Methods and apparatus for a modular coil holder for an extended wireless charging roadway assembly
First Claim
1. A holder configured to hold one or more components of a wireless charging power transfer system, the holder comprising:
- a first surface having one or more grooves that extend along at least a portion of the first surface in a first direction and being positioned at a first location, the one or more grooves configured to receive at least a portion of a conductor of a coil that extends along at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of at least one other first surface of at least one other holder, the coil configured to inductively transfer power via a magnetic field;
a second surface having a plurality of guides configured to hold a ferrimagnetic structure, the second surface positioned at a second location opposite the first surface; and
one or more mechanical connectors configured to fasten the holder to the at least one other holder,wherein the plurality of guides holds the ferrimagnetic structure onto the second surface and a second surface of the at least one other holder and wherein the plurality of guides aligns the ferrimagnetic structure along at least a portion of the second surface and at least a portion of the second surface of the at least one other holder in a second direction different from the first direction.
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Abstract
A holder configured to hold one or more components of a wireless charging power transfer system is provided. The apparatus comprises a first surface having one or more grooves configured to receive at least a portion of a conductor of a coil that spans the holder and at least one other holder, the coil configured to inductively transfer power via a magnetic field. The apparatus comprises one or more mechanical connectors configured to fasten the holder to the at least one other holder. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of transverse grooves on the first surface that extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of extension of the one or more grooves, the plurality of transverse grooves configured to guide the conductor of the coil from the holder to the at least one other holder.
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27 Claims
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1. A holder configured to hold one or more components of a wireless charging power transfer system, the holder comprising:
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a first surface having one or more grooves that extend along at least a portion of the first surface in a first direction and being positioned at a first location, the one or more grooves configured to receive at least a portion of a conductor of a coil that extends along at least a portion of the first surface and at least a portion of at least one other first surface of at least one other holder, the coil configured to inductively transfer power via a magnetic field; a second surface having a plurality of guides configured to hold a ferrimagnetic structure, the second surface positioned at a second location opposite the first surface; and one or more mechanical connectors configured to fasten the holder to the at least one other holder, wherein the plurality of guides holds the ferrimagnetic structure onto the second surface and a second surface of the at least one other holder and wherein the plurality of guides aligns the ferrimagnetic structure along at least a portion of the second surface and at least a portion of the second surface of the at least one other holder in a second direction different from the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A holder configured to hold one or more components of a wireless charging power transfer system, the holder comprising:
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a first surface having one or more grooves that extend along at least a portion of the first surface in a first direction and being positioned at a first location, the one or more grooves configured to receive at least a portion of a conductor of a coil, the coil configured to inductively transfer power via a magnetic field; a second surface having a plurality of guides configured to hold a ferrimagnetic structure, the second surface positioned at a second location opposite the first surface; and one or more mechanical connectors configured to fasten the holder to at least one other holder, wherein the holder is further configured to support one or more components for transferring power from a power supply to the coil, wherein the plurality of guides holds the ferrimagnetic structure onto the second surface and a second surface of the at least one other holder and wherein the plurality of guides aligns the ferrimagnetic structure along at least a portion of the second surface and at least a portion of the second surface of the at least one other holder in a second direction different from the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for installing a wireless charging power transfer system, the method comprising:
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fastening a plurality of holders to one another via one or more mechanical connectors on each of the holders, each of the plurality of holders further comprising; a first surface having one or more grooves that extend along at least a portion of the first surface in a first direction and being positioned at a first location, the one or more grooves configured to receive at least a portion of a conductor of a coil, and a second surface having a plurality of guides configured to hold a ferrimagnetic structure, the second surface positioned at a second location opposite the first surface, and winding a conductor of the coil into the one or more grooves of at least two of the holders such that the coil spans the at least two holders, wherein the plurality of guides holds the ferrimagnetic structure onto the second surface and a second surface of the at least one other holder and wherein the plurality of guides aligns the ferrimagnetic structure along at least a portion of the second surface and at least a portion of the second surface of the at least one other holder in a second direction different from the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A holder configured to hold one or more components of a wireless charging power transfer system, the holder comprising:
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means for receiving at least a portion of a conductor of a coil on a first surface of the holder that extend along at least a portion of the means for receiving at least a portion of a conductor in a first direction and being positioned at a first location, the coil configured to span at least a portion of the first surface and at least one other first surface of at least one other holder and inductively transfer power via a magnetic field; means for receiving a ferrimagnetic structure on a second surface having a second location opposite the first surface; and means for mechanically fastening the holder to the at least one other holder, wherein the means for receiving a ferrimagnetic structure holds the ferrimagnetic structure onto the second surface and a second surface of the at least one other holder and wherein the means for receiving a ferrimagnetic structure aligns the ferrimagnetic structure along at least a portion of the second surface and at least a portion of the second surface of the at least one other holder in a second direction different from the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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