Wireless power feeder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11050299-B2
Application number	US-201916282771-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2019
Priority date	Mar 2, 2018
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A wireless power feeder includes a power feeding circuit, two or more power receiving circuits, and an electromagnetic field coupling circuit. Each power receiving circuit includes a resonant circuit having a load, a power receiving coil, and a capacitor connected in series to each other. The power feeding circuit includes a resonant circuit having a power feeding coil and a capacitor connected in series to the power feeding coil. The power feeding coil includes surrounding portions equal in number to the power receiving coils. The surrounding portions are disposed such that one surrounding portion surrounds one power receiving coil. Adjacent surrounding portions are connected to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless power feeder, comprising:
a power feeding circuit;
two or more power receiving circuits; and
an electromagnetic field coupling circuit,
wherein
each of the two or more power receiving circuits includes a resonant circuit having a load, a power receiving coil, and a capacitor connected in series to each other,
the power feeding circuit includes a resonant circuit having a power feeding coil and a capacitor connected in series to the power feeding coil,
the power feeding circuit is configured to convert DC voltage of a power source to AC voltage and apply the AC voltage to the power feeding coil,
the electromagnetic field coupling circuit has the power receiving coils and the power feeding coil,
the electromagnetic field coupling circuit constitutes an electromagnetic field resonant circuit in which magnetic field coupling via mutual inductance and electric field coupling via mutual capacitance are mixed between the power receiving coils and the power feeding coil, and causes each resonant circuit to resonate with a leakage electromagnetic field of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit and transmit power from the power feeding coil serving as a primary side of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit to the power receiving coil of each of the two or more power receiving circuits serving as a secondary side of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit,
the power feeding coil includes surrounding portions equal in number to the power receiving coils,
the surrounding portions are disposed such that one surrounding portion surrounds one power receiving coil,
adjacent surrounding portions are connected to each other via a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion extending straight and physically parallel to each other between the adjacent surrounding portions to connect the surrounding portions,
the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are spaced apart from each other by a distance such that magnetic fields generated around the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion influence each other to generate mutual inductance, and
the surrounding portion is rectangular and the first or second connecting portion aligns with one of straight edges of the adjacent surrounding portions.

2. The wireless power feeder according to claim 1 , further comprising an immovable member and movable members relative to the immovable member,
wherein
the two or more power receiving circuits are provided in the movable members, and
the load is a light-emitting device configured to emit light through electric energy.

3. The wireless power feeder according to claim 2 , wherein the power feeding circuit is provided in the immovable member.

4. The wireless power feeder according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is 5 mm to 10 mm.

5. A wireless power feeder, comprising:
a power feeding circuit;
two or more power receiving circuits; and
an electromagnetic field coupling circuit,
wherein
each of the two or more power receiving circuits includes a resonant circuit having a load, a power receiving coil, and a capacitor connected in series to each other,
the power feeding circuit includes a resonant circuit having a power feeding coil and a capacitor connected in series to the power feeding coil,
the power feeding circuit is configured to convert DC voltage of a power source to AC voltage and apply the AC voltage to the power feeding coil,
the electromagnetic field coupling circuit has the power receiving coils and the power feeding coil,
the electromagnetic field coupling circuit constitutes an electromagnetic field resonant circuit in which magnetic field coupling via mutual inductance and electric field coupling via mutual capacitance are mixed between the power receiving coils and the power feeding coil, and causes each resonant circuit to resonate with a leakage electromagnetic field of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit and transmit power from the power feeding coil serving as a primary side of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit to the power receiving coil of each of the two or more power receiving circuits serving as a secondary side of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit,
the power feeding coil includes surrounding portions equal in number to the power receiving coils,
the surrounding portions are disposed such that one surrounding portion surrounds one power receiving coil,
adjacent surrounding portions are connected to each other via a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion extending straight and physically parallel to each other between the adjacent surrounding portions to connect the surrounding portions,
the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are spaced apart from each other by a first distance such that magnetic fields generated around the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion influence each other to generate mutual inductance,
the first distance between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is 5 mm to 10 mm,
each of the adjacent surrounding portion is spaced apart from a corresponding one of the power receiving coils by at least a second distance, and
the first distance is smaller than the second distance.

6. The wireless power feeder according to claim 5 , further comprising an immovable member and movable members relative to the immovable member,
wherein
the two or more power receiving circuits are provided in the movable members, and
the load is a light-emitting device configured to emit light through electric energy.

7. The wireless power feeder according to claim 6 , wherein the power feeding circuit is provided in the immovable member.

8. The wireless power feeder according to claim 5 , wherein the surrounding portion is rectangular and the first or second connecting portion aligns with one of straight edges of the adjacent surrounding portions.

9. A wireless power feeder, comprising:
a power feeding circuit;
two or more power receiving circuits; and
an electromagnetic field coupling circuit,
wherein
each of the two or more power receiving circuits includes a resonant circuit having a load, a power receiving coil, and a capacitor connected in series to each other,
the power feeding circuit includes a resonant circuit having a power feeding coil and a capacitor connected in series to the power feeding coil,
the power feeding circuit is configured to convert DC voltage of a power source to AC voltage and apply the AC voltage to the power feeding coil,
the electromagnetic field coupling circuit has the power receiving coils and the power feeding coil,
the electromagnetic field coupling circuit constitutes an electromagnetic field resonant circuit in which magnetic field coupling via mutual inductance and electric field coupling via mutual capacitance are mixed between the power receiving coils and the power feeding coil, and causes each resonant circuit to resonate with a leakage electromagnetic field of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit and transmit power from the power feeding coil serving as a primary side of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit to the power receiving coil of each of the two or more power receiving circuits serving as a secondary side of the electromagnetic field coupling circuit,
the power feeding coil includes surrounding portions equal in number to the power receiving coils,
the surrounding portions are disposed such that one surrounding portion surrounds one power receiving coil,
adjacent surrounding portions are connected to each other via a first connecting portion and a second connecti

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Kanto Toru
• Fuki Shinichiro

Classifications

• H02J50/40 Primary

  using two or more transmitting or receiving devices (H02J50/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60H2001/3471

  Details of actuators · CPC title

• H05B45/37

  Converter circuits · CPC title

• H02M7/42

  Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal · CPC title

• B60H1/00657

  Remote control devices · CPC title