Abstract:
A power transmitter apparatus of a wireless power transmitter apparatus transmits electric power from the power transmitter apparatus to a power reception apparatus by electromagnetically coupling a power transmitter apparatus resonance coil with a power reception apparatus resonance coil. The power transmitter apparatus includes a control signal detector portion that generates a control signal based on a voltage change of a voltage across both terminals of the power transmitter apparatus resonance coil and transmits the control signal; and a switching circuit that resonates the power transmitter apparatus resonance coil on the basis of the control signal.
Abstract:
A battery pack for use in an electric machine, includes a first receiving antenna including a first inductor for receiving electric power from a power supply source located outside the electric machine by coupling with a first resonant magnetic field generated by the power supply source; and a transferring antenna including a second inductor for generating a second resonant magnetic field by the radio-frequency power. A primary surface of the first inductor is located within the battery pack and is parallel to a first plane of the battery pack. A primary surface of the second inductor is located within the battery pack and is parallel to a second plane of the battery pack. The second plane facing the second inductor intersects with the first plane facing the first inductor at an angle of a range of between 45° and 90° including 45° and 90°.
Abstract:
A wireless power transmission system for use in an elevator system includes a power transmitting electrode unit including at least two power transmitting electrodes, and a power receiving electrode unit arranged on a carriage and including at least two power receiving electrodes for receiving electric power output from the at least two power transmitting electrodes. The power transmitting electrode unit is arranged so as to oppose at least a portion of the power receiving electrode unit when the carriage is at rest at a predetermined power-supplying floor and is extended in at least one of an upward direction and a downward direction. Electric power is transmitted from the power transmitting electrode unit to the power receiving electrode unit when the carriage is at rest at the power-supplying floor, when the carriage is accelerating off the power-supplying floor, and/or when the carriage is decelerating toward the power-supplying floor.
Abstract:
An electrode unit is for use in a power transmitting device or a power receiving device of a wireless power transmission system based on an electric field coupling method. The electrode unit includes; a first group of electrodes including a plurality of first electrodes to which a first voltage is applied when power is transmitted; and a second group of electrodes including a plurality of second electrodes to which a second voltage is applied when power is transmitted, wherein the second voltage has a phase that is different from a phase of the first voltage by a value greater than 90 degrees and less than 270 degrees. The plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are arranged in a first direction along an electrode installation surface. At least two of the plurality of first electrodes and at least two of the plurality of second electrodes are arranged alternating with each other in the first direction.
Abstract:
A solar cell module includes: a solar cell; a light reflector above a surface of the solar cell or around the solar cell, the light reflector being elongated and including a light reflective film and an insulating component; a protective component that covers the surface of the solar cell; and an encapsulant between (i) the solar cell and the light reflector and (ii) the protective component. The light reflective film has an uneven structure in which a recessed portion and a protruding portion are repeated in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the light reflector, and a tangential direction of at least part of a ridge line of the protruding portion and the longitudinal direction intersect when the solar cell is seen in a plan view.
Abstract:
A power transmission device includes an inverter, an oscillator, a foreign substance detector, and a power transmission control circuitry. The power transmission control circuitry causes the foreign substance detector to perform a series of multiple processes and determine whether a foreign substance is present before a transmission of first AC power starts, and then causes the inverter to start the transmission of the first AC power. After the transmission starts, a detection period in which foreign substance detecting is performed and a power transmission period in which transmission of the first AC power is performed are repeated. The series of multiple processes is divided and performed in the multiple repeated detecting periods. The foreign substance detector is caused to divide and perform the series of multiple processes using the detecting periods and determine whether a foreign substance is present.
Abstract:
A control method for a power transmitting device is provided, the power transmitting device including a power transmitting antenna, which transmits AC power wirelessly to the power receiving antenna of a power receiving device, and an oscillator. The method includes supplying pulse signals that control first and second switching element groups to the oscillator, and changing a phase shift amount between a first pulse signal and a second pulse signal. The method also includes causing the oscillator to change the voltage of the AC power output and to set an initial value of the phase shift amount. The method further includes causing the oscillator to output preliminary AC power of a voltage to reduce the phase shift amount from the initial value, fixing the phase shift amount, and causing the oscillator to output the AC power while maintaining the voltage corresponding to the fixed phase shift amount.
Abstract:
A power transmitting antenna includes a first resonant circuit including a power transmitting coil, a power receiving antenna includes a second resonant circuit including a power receiving coil. When the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna are electromagnetically coupled to each other, the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna have an odd-mode resonance frequency corresponding to an odd-mode resonant condition, and an even-mode resonance frequency corresponding to an even-mode resonant condition, and the even-mode resonance frequency is higher than the odd-mode resonance frequency. A wireless power transmitting apparatus is provided with a power transmitting circuit configured to generate high-frequency power at a variable frequency, and supply the high-frequency power to the power transmitting antenna. A control circuit sets the frequency of the high-frequency power generated by the power transmitting circuit to one of the odd-mode resonance frequency and the even-mode resonance frequency.
Abstract:
A solar cell module includes: first and second solar cell strings each including solar cells arranged in an arrangement direction and electrically connected to one another; and a light diffusion sheet disposed between the first and second solar cell strings. The first and second solar cell strings are disposed adjacent to each other and parallel to each other along the arrangement direction. The light diffusion sheet is disposed such that both side edge portions of the light diffusion sheet overlap light-receiving surface sides of side edge portions of the first and second solar cell strings.