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20120248892 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - A magnetic flux pad (BPP) is provided for generating or receiving magnetic flux. The pad may be used with an inductive power transfer system, and comprises a magnetically permeable core ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120313444 | INDUCTIVELY CONTROLLED SERIES RESONANT AC POWER TRANSFER - An inductive power transfer pickup circuit has a pickup coil (L | 12-13-2012 |
20140361630 | MAGNETIC FIELD SHAPING FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER - An IPT system magnetic flux device for generating or receiving a magnetic flux, has a magnetically permeable core and at least one coil magnetically associated with the core. A shield repels magnetic flux and is located on the opposite side of the core such that the shield includes an outer portion that extends beyond at least part of the perimeter of the core. | 12-11-2014 |
20150035377 | VAR CONTROL FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein is an inductive power transfer (IPT) compensation circuit and method for reflecting a controlled reactance to a primary conductor at a selected operating frequency, compensating for reactive loads reflected to the primary conductor by one or more other pick-ups inductively coupled with the primary conductor in use. The compensation circuit comprises a first switch means coupled to a resonant circuit and operable to reflect a capacitive reactance to the primary conductor; a second switch means coupled to the resonant circuit and operable to reflect an inductive reactance to the primary conductor; and control means adapted to control operation of the first and second switch means to compensate for inductive and capacitive reactances, respectively, in the primary conductor. | 02-05-2015 |
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20150028849 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - Foreign object detection apparatus for an IPT system, includes a control means adapted to detect the presence of a foreign object on or adjacent to an IPT primary pad of the system. | 01-29-2015 |
20150054350 | WINDING ARRANGEMENTS IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote systems such as electric vehicles are disclosed. In one aspect an induction coil is provided comprising a plurality of substantially co-planar coils formed from one or more lengths of conducting material, each length of conducting material being electrically connectable at each end to a power source or battery, and wherein at least one of the lengths of conducting material is continuously wound around two or more of the coils. In another aspect, a method is provided for forming such an induction coil. In yet another aspect, a switching device is operable to alter the configuration of the coils, for example in response to a detected characteristic of another induction coil or device coupled thereto. | 02-26-2015 |
20150084588 | WIRING HARNESS AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - This disclosure provides methods and apparatus for use in wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote system such as electric vehicles. In one aspect a wireless power transfer system comprises a wireless power transfer device comprising a first connector portion; an electrical device comprising a second connector portion; and a wiring harness comprising a cable, a first end connector portion at one end of the cable configured to be removably connected to the first connector portion, and a second end connector portion at the other end of the second connector portion. In another aspect the the cable configured to be removably connected to wiring harness comprises a plurality of cables, each comprising a plurality of conductive filaments; and a connector portion comprising a plurality of pins each comprising a recessed end, wherein an end of each cable is soldered into the respective recessed ends. | 03-26-2015 |
20150214738 | LOCAL DEMAND SIDE POWER MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY NETWORKS - A demand side electric power supply management system is disclosed. The system comprises an islanded power system having a point of coupling to a supply grid. The islanded power system supplies a plurality of electric loads, each of which is associated with a load controller to control the maximum power demanded by that load. A measuring means associated with the point of coupling measures the total power transfer between the grid and the islanded system, and a system controller monitors the measured power transfer relative to a set point and provides a control signal to a plurality of load controllers. Each load controller receives substantially the same control signal and determines the maximum power which the or each load associated with the load controller is allowed to draw from the islanded power system based on information contained in the control signal. | 07-30-2015 |
20150236513 | MULTIPLE COIL FLUX PAD - The present invention provides a magnetic flux pad for generating or receiving magnetic flux, comprising at least three coils positioned such that the windings thereof are in substantially the same plane, and a power supply or pickup controller operable to selectively energise or receive power from two or more of the coils such that a magnetic field is produced or received by at least one of a plurality of pairs of the at least three coils. In preferred embodiments, the three or more coils are substantially mutually decoupled, overlapping, and/or equidistantly spaced from one another. | 08-20-2015 |
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20090289505 | Assembly for Supplying a Consumer with Electric Power - An arrangement for supplying a load with electrical energy from a power source comprises a textile, woven floor covering ( | 11-26-2009 |
20090302933 | Tuning methods and apparatus for inductively coupled power transfer (ICPT) systems - A method is provided for controlling a resonant circuit ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090303749 | Pick-Up Apparatus for Inductive Power Transfer Systems - An Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) pick-up apparatus includes a magnetically permeable core, a first coil, being wound about the core so as to be inductive coupled therewith such that a current induced in the first coil is most sensitive to a first directional component of magnetic flux and a second coil, being wound about the core so as to be inductively coupled therewith such that a current induced in the second coil is most sensitive to a second directional component of magnetic flux. The first directional component is substantially orthogonal to the second directional component. | 12-10-2009 |
20100109604 | MULTI POWER SOURCED ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An inductive power transfer (IPT) pad and system for the charging of electric and hybid electric vehicles. The batter of such a vehicle can be selectively coupled to a high power electrical supply for fast charging or a lower power electrical supply for charging using IPT. The batteries of the vehicles are used in a system to control the load demand in an electricity network through variations of the frequency of power supplied. | 05-06-2010 |
20100289340 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM - An inductively coupled power transfer system has a power pick-up that uses an asymmetrical magnetically permeable core ( | 11-18-2010 |
