Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100156346 | RESONANCE-TYPE NON-CONTACT CHARGING APPARATUS - A resonance type non-contact charging apparatus is disclosed. A charger of the apparatus receives the high frequency power from a secondary side resonance coil of the apparatus. A power ratio detecting section of the apparatus detects the ratio of the reflected power from a primary side resonance coil to the high frequency power source with respect to the output power from the high frequency power source to the primary side resonance coil. A stop control section of the apparatus stops the high frequency power source when the ratio detected by the power ratio detecting section becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. | 06-24-2010 |
20110241440 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD USING A NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a non-contact power transmission apparatus provided with an AC power source and a resonant system. The resonant system has a primary coil that is connected with the AC power source, a primary-side resonance coil, a secondary-side resonance coil, a secondary coil and a load that is connected with the secondary coil. In addition, the non-contact power transmission apparatus is provided with a state detection unit and a variable-impedance circuit. The state detection unit detects the state of the resonant system. The variable-impedance circuit is constructed so as to adjust its own impedance in accordance with the state of the resonant system detected by the state detection unit, in such a way that the input impedance and the output impedance at the resonant frequency of the resonant system are matching. | 10-06-2011 |
20110298294 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOF - A non-contact power transmission device is disclosed. The resonant system includes a primary coil connected to the AC power source, a primary resonance coil, a secondary resonance coil, and a secondary coil is connected to the load. When the relationship between an input impedance of the resonant system and a frequency of an AC voltage of the AC power source is shown in a graph, the frequency of the AC voltage of the AC power source is set between a first frequency at which the input impedance has a local maximum value, and a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency and at which the input impedance has a local minimum value. | 12-08-2011 |
20120025761 | RESONANCE TYPE NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A resonance type non-contact power supply system is provided that includes power supplying equipment and an electric vehicle. The power supply equipment includes an alternating-current power source and a primary-side resonance coil for receiving power from the alternating-current power source. The electric vehicle includes power receiving equipment and a vehicle height control device mounted on the electric vehicle. The power receiving equipment includes a secondary-side resonance coil that receives power from the primary-side resonance coil, a rectifier that rectifies the power received by the secondary-side resonance coil, and an electrical storage device, to which the power rectified by the rectifier is supplied. A resonance system that includes the primary-side resonance coil and the secondary-side resonance coil is configured such that impedance thereof is adjusted by the use of the vehicle height control device when the electrical storage device is charged. | 02-02-2012 |
20120104998 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A non-contact power transmission device includes an alternating current power supply, a resonant system, a load, an impedance measuring section and an analyzing section. The resonant system has a primary coil connected to the alternating current power supply, a primary-side resonant coil, a secondary-side resonant coil and a secondary coil. The load is connected to the secondary coil. The impedance measuring section can measure the input impedance of the resonant system. The analyzing section analyzes the measurement results obtained from the impedance measuring section. | 05-03-2012 |
20120230058 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A non-contact power transmission apparatus includes a high-frequency converting section, which converts input voltage to high-frequency voltage and outputs it, a primary coil, which receives high-frequency voltage from the high-frequency converting section, and a secondary coil, which receives electric power from the primary coil. The non-contact power transmission apparatus further includes a load to which the electric power received by the secondary coil is supplied, a rectifier located between the secondary coil and the load, and an output adjusting section, which supplies, as pulses, output voltage to the high-frequency converting section. The output adjusting section is configured to increase or reduce output to the load by adjusting a duty cycle of the pulse output. | 09-13-2012 |
20120242286 | RESONANCE TYPE NON-CONTACT CHARGING DEVICE - A resonance type non-contact charging device includes a high frequency power source, a primary side resonant coil, a secondary side resonant coil, a charger, a secondary battery, and a stop control unit. The primary side resonant coil receives supply of high frequency electric power from the high frequency power source. The secondary side resonant coil is arranged apart from the primary side resonant coil in a non-contact manner. The secondary side resonant coil receives electric power from the primary side resonant coil through magnetic field resonance between the primary side resonant coil and the secondary side resonant coil. The charger receives supply of high frequency electric power from the secondary side resonant coil. The secondary battery is connected to the charger. The stop control unit stops the high frequency power source before stopping the charger when charging is to be stopped. | 09-27-2012 |
