Method and an apparatus for transferring electrical power and data
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transferring electrical power and data including a primary circuit and a secondary circuit,wherein the primary circuit comprises:
- an energy source (10),at least a pair of transmitting armatures (100, 100′
), a first of the armatures (100) being connected in use to a different potential with respect to a second of the armatures (100′
),at least a power transmitter (12) connected to the energy source (10) and at least one of the armatures (100, 100′
), andat least a transceiver (20) connected to at least one of the transmitting armatures (100, 100′
), the transceiver (20) configured for receiving and/or transmitting data via the transmitting armatures (100, 100′
) independently of the power transmitted by the power transmitter (12),at least a first capacitor (54) arranged between a head of the transceiver (20) and one of the transmitting armatures (100), at least a first inductance (50) arranged between the power transmitter (12) and one of the transmitting armatures (100), and at least a second inductance (50′
) arranged between the power transmitter (12) and the other of the transmitting armatures (100′
), the inductances being located upstream of the transceiver (20),and wherein the secondary circuit comprises;
at least a pair of receiving armatures (200, 200′
) each arranged in proximity of a respective transmitting armature (100, 100′
) of the primary circuit,a load (18) connected to the receiving armatures (200, 200′
), anda transceiver (22) connected to the transmitting armatures (200, 200′
), the transceiver (22) being particularly suitable for use in receiving and/or transmitting data via the receiving armatures (200, 200′
) independently of the power transmissionat least a first capacitor (56) arranged between the transceiver (22) and one of the receiving armatures (200), and at least a second capacitor (56′
) arranged between the transceiver (22) and the other of the receiving armatures (200′
), at least a first inductance (52) arranged between the load (18) and one of the transmitting armatures (200), and at least a second inductance (52′
) arranged between the load (18) and the other of the receiving armatures (200′
), the inductances being located downstream of the transceiver (20).
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Abstract
An apparatus for transferring electrical power and data includes a primary circuit comprising a source of electrical energy (10), at least a pair of transmitting armatures (100, 100′), a first of the armatures (100) being connected in use to a different electrical potential with respect to a second of the armatures (100′), at least an electric power transmitter (12) connected to the source of electrical energy (10) and to at least one of the armatures (100, 100′), and at least a transceiver (20) connected to at least one of the transmitting armatures (100, 100′). The transceiver (20) is particularly suitable for use in receiving and/or transmitting data via the transmitting armatures (100, 100′) independently of the power transmitted by the power transmitter (12).
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transferring electrical power and data including a primary circuit and a secondary circuit,
wherein the primary circuit comprises: -
an energy source (10), at least a pair of transmitting armatures (100, 100′
), a first of the armatures (100) being connected in use to a different potential with respect to a second of the armatures (100′
),at least a power transmitter (12) connected to the energy source (10) and at least one of the armatures (100, 100′
), andat least a transceiver (20) connected to at least one of the transmitting armatures (100, 100′
), the transceiver (20) configured for receiving and/or transmitting data via the transmitting armatures (100, 100′
) independently of the power transmitted by the power transmitter (12),at least a first capacitor (54) arranged between a head of the transceiver (20) and one of the transmitting armatures (100), at least a first inductance (50) arranged between the power transmitter (12) and one of the transmitting armatures (100), and at least a second inductance (50′
) arranged between the power transmitter (12) and the other of the transmitting armatures (100′
), the inductances being located upstream of the transceiver (20),and wherein the secondary circuit comprises; at least a pair of receiving armatures (200, 200′
) each arranged in proximity of a respective transmitting armature (100, 100′
) of the primary circuit,a load (18) connected to the receiving armatures (200, 200′
), anda transceiver (22) connected to the transmitting armatures (200, 200′
), the transceiver (22) being particularly suitable for use in receiving and/or transmitting data via the receiving armatures (200, 200′
) independently of the power transmissionat least a first capacitor (56) arranged between the transceiver (22) and one of the receiving armatures (200), and at least a second capacitor (56′
) arranged between the transceiver (22) and the other of the receiving armatures (200′
), at least a first inductance (52) arranged between the load (18) and one of the transmitting armatures (200), and at least a second inductance (52′
) arranged between the load (18) and the other of the receiving armatures (200′
), the inductances being located downstream of the transceiver (20). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for transferring power and data comprising steps of:
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predisposing at least a primary circuit comprising an energy source (10), at least a pair of transmitting armatures (100, 100′
), at least a power transmitter (12) connected to the energy source (10) and to at least one of the armatures (100, 100′
), at least a transceiver (20) connected to at least one of the transmitting armatures (100, 100′
), at least a first capacitor (54) arranged between a head of the transceiver (20) and one of the transmitting armatures (100), at least a first inductance (50) arranged between the power transmitter (12) and one of the transmitting armatures (100), and at least a second inductance (50′
) arranged between the power transmitter (12) and the other of the transmitting armatures (100′
), the inductances being located upstream of the transceiver (20),predisposing at least a secondary circuit comprising at least a pair of receiving armatures (200, 200′
), a load (18) connected to at least one of the receiving armatures (200, 200′
), a transceiver (22) connected to at least one of the transmitting armatures (200, 200′
), at least a first capacitor (56) arranged between the transceiver (22) and one of the receiving armatures (200), and at least a second capacitor (56′
) arranged between the transceiver (22) and the other of the receiving armatures (200′
), at least a first inductance (52) arranged between the load (18) and one of the transmitting armatures (200), and at least a second inductance (52′
) arranged between the load (18) and the other of the receiving armatures (200′
), the inductances being located downstream of the transceiver (20),arranging at least a receiving armature (200) of the secondary circuit in proximity of a transmitting armature (100, 100′
) of the primary circuit for determining a capacitive-type coupling between the armatures (100, 200), andtransferring data from the transceiver (20) of the primary circuit to the transceiver (22) of the secondary circuit and/or vice versa, through the at least a pair of armatures (100, 200), and transferring power from the transceiver (12) of the primary circuit to the load (18) of the secondary circuit, through the at least a pair of armatures (100, 200) independently of the data transfer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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