Wireless power transfer system
First Claim
1. An insulator device, comprising:
- a first insulator disc comprising a first body formed of a first electrically insulating material and defining a first cavity;
a second insulator disc comprising a second body formed of a second electrically insulating material and defining a second cavity;
a first resonator coil located within the first cavity, embedded in the first body;
a second resonator coil located within the second cavity, embedded in the second body, wherein the first resonator coil is configured for resonant inductive coupling with the second resonator coil when the first resonator coil is in a vicinity of the second resonator coil; and
a shaft connected to a center of the first body and a center of the second body,wherein the first insulator disc is physically spaced apart from the second insulator disc, andwherein the insulator device is wirelessly coupled to a circuit to transmit electrical energy from a high voltage power transmission system having a voltage larger than 1,000 V.
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Abstract
Novel and advantageous insulator discs with embedded resonator coils are provided. By linking the insulator discs in a series using an appropriate mechanical mechanism, the insulator discs form an insulator or insulator string for a high power transmission line system. The resonator coils embedded inside the insulator discs therefore form a series of relay resonators that can be used for wireless power transfer through the principle of near-field magnetic coupling and resonance. The insulator string can provide the simultaneous functions of voltage insulation and wireless power transfer over the length of the string. Applications include, but not limited to, wireless power transfer in a high-voltage environment such as that encountered in high-voltage power transmission line systems.
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21 Claims
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1. An insulator device, comprising:
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a first insulator disc comprising a first body formed of a first electrically insulating material and defining a first cavity; a second insulator disc comprising a second body formed of a second electrically insulating material and defining a second cavity; a first resonator coil located within the first cavity, embedded in the first body; a second resonator coil located within the second cavity, embedded in the second body, wherein the first resonator coil is configured for resonant inductive coupling with the second resonator coil when the first resonator coil is in a vicinity of the second resonator coil; and a shaft connected to a center of the first body and a center of the second body, wherein the first insulator disc is physically spaced apart from the second insulator disc, and wherein the insulator device is wirelessly coupled to a circuit to transmit electrical energy from a high voltage power transmission system having a voltage larger than 1,000 V. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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9. An insulator, comprising:
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a series of connected insulator discs, which includes a plurality of insulator discs, each insulator disc of the plurality of insulator discs comprising a body formed of an electrically insulating material and defining a cavity, and a resonator coil located within the cavity, embedded in the body, and configured for resonant inductive coupling with a second resonator coil located in a second cavity of a second insulator disc when the resonator coil is placed in a vicinity of the second resonator coil; and a shaft connecting the plurality of insulator discs, wherein each insulator disc of the plurality of insulator discs having the resonator coil is arranged within the series of connected insulator discs so as to enable a near field transmission of electrical energy from a first end of the series of connected insulator discs to a second end of the series of connected insulator discs, and wherein each insulator disc of the plurality of insulator discs is physically spaced apart from every other insulator disc of the plurality of insulator discs, and wherein the insulator is wirelessly coupled to a circuit to transmit the electrical energy from a high voltage power transmission system having a voltage larger than 1,000 V. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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