20120242287 | RESONANCE TYPE NON-CONTACT CHARGING DEVICE - A resonance type non-contact charging device includes a high frequency power source, a primary side resonant coil, a secondary side resonant coil, a charger, a secondary battery, and a stop control unit. The primary side resonant coil receives supply of high frequency electric power from the high frequency power source. The secondary side resonant coil is arranged apart from the primary side resonant coil in a non-contact manner. The secondary side resonant coil receives electric power from the primary side resonant coil through magnetic field resonance between the primary side resonant coil and the secondary side resonant coil. The charger receives supply of high frequency electric power from the secondary side resonant coil. The secondary battery is connected to the charger. The stop control unit stops the high frequency power source before stopping the charger when charging is to be stopped. | 09-27-2012 |
20120306265 | POWER FEEDING DEVICE AND VEHICLE POWER FEEDING SYSTEM - A power feeding device includes a network analyzer that measures measurement of S-parameters of a resonant system that includes an electromagnetic induction coil and a resonance coil, and an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU adjusts the resonant frequency of the resonance coils to the power supply frequency in accordance with the measured S-parameters. Specifically, the ECU controls variable capacitors to adjust the resonant frequency of resonance coils and, after adjusting the resonant frequency, controls an impedance matching device to match the input impedance of the resonant system with the impedance on a high-frequency power supply device side viewed from the input port of the resonant system. | 12-06-2012 |
20130057082 | NON-CONTACT POWER RECEPTION SYSTEM AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A non-contact power reception system comprising movable body equipment including a secondary-side coil for receiving, in a non-contact manner, electric power from a primary-side coil, which receives electric power from an AC power source, a rectifier, which rectifies electric power received by the secondary-side coil, and an electrical storage device, which is connected to rectifier, wherein the movable body equipment includes a matching unit located between the secondary-side coil and the rectifier, and the non-contact power reception system is configured to bring the matching unit into a mismatch state when electric power is being received from the primary-side coil in a state in which the movable body equipment should refuse power reception. | 03-07-2013 |
20130057207 | POWER FEEDING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - A power feeding system is provided, in which a detected value of reflected power at a power supply device in a power feeding installation is sent from the power feeding installation to a vehicle via a first communication device, the vehicle has an impedance matching device for adjusting an impedance at a resonance system that is constituted of a power transmission resonator, including a primary self-resonant coil and a primary coil in the power feeding installation, and a power receiving resonator, including a secondary self-resonant coil and a secondary coil in the vehicle, and the impedance matching device is controlled based on the detected value of the reflected power at the power supply device, which has been received from the power feeding installation. | 03-07-2013 |
20130193913 | RESONANCE-TYPE NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR MATCHING UNIT DURING CHARGING OF RESONANCE-TYPE NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Power supply equipment ( | 08-01-2013 |
20140125144 | POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - In control over a contactless power supply system that includes: a power transmitting device that includes a power transmitting unit, a power supply unit supplying electric power to the power transmitting unit and a matching transformer coupled between the power supply unit and the power transmitting unit and including a variable inductor and a variable capacitor that adjust an impedance of the power transmitting device; and a power receiving device that includes a power receiving unit carrying out electromagnetic resonance with the power transmitting unit to contactlessly receive electric power from the power transmitting unit, before starting transfer of electric power from the power transmitting device to the power receiving device, the variable inductor is adjusted on the basis of an impedance of the power receiving device to thereby bring the impedance of the power transmitting device close to the impedance of the power receiving device. | 05-08-2014 |
20150061579 | POWER SUPPLY SIDE EQUIPMENT AND RESONANCE-TYPE NON-CONTACT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Power supply side equipment comprises a high-frequency power supply, a matching box, a primary side resonance coil, an output impedance variable unit, a matching state detection unit, and a control unit. By a magnetic field resonance, the primary side resonance coil transmits power in a non-contact manner to a load through a secondary side resonance coil. At least the matching box, the primary side resonance coil, the secondary side resonance coil, and the load constitute a resonance system having a resonant frequency. The matching state detection unit detects the matching state between the input impedance of the resonance system and the output impedance of the high-frequency power supply at the resonant frequency. The control unit adjusts the output impedance variable unit and the matching box according to the detection result by the matching state detection unit so that the input impedance of the resonance system and the output impedance of the high-frequency power supply match each other. | 03-05-2015 |