公开(公告)号：US09473009B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US14253960

申请日：2014-04-16

申请人： Nucleus Scientific, Inc.

发明人： Ian W. Hunter ,  Timothy A. Fofonoff ,  George C. Whitfield

IPC分类号： H02K41/02 ,  H02K41/03 ,  H02K41/06 ,  H02K41/035 ,  H02K3/50 ,  H02K9/19

CPC分类号： H02K41/031 ,  H02K1/02 ,  H02K1/12 ,  H02K1/20 ,  H02K3/50 ,  H02K9/19 ,  H02K9/197 ,  H02K11/33 ,  H02K41/02 ,  H02K41/033 ,  H02K41/0356 ,  H02K41/06 ,  H02K2211/03

摘要： An electromagnetic actuator including: a core comprising a material having a high magnetic permeability relative to air; an array of coils sequentially arranged on the core, each coil of the array of coils being wound around the longitudinal axis of the core; and a magnet assembly movably mounted along the array of coils, the magnet assembly having a coil side facing the array of coils and an opposite side facing away from the array of coils and including an array of permanent magnets sequentially arranged along the array of coils in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, wherein the magnetic moments of the plurality of magnets are selected and arranged to augment the magnetic field produced on the coil side of the magnet assembly and to reduce the magnetic field produced on the opposite side of the magnet assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种电磁致动器，包括：芯，其包括相对于空气具有高磁导率的材料; 顺序地布置在芯上的线圈阵列，线圈阵列的每个线圈缠绕在芯的纵向轴线上; 以及磁体组件，其沿着所述线圈阵列可移动地安装，所述磁体组件具有面向所述线圈阵列的线圈侧和背离所述线圈阵列的相对侧，并且包括沿所述线圈阵列顺序布置的永磁体阵列 平行于纵向轴线的方向，其中选择和布置多个磁体的磁矩以增加在磁体组件的线圈侧产生的磁场，并且减小在磁体组件的相对侧产生的磁场 。

公开(公告)号：US20140225451A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14256254

申请日：2014-04-18

申请人： Nucleus Scientific Inc.

发明人： Serge R. Lafontaine ,  Ian W. Hunter

IPC分类号： G01R23/02 ,  H02J17/00

CPC分类号： G01R23/02 ,  G01R19/2509 ,  G01R25/00 ,  G01R31/001 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06K9/469 ,  H02J7/007 ,  H02J17/00 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/60 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H02J50/90 ,  Y02P90/265

摘要： A method of detecting whether a receiver coil is near a transmit coil in a wireless power transfer system (WPTS), the method involving: applying a pseudo-random signal to the transmit coil; while the pseudo-random signal is being applied to the transmit coil, recording one or more signals produced within the WPTS in response to the applied pseudo-random signal; by using the one or more recorded signals, generating a dynamic system model for some aspect of the WPTS; and using the generated dynamic system model in combination with stored training data to determine whether an object having characteristics distinguishing the object as a receiver coil is near the transmit coil.

公开(公告)号：US08742633B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-03

申请号：US13943327

申请日：2013-07-16

申请人： Nucleus Scientific, Inc.

发明人： Ian W. Hunter ,  Timothy A. Fofonoff

IPC分类号： H02K7/06 ,  H02K7/065 ,  H02K7/075 ,  H02K33/00 ,  H02K33/18 ,  H02K35/00 ,  H02K35/04

CPC分类号： H02K7/06 ,  B60G3/01 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G2202/40 ,  B60G2204/30 ,  B60G2300/50 ,  B60G2300/60 ,  B60K7/0007 ,  B60K17/356 ,  B60K17/358 ,  B60K25/08 ,  B60K2007/0038 ,  B60K2007/0092 ,  B60L2220/44 ,  B60L2220/50 ,  H02K3/04 ,  H02K7/00 ,  H02K7/065 ,  H02K7/075 ,  H02K7/1876 ,  H02K15/0421 ,  H02K33/00 ,  H02K33/18 ,  H02K35/00 ,  H02K35/04 ,  Y02T10/641

摘要： A rotary and linear motion device includes a magnetic stator assembly, opposed electromagnetic actuators, and a linear-to-rotary converter (e.g., cam). Each electromagnetic actuator includes a coil that is configured to reciprocate relative to the magnetic stator assembly or to linearly translate in a common direction relative to the magnetic stator assembly. The electromagnetic actuators are coupled to the linear-to-rotary converter and upon reciprocation or linear translation, drive the linear-to-rotary converter in rotary or linear motion. The device may be located inside a wheel, which may be part of a vehicle. If part of a wheel of a vehicle, the device can be used to provide propulsion, steering, braking, and suspension for the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 旋转和线性运动装置包括磁性定子组件，相对的电磁致动器和线性到旋转转换器（例如，凸轮）。 每个电磁致动器包括被配置为相对于磁性定子组件往复运动的线圈或者相对于磁性定子组件沿共同的方向线性平移。 电磁致动器耦合到线性到旋转转换器，并且在往复或线性平移时，以线性或直线运动驱动线性到旋转转换器。 该装置可以位于车轮内部，车轮可以是车辆的一部分。 如果车辆的一部分车轮，该装置可用于为车辆提供推进，转向，制动和悬架。

公开(公告)号：US08585062B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

申请号：US12590494

申请日：2009-11-09

申请人： Ian W. Hunter

发明人： Ian W. Hunter

IPC分类号： B60G17/016 ,  B60G17/02 ,  B60G17/027

CPC分类号： B60G17/052 ,  B60G3/01 ,  B60G2202/412 ,  B60G2204/126 ,  B60G2204/18 ,  B60G2204/30 ,  B60G2400/51222 ,  B60G2500/22 ,  B60L7/14 ,  B60L7/18 ,  B60L11/1803 ,  B60L11/1838 ,  B60L11/1861 ,  H02K3/04 ,  H02K7/075 ,  H02K7/1876 ,  H02K15/0421 ,  H02K33/18 ,  H02K35/04 ,  Y02T10/641 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/705 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/128 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/163

摘要： A tunable pneumatic suspension includes a piston and two opposed pneumatic chambers. The two champers apply opposed pneumatic pressures to opposite faces of the piston. The tunable pneumatic suspension also includes a pneumatic controller that independently controls the pressure in each of the chambers. The independent control of the two chambers allows the suspension to change the relative positions of the piston and the chambers by differing the pressures in each chamber, and allows the suspension to change its stiffness by increasing or decreasing the pressures in each of the chambers by equal amounts. If used in a vehicle, changing the relative positions of the piston and the chambers can change the ride height of the vehicle, and changing the stiffness of the suspension can change the stiffness of the vehicle's ride.

摘要翻译： 可调气动悬架包括活塞和两个相对的气动室。 两个冠军在活塞的相对面上施加相反的气压。 可调气动悬架还包括一个气动控制器，它独立地控制每个室中的压力。 两个室的独立控制允许悬架通过不同的每个室中的压力来改变活塞和室的相对位置，并且允许悬架通过相等地增加或减小每个室中的压力来改变其刚度 金额 如果在车辆中使用，改变活塞和车厢的相对位置可以改变车辆的行驶高度，并且改变悬架的刚度可以改变车辆行驶的刚度。