ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180115258A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15561812

    申请日:2016-03-31

    Abstract: The invention provides an energy generation system comprising a generator having charged mutually rotating plate elements, and comprising an integrated drive mechanism for precisely controlling a separation distance between the plates. The drive mechanism provides a separation which varies as a function of the speed of rotation, hence assimilating separation control within the natural operation of the device. Embodiments provide plates comprising self-generating bearings, both hydrodynamic gas and fluid bearings and centrifugal regulator solid bearings, the bearings providing a supporting force between the plates of a magnitude which increases as the rotational speed of the plates increases. Methods of energy generation are also provided.

    Foreign object detection in a wireless power transfer system

    公开(公告)号:US11424645B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US16097656

    申请日:2017-05-02

    Abstract: A wireless power transfer system includes a power receiver (105) receiving a power transfer from a power transmitter (101) via a wireless inductive power transfer signal. The power transmitter (101) comprises a transmit power coil (103) generating the power transfer signal. A test signal coil (209) coupled to a test signal generator (211) generates a magnetic test signal. A plurality of spatially distributed detection coils (213) is coupled to measurement unit (215) generating a set of measurement values reflecting signals induced in the detection coils (213) by the magnetic test signal. A processor (217) determines a measurement spatial distribution of the measurement value where the spatial distribution reflects positions of the detection coils (213). A foreign object detector (219) detects a presence of a foreign object in response to a comparison of the measurement spatial distribution to a reference spatial distribution. The foreign object detector (219) is arranged to determine the reference spatial distribution in response to data received from the power receiving device (105).

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