireless power transfer field big enough to power a building (of size BLANK) This will allow me to determine the realistic limits of wireless power transfer. These findings will help future engineers know the extent to which it is beneficial to implement wireless power transfer into their new technologies.