摘要:
A multiphase IPT primary track conductor arrangement comprising a first phase conductor and a second phase conductor, the conductors being arranged substantially in a plane and so as to overlap each other and being arranged such that there is substantially balanced mutual coupling between the phase conductors.
摘要:
The invention provides a novel means of communicating wherein communications signals are mixed down from a first frequency to at least one other frequency prior to transmission by a near field antenna and subsequent relay along a wire transmission line. The or other signals may be wirelessly received from the transmission line by one or more near field antennas. Particular embodiments make use of the attenuation of the transmission line to establish communications cells along the length thereof which improves the bandwidth available to the receivers, which preferably also have transmission capability.
摘要:
Secondary resonant pickup coils (102) used in loosely coupled inductive power transfer systems, with resonating capacitors (902) have high Q and could support large circulating currents which may destroy components. A current limit or "safety valve" uses an inductor designed to enter saturation at predetermined resonating currents somewhat above normal working levels. Saturation is immediate and passive. The constant-current characteristic of a loosely coupled, controlled pickup means that if the saturable section is shared by coupling flux and by leakage flux, then on saturation the current source is terminated in the saturated inductor, and little detuning from resonance occurs. Alternatively an external saturable inductor (1101, 1102) may be introduced within the resonant circuit (102 and 902), to detune the circuit away from the system frequency. Alternatively DC current may be passed through a winding to increase saturation of a saturable part of a core. As a result, a fail-safe pickup offering a voltage-limited constant-current output is provided.
摘要:
A magnetic flux pad for receiving or generating magnetic flux. The pad includes two pole areas (11, 12) associated with a magnetically permeable core 14. Coils 17 define the pole areas. The pad allows useable flux to be generated at a significant height above a surface of the pad.
摘要:
An inductive power transfer (IPT) pad and system for the charging of electric and hybid electric vehicles. The batter of such a vehicle can be selectively coupled to a high power electrical supply for fast charging or a lower power electrical supply for charging using IPT. The batteries of the vehicles are used in a system to control the load demand in an electricity network through variations of the frequency of power supplied.
摘要:
Disclosed is an assembly for supplying a consumer with electric power of a power source. Said assembly comprises a textile, woven floor cover (101) with longitudinal warp threads and transversal weft threads. Three or more spaced-apart conductors (106) that run substantially parallel to each other are woven in as warp threads or weft threads, said conductors replacing part of a filling warp or binding warp or some of the weft threads. The inventive assembly further comprises a feeder for connecting the conductors (106) to the power source as well as a coupling device (130) for receiving electric power from the conductors (106) in the floor cover (101) and conveying the electric power on to the consumer when the coupling device (130) is brought into a power receiving zone of the floor cover (101). The coupling device (130) is especially configured such that electric power can be received inductively from the conductors (106) extending in the floor cover. The disclosed power supply assembly offers great flexibility and is easy to integrate in rooms.
摘要:
The present invention provides a system for controlling one or more operating unites in an inductive power transfer (IPT) system. Each operating unit includes a pick-up coil that takes power from a primary conductor or track over an air gap. The operating unit is controlled by frequency modulating the primary conductor power supply to send a control instruction which is decoded by the operating unit. The instruction is decoded by generating a signal using a local oscillator in the operating unit and using the signal to detect changes in the frequency of the current in the primary conductor. Such a system can be used, for example, to control inductively powered road-studs that include a light source for controlling traffic on a roadway. A narrow band modulated data transmission system and method for controlling an operating unit are also provided.
摘要:
A contactless inductive power distribution system operating at 10 KHz has a self tuning resonant power supply connected to a resonant primary conductive path 10110, 10111 comprising a pair of parallel litz wire conductors 10110, 10111 each encapsulated within an insulated sheath and supported on a structural monorail beam 10101 on which a plurality of electric vehicles can run. Each vehicle has an electric motor (not shown) capable of deriving power from a resonant pick-up coil 10115 wound on a ferrite core 10102 mounted on the vehicle in close proximity to the primary conductors 10110, 10111. Each vehicle also has switching means 10116 capable of preventing a lightly loaded vehicle from presenting a reduced load to the resonant primary. As shown, this comprises an isolating coil 10116 having a switch (not shown) to switch the coil between an open circuit and a short circuit, so that when the switch is switched from one state to another state the power coupled between the primary conductive path 10110, 10111 and the pick-up coil 10115 is changed.