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Power transmission device

  • US 10,549,652 B2
  • Filed: 05/27/2016
  • Issued: 02/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power transmission device configured to transmit power underwater to an underwater vehicle having a power reception coil, the power transmission device comprising:

  • a power transmission coil configured to transmit power to the power reception coil through a magnetic field;

    a power transmission unit configured to transmit an alternating current voltage having a frequency of 10 kilohertz (kHz) or lower to the power transmission coil;

    a first capacitor connected to the power transmission coil and configured to form a resonance circuit resonating at the frequency with the power transmission coil;

    at least one repeating coil configured to transmit power to the power reception coil using the magnetic field generated from the power transmission coil;

    at least one second capacitor connected to the at least one repeating coil and configured to form a resonance circuit resonating at the frequency with the at least one repeating coil;

    a connector disposed underwater and configured to connect the power transmission coil and the at least one repeating coil to each other with a gap; and

    another connector configured to connect the at least one repeating coil to each other with a gap, wherein the at least one repeating coil are disposed substantially parallel to each other, and more than half of opening surfaces formed by the at least one repeating coil overlap to each other.

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