Power wiring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020328566-A1
Application number	US-201816766746-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 5, 2018
Priority date	Dec 6, 2017
Publication date	Oct 15, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is a power wiring device which comprises: at least one elongated wiring member which includes a plurality of first connectors and allows the first connectors to be mutually electrically conducted; and a plurality of circuit modules each including a second connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from any of the first connectors, wherein the plurality of circuit modules include: at least one energy harvesting module as a circuit module capable of outputting power generated by energy harvesting from the second connector; and at least one load module as a circuit module capable of consuming power input from the second connector.

First claim

1 . A power wiring device comprising:
at least one elongated wiring member which includes a plurality of first connectors and allows the first connectors to be mutually electrically conducted; and a plurality of circuit modules each including a second connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from any of the first connectors, wherein the plurality of circuit modules includes: at least one energy harvesting module as a circuit module capable of outputting power generated by energy harvesting from the second connector; and at least one load module as a circuit module capable of consuming power input from the second connector.

2 . The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the energy harvesting module either includes an energy harvesting power generator capable of generating power by energy harvesting or is connectable to the energy harvesting power generator.

3 . The power wiring device of claim 2 , wherein the energy harvesting module includes a reverse current preventor which prevents a current from the second connector from flowing into the energy harvesting power generator.

4 . The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the load module includes a load capable of consuming power or is connectable to the load.

5 . The power wiring device of claim 4 , wherein the load module includes a voltage controller which controls a voltage input from the second connector to a predetermined level and outputs the voltage to the load.

6 . The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one energy harvesting module includes a plurality of energy harvesting modules.

7 . The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one load module includes a plurality of load modules.

8 . The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first connectors are disposed along an extending direction of the wiring member,
the wiring member further includes at one end a third connector and at the other end a fourth connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the third connector, and the wiring member allows the plurality of first connectors, the third connector and the fourth connector to be mutually electrically conducted.

9 . The power wiring device of claim 8 , further comprising a connecting member which includes: a fifth connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the third connector; a sixth connector mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the fourth connector; and a switcher capable of switching between electrical connection and disconnection between the fifth connector and the sixth connector.

10 . The power wiring device of claim 9 , wherein the switcher is a switching element.

11 . The power wiring device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one wiring member includes a plurality of wiring members,
the at least one energy harvesting module and the at least one load module are connected to each wiring member, and at least two of the plurality of wiring members are connected via the connecting member.

12 . The power wiring device of claim 8 , further comprising branching member which includes: at least one fifth connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the third connector; and at least one sixth connector mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the fourth connector, wherein the at least one fifth connector includes a plurality of fifth connectors and/or the at least one sixth connector includes a plurality of sixth connectors.

13 . The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of circuit modules include a secondary battery module which includes a secondary battery and serves as a circuit module capable of switching between a charging state in which power input from the second connector is supplied to the secondary battery, and a feeding state in which power from the secondary battery is output from the secondary connector.

Assignees

• Zeon Corp

Inventors

• Yoshida Masayoshi
• Kojima Kiyoshige

Classifications

• H02J7/865

  Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply (H02J7/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J2105/10

  Local stationary networks having a local or delimited stationary reach · CPC title

• H02S10/20 Primary

  Systems characterised by their energy storage means (H02S40/38 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J50/001

  Energy harvesting or scavenging · CPC title

• Y02E70/30

  Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin · CPC title