Wireless power supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10320243-B2
Application number	US-201615208947-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2016
Priority date	Jan 21, 2014
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a wireless power-supplying system equipped with a power-supplying coil disposed on the ground side, and a power-receiving coil that is mounted on a movable body and wirelessly receives power supplied from the power-supplying coil. In addition, the wireless power-supplying system is provided with a recovery coil in the vicinity of a space between the power-supplying coil and the power-receiving coil such that a wound face thereof intersects leakage flux occurring when the power is supplied from the power-supplying coil to the power-receiving coil.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless power-supplying system comprising:
a power-supplying coil disposed on a ground side;
a power-receiving coil mounted on a movable body and configured to wirelessly receive power supplied from the power-supplying coil;
a plurality of recovery coils provided in the vicinity of a space between the power-supplying coil and the power-receiving coil such that at least one wound face thereof intersects leakage flux occurring when power is supplied from the power-supplying coil to the power-receiving coil; and
a moving mechanism for moving the plurality of the recovery coils,
wherein
the plurality of the recovery coils are provided in a height direction of the space,
an angle of a wound face varies according to a mounting height, and
at least one of the plurality of the recovery coils is connected to at least one load,
wherein:
the moving mechanism includes a support supporting the plurality of recovery coils and configured to be extendable and contractible;
the support is configured such that a plurality of posts that correspond to the plurality of recovery coils and air actuators provided between these posts are disposed and formed in a straight line shape; and
the support is configured to increase and reduce an interval between the recovery coils by the extension and contraction of these posts by actuating each of the air actuators.

2. The wireless power-supplying system according to claim 1 wherein a moving mechanism displaces the plurality of the recovery coils from a state in which the recovery coils lie above or on the ground or are retracted in the ground to a state in which the recovery coils stand up in the vicinity of the space.

3. The wireless power-supplying system according to claim 2 , wherein:
the support is configured to stop the actuators of the support by touching a bottom portion of the movable body by a leading end of the support.

4. A leakage flux recovery unit comprising:
a power-supplying coil disposed on a ground side;
a power-receiving coil mounted on a movable body and configured to wirelessly receive power supplied from the power-supplying coil;
a plurality of recovery coils provided in the vicinity of a space between the power-supplying coil and the power-receiving coil such that a wound face thereof intersects leakage flux occurring when the power is supplied from the power-supplying coil to the power-receiving coil; and
a moving mechanism for moving the plurality of the recovery coils,
wherein
the plurality of the recovery coils are provided in a height direction of the space,
an angle of the wound face varies according to a mounting height, and
the at least one of the plurality of the recovery coils is connected to at least one load,
wherein:
the moving mechanism includes a support supporting the plurality of recovery coils and configured to be extendable and contractible;
the support is configured such that a plurality of posts that correspond to the plurality of recovery coils and air actuators provided between these posts are disposed and formed in a straight line shape; and
the support is configured to increase and reduce an interval between the recovery coils by the extension and contraction of these posts by actuating each of the air actuators.

Assignees

• Ihi Corp

Inventors

• Tokura Susumu
• Hara Masakazu
• FURIYA Kentaro

Classifications

• H02J2105/37

  exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] · CPC title

• H02J7/70

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• Y02T10/7072

  Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors · CPC title

• B60L2270/147

  electro magnetic [EMI] · CPC title

• H01F38/14

  Inductive couplings {(for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10)} · CPC title