A wireless power transfer apparatus

A wireless power transfer coupling apparatus, comprising: at least one conductive member configured as a layer of the first coupling member to provide a magnetic field for wireless power transfer, the conductive member having; a first end; and a second end opposite the first end, wherein: the conductive member extends from the first end to the second end along a lengthwise axis of the coupling apparatus and is configured to distribute current across the layer between the first and second ends. The conductive member comprising a layer of permeable material that extends on the either side to form pole area and further extending in a direction toward a magnetic flux coupling region. The wireless power transfer apparatus further comprising an uncompensated primary coupler and a capacitor compensated secondary that compensates the reactance of the primary coupler by a reflected impedance.