POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR ON-LINE ELECTRIC VEHICLE, METHOD FOR FORMING SAME AND MAGNETIC FIELD CANCELATION APPARATUS

• US 20130092491A1
• Filed: 10/18/2010
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Suh, Nam Pyo, Chang, Soon Heung, Cho, Dong Ho, Cho, Jung Goo, Rim, Chun Taek, Jeong, Gu Ho, Kim, Jong Woo, Lee, In, Kim, Eun Ho, Lim, Chae Hun, Lee, Kyung Hun, Jang, Ji Chul, Choi, Joo Young, Song, Bo Yune, Son, Young Dong, Cho, Yang Jin, Kang, Myung Koo
• Application Number:
  US13/501,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20130092491A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 191/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/20 AC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 5/005 without mechanical contact between the collector and the power supply line
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60M 1/34 in slotted conduits
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 1/028 in the ground F16L1/026 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0075 Magnetic shielding materials
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A power supply apparatus is for supplying power to an electric vehicle by a magnetic induction mechanism. The apparatus includes a power supply structure including a multiple number of power supply rail modules connected in a forward road direction, each power supply rail module including at least one power supply line passage elongated in the forward road direction, a power supply core of a lattice structure provided below the power supply line passage, and a concrete structure incorporating the power supply line passage and the power supply core; at least one power supply line accommodated in the power supply line passage in the forward road direction and surrounded by an insulating pipe; and at least one common line provided in the forward road direction and surrounded by an insulating pipe, for supplying power to the power supply apparatus.

Claims

1. A power supply apparatus for supplying power to an electric vehicle by a magnetic induction mechanism, the apparatus comprising:

a power supply structure including a multiple number of power supply rail modules connected in a forward road direction, each power supply rail module including at least one power supply line passage elongated in the forward road direction, a power supply core of a lattice structure provided below the power supply line passage, and a concrete structure incorporating the power supply line passage and the power supply core;

at least one power supply line accommodated in the power supply line passage in the forward road direction and surrounded by an insulating pipe; and

at least one common line provided in the forward road direction and surrounded by an insulating pipe, for supplying power to the power supply apparatus.

2. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply core of the lattice structure includes a plurality of core blades arranged in a lattice pattern, and

a thickness of each core blade in the forward road direction is equal to or less than about ⅓

of a distance between the core blades.

3. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the common line is provided below the power supply core or at a lateral side outside the power supply core.

4. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the common line is accommodated in the concrete structure.

5. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein the common line is buried outside the concrete structure.

6. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) is filled between the power supply line passage and the insulating pipe surrounding the power supply line.

7. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more deformation absorbing members inserted in concrete structure at a regular distance in a direction perpendicular to the forward road direction, for preventing a damage due to deformation of the concrete.

8. The power supply apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one reinforcing bar installed below the power supply core in the forward road direction within the concrete structure, for reinforcing the concrete structure.

9. The power supply apparatus of claim 8, further comprising:

at least one loop current preventing steel reinforcement installed below the power supply core in a direction perpendicular to the forward road direction within the concrete structure to be distanced away at a certain distance from the steel reinforcement provided in the forward road direction, for preventing generation of a loop current by magnetic induction.

10. The power supply apparatus of claim 2, wherein each core blade has a ‘

U’

-shaped cross section.

11. The power supply apparatus of claim 2, wherein each core blade has a plat shape.

12. A method for forming the power supply apparatus for an electric vehicle, the method comprising:

fabricating a multiple number of power supply rail modules including at least one power supply line passage elongated in the forward road direction, a power supply core of a lattice structure provided below the power supply line passage and a concrete structure incorporating the power supply line passage and the power supply core;

forming grooves of a preset depth in a road in the forward road direction so as to accommodate the power supply rail modules in the grooves;

arranging the multiple number of power supply rail modules in the grooves one after another;

inserting at least one power supply line surrounded by an insulating pipe into the power supply line passage in the forward road direction; and

covering the power supply rail modules with asphalt.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein each power supply rail module further includes at least one common line passage elongated in the forward road direction, and

the method further comprising:

inserting said at least one common line surrounded by the insulating pipe into the common line passage before covering the power supply rail modules with asphalt.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein each power supply rail module has a ‘

T’

-shaped cross section, and

the method further comprising;

placing said at least one common line for supplying power to the power supply apparatus and surrounded by the insulating pipe between the power supply rail module and inner surfaces of the groove before placing the power supply rail module in the groove.

15. A method for forming a power supply apparatus for an electric vehicle, the power supply apparatus including at least one power supply line, a power supply core assembly and at least one common line, the method comprising:

forming a cut-out section of a certain width and a certain depth in a road;

installing a power supply rail module including a power supply line pipe for accommodating the power supply line, the power supply core assembly and a common line pipe for accommodating the common line;

installing a multiplicity of power supply rail modules in the cut-out section in a forward road direction by repeating the process of installing the power supply rail module; and

pouring and curing concrete in the power supply rail modules.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the process of installing each power supply rail module in the cut-out section includes:

installing a pair of holding jointer molds, each of which is provided with grooves in a first direction for holding the power supply pipe, the power supply core assembly and the common line pipe;

holding the power supply pipe, the power supply core assembly and the common line pipe on the pair of holding jointer molds;

fitting a pair of fixing jointer molds, each of which is provided with grooves in an opposite direction to the first direction for fixing the power supply pipe, the power supply core assembly and the common line pipe, onto the holding jointer molds; and

fixing the holding jointer mold and the fixing jointer mold by using a mold-fixing clip.

17. A magnetic field cancelation apparatus for a power supply apparatus for an electric vehicle, the power supply apparatus including at least one power supply line buried in a road and elongated in a lengthwise direction of the road, a power supply core provided below the power supply line while being electrically insulated from the power supply line, and a common line provided below the power supply core, the magnetic field cancelation apparatus comprising:

a frame member; and

a coil member having a plurality of coils, each coil being wound around the frame member and forming a closed loop,

wherein the magnetic field cancelation apparatus is placed on the common line to cancel an electromagnetic field emitted from the common line.

18. The magnetic field cancelation apparatus of claim 17, further comprising:

a fixing member inserted between the common line and the frame member, for maintaining a distance between the common line and the frame member.

19. The magnetic field cancelation apparatus of claim 17, wherein the frame member includes:

a multiple number of semicircular members arranged in a row, each of the semicircular members having a semicircular cross section;

a pair of side connecting members arranged to connect both side portions of the multiple number of semicircular members; and

an upper connecting member provided to connect top portions of the multiple number of semicircular members.

20. The magnetic field cancelation apparatus of claim 17, wherein the coil member include:

a first coil elongated along bottom portions of the side connecting members while being firmly adhered to the bottom portions of the side connecting members, and installed substantially along the circumference of each of the foremost and the last semicircular member so as not to cross the inside of semicircles;

a second coil elongated along a top portion of the side connecting members while being firmly adhered to the top portions of the side connecting members, and installed substantially along the circumference of each of the foremost and the last semicircular member so as not to cross the inside of the semicircles; and

a third coil installed along aside surface of the upper connecting member.