20120025602 | Inductive power transfer apparatus - A magnetic flux pad for receiving or generating magnetic flux. The pad includes two pole areas ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120119697 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC AUTOCYCLE CHARGER INCLUDING THE INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS - The invention provides an electric autocycle support apparatus comprising an autocycle engagement device adapted to support an autocycle, the engagement device having a coil adapted to provide a magnetic field for inductively charging an autocycle supported by the apparatus. The invention also provides an electric autocycle stand and a charging system. | 05-17-2012 |
20120217111 | ROADWAY POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEM - A roadway powered electric vehicle system includes a power supply ( | 08-30-2012 |
20120319479 | POWER DEMAND MANAGEMENT IN INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS - A method of controlling power delivered to one or more loads in an inductive power transfer (IPT) system includes varying a frequency of a current in a primary conductive path ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130229061 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM PRIMARY TRACK TOPOLOGIES - A multiphase IPT primary track conductor arrangement comprising a first phase conductor and a second phase conductor, the conductors being arranged substantially in a plane and so as to overlap each other and being arranged such that there is substantially balanced mutual coupling between the phase conductors. | 09-05-2013 |
20130270921 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS - An IPT system magnetic flux pad includes two substantially planar coils ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130272044 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER CONTROL - An inductive power transfer (IPT) control method is disclosed for controlling the output of an IPT pick-up. The invention involves selectively shunting first and second diodes of a diode bridge to selectively rectify an AC current input for supply to a load, or recirculate the AC current to a resonant circuit coupled to the input of the controller. By controlling the proportion of each positive-negative cycle of the AC input which is rectified/recirculated, the output is regulated. Also disclosed is an IPT controller adapted to perform the method, an IPT pick-up incorporating the IPT controller, and an IPT system incorporating at least one such IPT pick-up. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285463 | INDUCTIVE POWER RECEIVER APPARATUS - A magnetic flux pad (BPP) is provided for receiving magnetic flux. The pad may be used with an inductive power transfer system, and comprises a magnetically permeable core ( | 10-31-2013 |
20140035382 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER PICK UP CIRCUITS - An inductive power transfer (IPT) pick-up circuit for receiving power from a primary conductor has a pick-up coil (L | 02-06-2014 |
20140084682 | LOCAL DEMAND SIDE POWER MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY NETWORKS - A demand side electric power supply management system is disclosed. The system comprises an islanded power system having a point of coupling to a supply grid. The islanded power system supplies a plurality of electric loads, each of which is associated with a load controller to control the maximum power demanded by that load. A measuring means associated with the point of coupling measures the total power transfer between the grid and the islanded system, and a system controller monitors the measured power transfer relative to a set point and provides a control signal to a plurality of load controllers. Each load controller receives substantially the same control signal and determines the maximum power which each load associated with the load controller is allowed to draw from the islanded power system based on information contained in the control signal. | 03-27-2014 |
20140252870 | DOUBLE CONDUCTOR SINGLE PHASE INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER TRACKS - An IPT track arrangement including a power supply and conductor electrically connected to the power supply, the conductor includes a plurality of loops located substantially adjacent one another, wherein the polarity in adjacent portions of the loops is the same, and wherein the power supply includes a one or more inverters which share the track load. | 09-11-2014 |
20140292264 | Multi power sourced electric vehicle - An apparatus is disclosed for charging a battery of an electric or a hybrid vehicle. The apparatus includes first means for selectively coupling the battery to a high power electrical supply and second means for selectively coupling the battery to a lower power electrical supply, wherein the second means for coupling comprises a pickup pad electrically coupled to the battery. Power is transferred to the pickup pad from a charging pad by inductive power transfer. | 10-02-2014 |
20150008752 | Multi power sourced electric vehicle - An inductive power transfer pad for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiver separable from the inductive power transfer pad. The inductive power transfer pad includes a coil having at least one turn of a conductor in a first layer and a plurality of ferromagnetic slabs arranged in a second layer substantially parallel to that of the coil, the ferromagnetic slabs being arranged so as to be spaced apart from one another about the coil with their lengths extending across a longitudinal length of the coil. | 01-08-2015 |
20160028240 | INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER APPARATUS - A magnetic flux pad for receiving or generating magnetic flux. The pad includes two pole areas ( | 01-28-2016 |
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20110300167 | CXCR5 RECEPTOR COMPOUNDS - The invention relates generally to compounds which are allosteric modulators (e.g., negative and positive allosteric modulators, allosteric agonists, and ago-allosteric modulators) of the G protein coupled receptor CXCR5. The CXCR5 receptor compounds are derived from the intracellular loops and domains of the CXCR5 receptor. The invention also relates to the use of these CXCR5 receptor compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the CXCR5 receptor compounds in the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with CXCR5 receptor modulation such as autoimmune diseases including lupus, HIV and rheumatoid arthritis, Primary Sjogren's Syndrome, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Burkitt Lymphoma, colon and breast cancer tumor metastasis, Multiple Sclerosis and compromised immune function. | 12-08-2011 |
20130210709 | CXCR4 Receptor Compounds - The invention relates generally to compounds which are allosteric modulators (e.g., positive and negative allosteric modulators, and allosteric agonists) of the G protein coupled receptor for stromal derived factor 1 (SDF-I), also known as the CX-CR4 receptor. The CXCR4 receptor compounds are derived from the intracellular loops and domains of the CXCR4 receptor. The invention also relates to the use of these CXCR4 receptor compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the CXCR4 receptor compounds in the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with CXCR4 modulation such as bone marrow trans-plantation, chemosensitization, cancer, metastatic disease, inflammatory diseases, HIV infection and stem cell-based regenerative medicine. | 08-15-2013 |
20140087993 | PEPDUCIN DESIGN AND USE - Disclosed here is the rational design and use of potent and specific GPCR antagonist pepducins based on GPCR regions such as the third intracellular loop and adjacent regions. | 03-27-2014 |