POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, POWER GENERATING MODULE, MODULE FIXING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A power generation system comprising:
- a plurality of power generating modules;
a module fixing device configured to fix the power generating modules onto an object; and
a combining section,wherein each of the plurality of power generating modules includesa power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy, anda power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with the RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field, andwherein the module fixing device includesa first fixing member configured to fix the power generating modules,a plurality of power receiving antennas, each of the plurality of power receiving antennas corresponding to one of the plurality of power generating modules and configured to receive at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by a corresponding power transmitting antenna, anda second fixing member configured to fix the power receiving antennas, andwherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules and the plurality of power receiving antennas, respectively, such that each of the power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna, andwherein the combining section is configured to combine the respective outputs of the power receiving antennas in parallel, andwherein the power transmitting antenna is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series, andwherein the power receiving antenna is a parallel resonant circuit in which a second inductor and a second capacitor are connected in parallel, andwherein a resonant frequency fT of the power transmitting antenna and a resonant frequency fR of the power receiving antenna are set to be equal to the frequency f0 of the RF energy, andwherein the voltage step-up ratio Voc of the oscillator, the respective inductances L1 and L2 of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a coupling coefficient k between the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna satisfy (L2/L1)≧
4(k/Voc)2.
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Abstract
A power generation system includes power generating modules, and a module fixing device configured to fix the power generating modules. Each power generating module includes a power generating module body including a power generator that generates DC energy, and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body. The power transmitter includes an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0, and a power transmitting antenna that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field. The module fixing device includes a first fixing member configured to fix the power generating modules, power receiving antennas each of which receives at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and a second fixing member configured to fix the power receiving antennas. The respective outputs of the power receiving antennas are combined in parallel by the combining section.
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35 Claims
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1. A power generation system comprising:
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a plurality of power generating modules; a module fixing device configured to fix the power generating modules onto an object; and a combining section, wherein each of the plurality of power generating modules includes a power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy, and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with the RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field, and wherein the module fixing device includes a first fixing member configured to fix the power generating modules, a plurality of power receiving antennas, each of the plurality of power receiving antennas corresponding to one of the plurality of power generating modules and configured to receive at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by a corresponding power transmitting antenna, and a second fixing member configured to fix the power receiving antennas, and wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules and the plurality of power receiving antennas, respectively, such that each of the power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and wherein the combining section is configured to combine the respective outputs of the power receiving antennas in parallel, and wherein the power transmitting antenna is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series, and wherein the power receiving antenna is a parallel resonant circuit in which a second inductor and a second capacitor are connected in parallel, and wherein a resonant frequency fT of the power transmitting antenna and a resonant frequency fR of the power receiving antenna are set to be equal to the frequency f0 of the RF energy, and wherein the voltage step-up ratio Voc of the oscillator, the respective inductances L1 and L2 of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a coupling coefficient k between the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna satisfy (L2/L1)≧
4(k/Voc)2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 34, 35)
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18. A power generation system comprising:
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a plurality of power generating modules; a module fixing device configured to fix the power generating modules; a combining section; and a rectifier, wherein each of the plurality of power generating modules includes a power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy, and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with the RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field, and wherein the module fixing device includes a first fixing member configured to fix the power generating modules, a plurality of power receiving antennas, each of the plurality of power receiving antennas corresponding to one of the plurality of power generating modules and configured to receive at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and a second fixing member configured to fix the plurality of power receiving antennas, and wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules and the plurality of power receiving antennas, respectively, such that each of the power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and wherein the combining section is configured to combine the respective outputs of the power receiving antennas in parallel, and wherein the rectifier is configured to rectify the combined output of the combining section, and wherein the power transmitting antenna is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series, and wherein the power receiving antenna is a parallel resonant circuit in which a second inductor and a second capacitor are connected in parallel, and wherein a resonant frequency fT of the power transmitting antenna and a resonant frequency fR of the power receiving antenna are set to be equal to the frequency f0 of the RF energy, and wherein the voltage step-up ratio Voc of the oscillator, the voltage step-up ratio Vrr of the rectifier, the respective inductances L1 and L2 of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a coupling coefficient k between the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna satisfy (L2/L1)≧
4(k/(Voc×
Vrr))2. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A power generation system comprising:
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a plurality of power generating modules; a module fixing device configured to fix the power generating modules; a combining section; and a plurality of rectifiers, wherein each of the plurality of power generating modules includes a power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy, and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with the RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field, and wherein the module fixing device includes a first fixing member configured to fix the power generating modules, a plurality of power receiving antennas, each of the plurality of power receiving antennas corresponding to one of the plurality of power generating modules and configured to receive at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and a second fixing member configured to fix the power receiving antennas, and wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules and the plurality of power receiving antennas, respectively, such that each of the plurality of power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and wherein the plurality of rectifiers is configured to rectify the respective outputs of the plurality of power receiving antennas, and wherein the combining section is configured to combine the respective outputs of the rectifiers in parallel, and wherein the power transmitting antenna is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series, and wherein the power receiving antenna is a parallel resonant circuit in which a second inductor and a second capacitor are connected in parallel, and wherein a resonant frequency fT of the power transmitting antenna and a resonant frequency fR of the power receiving antenna are set to be equal to the frequency f0 of the RF energy, and wherein the voltage step-up ratio Voc of the oscillator, the voltage step-up ratio Vrr of the plurality of rectifiers, the respective inductances L1 and L2 of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a coupling coefficient k between the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna satisfy (L2/L1)≧
4(k/(Voc×
Vrr))2. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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27. A power generation system comprising:
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a plurality of power generating modules; a module fixing device configured to fix the power generating modules; a combining section; and a frequency converter, wherein each of the plurality of power generating modules includes a power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy, and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with the RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field, and wherein the module fixing device includes a first fixing member configured to fix the power generating modules, a plurality of power receiving antennas, each of the plurality of power receiving antennas corresponding to one of the plurality of power generating modules and configured to receive at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and a second fixing member configured to fix the power receiving antennas, and wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules and the plurality of power receiving antennas, respectively, such that each of the plurality of power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and wherein the combining section is configured to combine the respective outputs of the power receiving antennas in parallel, and wherein the frequency converter is configured to convert the frequency of the combined output of the combining section, and wherein the power transmitting antenna is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series, and wherein the power receiving antenna is a parallel resonant circuit in which a second inductor and a second capacitor are connected in parallel, and wherein a resonant frequency fT of the power transmitting antenna and a resonant frequency fR of the power receiving antenna are set to be equal to the frequency f0 of the RF energy, and wherein the voltage step-up ratio Voc of the oscillator, the voltage step-up ratio Vtr of the frequency converter, the respective inductances L1 and L2 of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a coupling coefficient k between the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna satisfy (L2/L1)≧
4(k/(Voc×
Vtr))2.
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29. A power generation system comprising:
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a plurality of power generating modules; a module fixing device, which fixes the power generating modules; a combining section; and a plurality of frequency converters, wherein each of the plurality of power generating modules includes a power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy, and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with the RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field, and wherein the module fixing device includes a first fixing member configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules, a plurality of power receiving antennas, each of the plurality of receiving antennas corresponding to one of the plurality of power generating modules and configured to receive at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and a second fixing member configured to fix the power receiving antennas, and wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules and the plurality of power receiving antennas, respectively, such that each of the plurality of power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and wherein the plurality of frequency converters are configured to convert the respective frequencies of the outputs of the power receiving antennas, and wherein the combining section is configured to combine the respective outputs of the frequency converters in parallel, and wherein the power transmitting antenna is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series, and wherein the power receiving antenna is a parallel resonant circuit in which a second inductor and a second capacitor are connected in parallel, and wherein a resonant frequency fT of the power transmitting antenna and a resonant frequency fR of the power receiving antenna are set to be equal to the frequency f0 of the RF energy, and wherein the voltage step-up ratio Voc of the oscillator, the voltage step-up ratio Vtr of the frequency converters, the respective inductances L1 and L2 of the first inductor and the second inductor, and a coupling coefficient k between the power transmitting antenna and the power receiving antenna satisfy (L2/L1)≧
4(k/(Voc×
Vtr))2. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A power generating module comprising:
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a power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy; and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field, and wherein the power transmitting antenna is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series.
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32. A module fixing device comprising:
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a first fixing member configured to fix a plurality of power generating modules, each of the plurality of power generating modules including a power generating module body including a power generator configured to generate DC energy, and a power transmitter attached to the power generating module body, the power transmitter including an oscillator that converts the DC energy into RF energy with a frequency f0 and a power transmitting antenna that is supplied with the RF energy from the oscillator and that transmits the RF energy as a resonant magnetic field and that is a series resonant circuit in which a first inductor and a first capacitor are connected in series; a plurality of power receiving antennas, each of the plurality of power receiving antennas corresponding to one of the plurality of power generating modules and configured to receive at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the corresponding power transmitting antenna, and being a parallel resonant circuit in which a second inductor and a second capacitor are connected in parallel; a second fixing member configured to fix the power receiving antennas, wherein each of the plurality of power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna; and a cable, to which the outputs of at least two of the plurality of power receiving antennas are input in parallel, and wherein the first fixing member and the second fixing member are configured to fix the plurality of power generating modules and the plurality of power receiving antennas, respectively, such that each of the power receiving antennas faces at least partially the corresponding power transmitting antenna. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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Specification