2848results about "Power current collectors" patented technology

Secondary resonant pickup coils (102) used in loosely coupled inductive power transfer systems, with resonating capacitors (902) have high Q and could support large circulating currents which may destroy components. A current limit or "safety valve" uses an inductor designed to enter saturation at predetermined resonating currents somewhat above normal working levels. Saturation is immediate and passive. The constant-current characteristic of a loosely coupled, controlled pickup means that if the saturable section is shared by coupling flux and by leakage flux, then on saturation the current source is terminated in the saturated inductor, and little detuning from resonance occurs. Alternatively an external saturable inductor (1101, 1102) may be introduced within the resonant circuit (102 and 902), to detune the circuit away from the system frequency. Alternatively DC current may be passed through a winding to increase saturation of a saturable part of a core. As a result, a fail-safe pickup offering a voltage-limited constant-current output is provided.

A power supply system that includes: a power supply coil and a power supply-side resonance coil that are provided at a facility; a power receiving coil and a power receiving-side resonance coil that are provided for a mobile unit; a power supply-side detection unit that detects a position of the power supply-side resonance coil; a power receiving-side detection unit that detects a position of the power receiving-side resonance coil; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a relative position of the power supply coil with respect to the power supply-side resonance coil and a relative position of the power receiving coil with respect to the power receiving-side resonance coil on the basis of the position of the power supply-side resonance coil and the position of the power receiving-side resonance coil.

An exemplary inductive power transfer system having a transmitter coil and a receiver coil. A transmitter-side power converter having a mains rectifier stage powering a transmitter-side dc-bus and controlling a transmitter-side dc-bus voltage U_1,dc. A transmitter-side inverter stage with a switching frequency f_sw supplies the transmitter coil with an alternating current. A receiver-side power converter having a receiver-side rectifier stage that rectifies a voltage induced in the receiver coil and powering a receiver-side dc-bus and a receiver-side charging converter controlling a receiver-side dc-bus voltage U_2,dc. Power controllers that determine from a power transfer efficiency of the power transfer, reference values U_1,dc*, U_2,dc* for the transmitter and receiver side dc-bus voltages. An inverter stage switching controller controls the switching frequency f_sw to reduce losses in the transmitter-side inverter stage.

An inductive power transfer system (10) for roadways includes at least one drive unit arrangement (50) coupled to at least one drive coil arrangement (40) disposed along a roadway (20) for generating a magnetic field extending upwardly from the roadway (20), and at least one vehicle (30) including a corresponding pickup coil arrangement (60) coupled to a power conditioning circuit arrangement (80, 200) for receiving the extending magnetic field for providing power to operate the at least one vehicle (30). The at least one drive unit arrangement (50) is operable to excite, for example at resonance, the at least one drive coil arrangement (40) at a fundamental frequency (f₀) of at least 30 kHz, preferably at least 50 kHz, more preferably at least 100 kHz, and most preferably at least 140 kHz. The at least one drive coil arrangement (40) is implemented to be substantially devoid of ferromagnetic components for providing a path for the extending magnetic field. Optionally, the at least one drive unit arrangement (50) is operable to employ a balanced class-E amplifier arrangement for exciting the at least one drive coil arrangement (40) at the fundamental frequency (f₀). Optionally, the at least one drive unit arrangement (50) is operable to employ one or more Silicon Carbide semiconductor devices for switching the currents provided to the corresponding at least one drive coil arrangement (40). Optionally, there is further included a passive and/or active suppression arrangement (100, 110, 120, 130, 140) for suppressing harmonic magnetic field components generated by the system (10) at multiples of the fundamental frequency (f₀) when in operation.

The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.

Inductive power transfer across an extended gap (100) from a primary conductor (119) is provided by means of a resonant intermediate loop comprised of capacitor (118) with inductor (117) carrying a larger resonating current, that can in turn generate an inductive field to be collected by a pickup coil (120). This process and device find application in an electroluminescent advertising panel.

A coil unit performs at least one of transmission and reception of electric power using electromagnetic resonance between the coil unit and a primary resonance coil disposed to face the coil unit. The coil unit includes a secondary resonance coil that includes a plurality of coils, and that electromagnetically resonates with the primary resonance coil. A first coil among the plurality of coils is disposed in a manner such that a magnetic field generated by the first coil has a phase opposite to a phase of a magnetic field generated by at least one coil other than the first coil among the plurality of coils, with respect to a plane that faces the primary resonance coil.

