Power supply device and transport apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10434895-B2
Application number	US-201715630359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2017
Priority date	Jun 23, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A power supply device includes: an electric storage unit; a connection unit connected to the electric storage unit; a housing which houses the electric storage unit; a power receiving unit which receives AC power in a noncontact manner; a rectifier which converts the AC power into DC power and outputs the DC power; an AC lead wire which connects the power receiving unit and the rectifier; and a DC lead wire which connects the rectifier and the connection unit. The power receiving unit is connected to the housing via a heat conduction unit, an opening is provided on a surface facing the power receiving unit in the housing, any one of the AC lead wire, the DC lead wire and the rectifier is disposed to pass through the opening, and the housing has a heat capacity larger than that of the power receiving unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power supply device comprising:
an electric storage unit;
a connection unit connected to the electric storage unit;
a housing which houses the electric storage unit;
a power receiver which receives AC power from a power transmitting unit in a noncontact manner;
a rectifier which converts the AC power received by the power receiver into DC power and outputs the DC power;
an AC lead wire which connects the power receiver and an input side of the rectifier; and
a DC lead wire which connects an output side of the rectifier and the connection unit,
wherein the power receiver is connected to the housing via a heat conduction unit,
wherein an opening is provided on a surface facing the power receiver in the housing,
wherein any one of the AC lead wire, the DC lead wire and the rectifier is disposed to pass through the opening, and
wherein the housing has a heat capacity larger than a heat capacity of the power receiver.

2. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,
wherein one of the AC lead wire and the rectifier is disposed to pass through the opening.

3. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power receiver includes a secondary coil, and a coil cover which houses the secondary coil, and
wherein the rectifier is housed in the coil cover together with the secondary coil.

4. The power supply device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the rectifier is disposed to pass through the opening.

5. The power supply device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the rectifier is thermally connected to the coil cover, and
wherein the coil cover has a heat capacity larger than a heat capacity of the rectifier.

6. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a seal member configured to seal the opening from an outside is provided between the power receiver and the housing, and
wherein the seal member is provided outside the heat conduction unit when viewed from the opening.

7. The power supply device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a recess is provided on a bottom surface of the housing,
wherein the opening is provided in the recess, and
wherein at least a part of the power receiver is housed in the recess.

8. A transport apparatus comprising the power supply device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power supply device is disposed below a floor panel.

9. A power supply device comprising:
an electric storage unit;
a housing which houses the electric storage unit; and
a power receiver which receives AC power from a power transmitting unit in a noncontact manner,
wherein a recess is provided on a bottom surface of the housing, and
wherein the power receiver is disposed in a vertically lower part of the recess and to at least partially overlap the recess in a plan view.

10. The power supply device according to claim 9 ,
wherein an area of the recess in the plan view is larger than an area of the power receiver.

11. The power supply device according to claim 10 ,
wherein at least a part of the power receiver is housed in the recess.

12. The power supply device according to claim 11 ,
wherein the power receiver is housed in the recess.

13. The power supply device according to claim 12 ,
wherein the bottom surface of the housing is substantially flush with a bottom surface of the power receiver.

14. The power supply device according to claim 9 ,
wherein an opening is provided in the recess in the housing.

15. A transport apparatus comprising the power supply device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the power supply device is disposed below a floor panel.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kume Yasuhisa
• Okuma Kanae
• SUGITATE Kenta
• Lang Christopher

Classifications

• B60L53/22

  Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L2210/30

  AC to DC converters · CPC title

• B60L2240/545

  Temperature · CPC title

• B60L58/26

  by cooling · CPC title

• B60L53/12 Primary

  Inductive energy transfer · CPC title