Wireless power transfer pad and ground assembly having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10516297-B2
Application number	US-201715452350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2017
Priority date	Mar 7, 2017
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

A wireless power transmission pad for transmitting wireless power to a reception pad including a secondary coil includes: a rectangular-shaped primary coil having an X-width defined in an x-direction and a Y-width defined in a y-direction and having a central space; a ferrite coupled to the primary coil; and a housing supporting the primary coil and the ferrite. A first cross-sectional area of a first portion including the X-width of the primary coil is smaller than a second cross-sectional area of a second portion including the Y-width of the primary coil.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless power transmission pad for transmitting wireless power to a reception pad including a secondary coil, the wireless power transmission pad comprising:
a rectangular-shaped primary coil having an X-width defined in an x-direction and a Y-width defined in a y-direction and having a central space;
a ferrite coupled to the primary coil; and
a housing supporting the primary coil and the ferrite,
wherein a first cross-sectional area of a first portion including the X-width of the primary coil is smaller than a second cross-sectional area of a second portion including the Y-width of the primary coil, and
wherein a ratio of the first cross-sectional area to the second cross-sectional area is 9:13.

2. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 1 , wherein the X-width of the primary coil is greater than 80 mm and less than 100 mm, and the Y-width of the primary coil is greater than 120 mm and less than 140 mm.

3. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 2 , wherein the X-width of the primary coil is 90 mm, and the Y-width of the primary coil is 130 mm.

4. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 2 , wherein a first ratio of the X-width of the primary coil to an X-length of the ferrite defined in the x-direction and a second ratio of the Y-width of the primary coil to a Y-length of the ferrite defined in the y-direction have a difference of less than 0.02 within a range from 0.14 to 0.28.

5. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 2 , wherein an X-width of the secondary coil defined in the x-direction is greater than 35 mm and less than 37 mm, and a Y-width of the secondary coil defined in the y-direction is greater than 35 mm and less than 37 mm.

6. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 1 , wherein the Y-width of the primary coil includes a first Y-width and a second Y-width disposed in the y-direction with the central space interposed therebetween, and respective sizes of the first Y-width and the second Y-width are different from each other.

7. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 6 , wherein a size of one of the first Y-width and the second Y-width is equal to a size of the X-width of the primary coil.

8. A wireless power transmission pad for transmitting wireless power to a reception pad including a secondary coil, the wireless power transmission pad comprising:
a rectangular-shaped primary coil having an X-width defined in an x-direction and a Y-width defined in a y-direction and having a central space;
a ferrite coupled to the primary coil; and
a housing supporting the primary coil and the ferrite,
wherein a first area of insulating material in a first cross-sectional area of a first portion including the X-width of the primary coil is smaller than a second area of insulating material in a second cross-sectional area of a second portion including the Y-width of the primary coil
wherein windings in the second portion have a multi-layer structure, and
wherein windings in the multi-layer structure are arranged at regular intervals in the y-direction, windings adjacent to each other in a first layer and windings adjacent to each other in a second layer of the multi-layer structure are arranged at different average intervals, or the windings in the multi-layer structure are arranged so that intervals between two adjacent windings in the y-direction sequentially decrease or increase.

9. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 8 , wherein an average spacing between two adjacent windings arranged in the x-direction in a cross-section of the first portion is smaller than an average spacing between two adjacent windings arranged in the y-direction in a cross-section of the second portion.

10. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 8 , wherein a ratio of the first cross-sectional area to the second cross-sectional area is 9:13.

11. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 8 , wherein the ferrite has a structure that surrounds the primary coil and protrudes into the central space of the primary coil.

12. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 8 , further comprising a metallic shield, wherein a layered structure including a first insulating member, the ferrite, a second insulating member, and the primary coil is disposed on the metallic shield.

13. The wireless power transmission pad according to claim 12 , wherein an outer thickness or a vertical distance from a lower portion of the first insulating member located below the metallic shield to an upper portion of the primary coil in the layered structure is less than 40 mm.

14. A ground assembly in a wireless power transfer system, the ground assembly comprising:
a power conversion unit that converts power from a grid or a power source; and
a wireless power transmission pad coupled to the power conversion unit, wherein
the wireless power transmission pad includes a rectangular-shaped primary coil having an X-width defined in an x-direction and a Y-width defined in a y-direction and having a central space, and includes a ferrite coupled to the primary coil, and
a first cross-sectional area of a first portion including the X-width of the primary coil is smaller than a second cross-sectional area of a second portion including the Y-width of the primary coil
wherein windings in the second portion have a multi-layer structure, and
wherein windings in the multi-layer structure are arranged at regular intervals in the y-direction, windings adjacent to each other in a first layer and windings adjacent to each other in a second layer of the multi-layer structure are arranged at different average intervals, or the windings in the multi-layer structure are arranged so that intervals between two adjacent windings in the y-direction sequentially decrease or increase.

15. The ground assembly according to claim 14 , wherein a first area of insulating material in the first cross-sectional area is smaller than a second area of insulating material in the second cross-sectional area.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Research & Business Found Sungkyunkwan Univ

Inventors

• Lee Woo Young
• Choe Gyu Yeong
• Lee Byoung Kuk
• Kim Min Kook
• Joo Dong Myoung
• Byeon Jong Eun
• Kang Min Hyuck
• Woo Dong Gyun
• Kim Min Jung

Classifications

• H01F38/14

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

• H01F27/2823

  Wires (H01F27/2866 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60L53/12

  Inductive energy transfer · CPC title

• H01F27/255 Primary

  made from particles (H01F27/26 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J50/90

  involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment · CPC title