POWER GENERATING SYSTEM AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A power generating system, comprising:
- a plurality of power generating units, each of the units including;
a power generating device configured to output DC energy;
an oscillator configured to convert the DC energy output from the power generating device into high-frequency energy and output the converted high-frequency energy;
a transmitting antenna configured to transmit the high-frequency energy output from the oscillator;
a receiving antenna configured to receive at least part of the high-frequency energy transmitted by the transmitting antenna;
an AC converting and outputting section configured to convert the high-frequency energy into AC energy having a relatively low frequency and outputting the converted AC energy;
a DC converting and outputting section configured to convert the high-frequency energy into DC energy and outputting the converted DC energy; and
an output switching section configured to connect a plurality of outputting sections including the AC converting and outputting section and the DC converting and outputting section to the receiving antenna, the output switching section being configured to transmit the high-frequency energy received by the receiving antenna to any one of the plurality of outputting sections based on a control signal;
an AC combining section configured to combine. AC energy output from the AC converting and outputting sections of the plurality of power generating units and supplying the combined AC energy to an AC load;
a DC combining section configured to combine DC energy output from the DC converting and outputting sections of the plurality of power generating units and supplying the combined DC energy to a DC load; and
an output control section configured to control an output of each of the plurality of power generating units by transmitting the control signal to the output switching section of each of the plurality of power generating units based on power consumption of at least one of the AC load and the DC load.
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Abstract
A power generating system includes: a plurality of power generating units for transmitting generated electric power by wireless via magnetic coupling between resonators; an AC combining section for combining AC energy output from AC converting and outputting sections of the power generating units and supplying the converted AC energy to an AC load; a DC combining section for combining DC energy output from DC converting and outputting sections of the power generating units and supplying the combined DC energy to a DC load; and an output control section for controlling an output of each power generating unit by transmitting a control signal to an output switching section of each power generating unit based on power consumption of at least one of the AC load and the DC load.
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15 Claims
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1. A power generating system, comprising:
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a plurality of power generating units, each of the units including; a power generating device configured to output DC energy; an oscillator configured to convert the DC energy output from the power generating device into high-frequency energy and output the converted high-frequency energy; a transmitting antenna configured to transmit the high-frequency energy output from the oscillator; a receiving antenna configured to receive at least part of the high-frequency energy transmitted by the transmitting antenna; an AC converting and outputting section configured to convert the high-frequency energy into AC energy having a relatively low frequency and outputting the converted AC energy; a DC converting and outputting section configured to convert the high-frequency energy into DC energy and outputting the converted DC energy; and an output switching section configured to connect a plurality of outputting sections including the AC converting and outputting section and the DC converting and outputting section to the receiving antenna, the output switching section being configured to transmit the high-frequency energy received by the receiving antenna to any one of the plurality of outputting sections based on a control signal; an AC combining section configured to combine. AC energy output from the AC converting and outputting sections of the plurality of power generating units and supplying the combined AC energy to an AC load; a DC combining section configured to combine DC energy output from the DC converting and outputting sections of the plurality of power generating units and supplying the combined DC energy to a DC load; and an output control section configured to control an output of each of the plurality of power generating units by transmitting the control signal to the output switching section of each of the plurality of power generating units based on power consumption of at least one of the AC load and the DC load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. A power generating system, comprising:
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a plurality of power generating units, each of the units including; a power generating device configured to output DC energy; an oscillator configured to convert the DC energy output from the power generating device into high-frequency energy and output the converted high-frequency energy; a transmitting antenna configured to transmit the high-frequency energy output from the oscillator; a receiving antenna configured to receive at least part of the high-frequency energy transmitted by the transmitting antenna; an AC converting and outputting section configured to convert the high-frequency energy into AC energy having a relatively low frequency and outputting the converted AC energy; an HF outputting section configured to output the received high-frequency energy without any conversion; and an output switching section configured to connect a plurality of outputting sections including the AC converting and outputting section and the HF outputting section to the receiving antenna, the output switching section being configured to transmit the high-frequency energy received by the receiving antenna to any one of the plurality of outputting sections based on a control signal; an AC combining section configured to combine AC energy output from the AC converting and outputting sections of the plurality of power generating units and supplying the combined AC energy to an AC load; an HF combining section configured to combine the high-frequency energy output from the HF outputting sections of the plurality of power generating units and supplying the combined high-frequency energy to an HF load; and an output control section configured to control an output of each of the plurality of power generating units by transmitting the control signal to the output switching section of each of the plurality of power generating units based on power consumption of at least one of the AC load and the HF load.
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15. A wireless power transmission system, comprising:
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a plurality of power transmission units, each of the units including; an oscillator configured to convert DC energy into high-frequency energy and output the converted high-frequency energy; a transmitting antenna configured to transmit the high-frequency energy output from the oscillator; a receiving antenna configured to receive at least part of the high-frequency energy transmitted by the transmitting antenna; an AC converting and outputting section configured to convert the high-frequency energy into AC energy having a relatively low frequency and outputting the converted AC energy; an HF outputting section configured to output the received high-frequency energy without any conversion; and an output switching section configured to connect a plurality of outputting sections including the AC converting and outputting section and the HF outputting section to the receiving antenna, the output switching section being configured to transmit the high-frequency energy received by the receiving antenna to any one of the plurality of outputting sections based on a control signal; an AC combining section configured to combine AC energy output from the AC converting and outputting sections of the plurality of power transmission units and supplying the combined AC energy to an AC load; an HF combining section configured to combine the high-frequency energy output from the HF outputting sections of the plurality of power transmission units and supplying the combined high-frequency energy to an HF load; and an output control section configured to control an output of each of the plurality of power transmission units by transmitting the control signal to the output switching section of each of the plurality of power transmission units based on power consumption of at least one of the AC load and the HF load.
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