Wireless Inductive Heating for RV Components and Rider Garments
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle systems for heating components, such as handgrips and garments, are cumbersome due to wired connections and require frequent maintenance, while charging methods are inconvenient, especially for infrequently used vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A wireless power transfer system using inductive coils or conductive materials to provide heat to vehicle components and user garments, controlled by a programmable controller that adjusts power based on user input and sensor data, eliminating the need for physical connections and reducing maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wired connections are used to provide heat to handgrips and garments, then heating functionality is achieved, but device complexity and maintenance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces wired mechanical connections with wireless electromagnetic energy transfer. Inductive coils generate electromagnetic fields that transfer power to heating elements without physical wire connections, eliminating wire fatigue and corrosion issues while maintaining heating functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces electromagnetic fields as an intermediary medium to transfer energy between the power source and heating components. The inductive coils and capacitive coupling create an electromagnetic field that acts as a mediator, allowing power transmission without direct wire contact.
2Reliability
If wired connections are used for heating components, then power transfer is reliable, but maintenance frequency increases due to wire wear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates mechanical wire connections by using electromagnetic induction and capacitive coupling for power transfer. This substitution removes the wear and corrosion problems inherent in wired systems, significantly reducing maintenance requirements while maintaining reliable power delivery to heating elements.
3Use of energy by moving object
If wired charging connections are used, then battery charging is achieved, but user convenience decreases due to physical plugging requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical plugging and wiring for battery charging with wireless electromagnetic energy transfer. The vehicle's inductive coil can wirelessly charge batteries in garments or portable devices through electromagnetic coupling, eliminating the need for users to physically connect charging cables.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wired components are added to heated garments, then heating control is improved, but garment cumbersome ness increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces multiple wired control components in heated garments with wireless electromagnetic power transfer. A single wireless power source in the vehicle communicates with and powers multiple heating zones in the garment through electromagnetic fields, maintaining heating control versatility while eliminating cumbersome wires and connectors.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user comfort by providing efficient and convenient heating without the hassle of wired connections and reduces maintenance needs by eliminating wire fatigue and corrosion, while allowing for wireless charging of vehicle batteries.
Implementation Method 1
The first inductive coil is configured to wirelessly provide power to the second inductive coil based on inducing a second current
Implementation Method 2
The first conductive material provides a conductive current to the second conductive material based on a physical contact between the first conductive material and the second conductive material
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle including a system for transferring energy between on-board vehicle components and/or between on-board and external components. The vehicle is configured to heat various components through induction to provide comfort to the rider and/or to transfer energy for charging one or more vehicle components.