The invention provides a pantograph type current collector of electric automobile and an automatic rapid charging station. Two pantograph type current collectors are parallel installed on the electric automobile top which has a single main shaft driven by gas cylinder or hydraulic pressure cylinder, and can act local arc movement, a gimbal is installed on the current collector end, a current slide block is fixed on the gimbal; an output end of the electric automobile charging station is two parallel contact plates on the automobile road upper part, two ends of the contact plate has introduce arc and educe arc; the electric automobile runs over the automobile charging station with standard speed along the road under control by relative sensing, detecting and controller which can complete whole process of collecting bow, charging, de-charging and depressing bow automatically.

The preparation method comprises: 1) raw material processing: placing graphite, coke blacking, chopped carbon fiber and modifier at the drying cabinet to remove moisture from them; the drying temperature is 100 deg. C, and the drying time is 2-4 hours; 2) blending: evenly blending the graphite, coke blacking and chopped carbon fiber; adding the copper powder, copper fiber and modifier; in the last, adding phenolic resin to make mould material; 3) hot compacting and forming: placing the mould materials into die; heating and pressing it to make solidification forming; the press is 50-100MP, and the temperature is 160-170 deg. C; keeping 0.5-1 hours in room temperature; 4) sintering: making the sintering form the sample; the temperature is 800-900 deg. C, and the time length is 2-4 hours; 5) densification processing: after chemical vapor deposition or bituminizing, making the carbonizing treatment.

An object is to provide a moving object structure capable of reducing power loss caused when power is supplied from a power feeding device to a moving object by wireless communication. Another object is to provide a moving object structure capable of reducing the intensity of radio waves radiated to the surroundings. A moving object having a plurality of antennas receives radio waves transmitted from a power feeding device. At least one of the plurality of antennas is installed apart from the other antenna(s) of the moving object. Then, the radio waves transmitted from the power feeding device are received by all the plurality of antennas and converted into electric energy. Alternatively, the radio waves transmitted from the power feeding device are received by one or more selected from the plurality of antennas and converted into electric energy.

The invention discloses an electric locomotive pantograph copper-impregnated carbon contact strip producing method. The method comprises the steps that 1, pitch coke powder, graphite powder, siliconized graphite powder and high temperature pitch are mixed according to the proportion to be ground into powder; the mixed powder is prepressed into a stage stock column, and then the stage stock column is solidified and squeezed to be molded and roasted, so that a composite carbon contact strip is obtained; 2, the composite carbon contact strip is cleaned and dried, then is cooled and placed into a graphite crucible, and is placed in an electric furnace at temperature of 1300-1400 DEG C to be preheated; copper liquid is poured into the crucible to soak the composite carbon contact strip, then the crucible is placed in an oil press cover, nitrogen is led in, heat preservation is kept for 3-5 min under the specific intensity of pressure, and finally cooling is carried after pressure releasing. According to the electric locomotive pantograph copper-impregnated carbon contact strip producing method, the electroconductibility of the copper-impregnated carbon contact strip is improved, the electrical resistivity is lowered, the mechanical strength of the carbon contact strip and copper impregnated angle can be increased, then the carbon contact strip abrasive resistance and self-lubrication are improved, the copper-impregnated carbon contact strip is more resistant to abrasion, main line damage and block dropping are avoided, the shock resistance is high, and the service life of the copper-impregnated carbon contact strip is prolonged.

Provided is a noncontact type power feeder system for feeding an electric power to a mobile object, which enables a quick charge and transmission of a high electric power and in which a power feeder and a power receiver can be readily manufactured at low cost, comprising a power feeder arranged along a running road surface for the mobile object 1, and a power receiver mounted to the mobile object, the power feeder and the power receiver being opposed fact-to-face to each other for feeding an electric power, wherein the power feeder is secured on the running road surface for the mobile object, or aerially above the running road surface while the power receiver is mounted at a position where the power receiver is opposed face-to-face to the power feeder with a predetermined gap therebetween when the mobile object is stopped at a position where the power feeder is set up, and each of the power feeder and the power receiver is composed of a planer core having long sides extended in the travel direction of the mobile object while the power feeder is fed thereto with an electric power through a power feed line laid underground or aerially.