Power Transmission Device

• US 20160164343A1
• Filed: 09/04/2013
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Hara, Kazunori, Katagishi, Makoto, Shinoda, Hiroshi, Terada, Takahide
• Application Number:
  US14/904,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20160164343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices

Abstract

A power transmission device has a short height and a small size and is capable of transmitting high power with high efficiency. The power transmission device includes first resonators, second resonators coupled to the first resonators via electromagnetic waves, a primary circuit connected to an input end of the first resonator, and a secondary circuit connected to an output end of the second resonator. The first resonator is insulated from the second resonator. Output impedance of the primary circuit is different from input impedance of the secondary circuit. Impedance matching is performed between the output impedance of the primary circuit and impedance in the case of viewing the first resonator side from the input end of the first resonator, and impedance matching is performed between the input impedance of the secondary circuit and impedance in the case of viewing the second resonator side from the output end of the second resonator.

Claims

1. A power transmission device, comprising:

a first resonator;

a second resonator coupled to the first resonator via electromagnetic waves;

a primary circuit connected to an input end of The first resonator and configured to supply power to the first resonator; and

a secondary circuit connected to an output end of the second resonator and configured to be supplied with power from the second resonator,

wherein the first resonator is insulated from the second resonator,

output impedance of the primary circuit is different from input impedance of the secondary circuit,

impedance matching is performed between the output impedance of the primary circuit and impedance in the case of viewing the first resonator side from the input end of the first resonator, and

impedance matching is performed between the input impedance of the secondary circuit and impedance in the case of viewing the second resonator side from the output end of the second resonator.

2. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

the first resonator includes a first coil and first capacitance connected to the first coil in series or in. parallel,

the second resonator includes a second coil and second capacitance connected to the second coil in series or in parallel, and

each of the first coil and the second coil includes a spiral-form conductor pattern formed on a dielectric substrate.

3. The power transmission device, according to claim 2, wherein

the dielectric substrate includes

a plurality of conductor layers arranged in order of a stacking direction;

and

a plurality of dielectric layers respectively disposed between the plurality of conductor layers,

at least one of the first coil and the second coil includes two or more conductor patterns each formed inside two or more conductor layers out of the plurality of conductor layers, and

the two or more conductor patterns are connected via a through via hole disposed inside the dielectric layer.

4. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein

the conductor pattern of the first coil has a line width in accordance with output impedance of the primary circuit, and the conductor pattern of the second coil has a line width different from the first coil in accordance with input impedance of the secondary circuit.

5. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein

the conductor pattern of the first coil has number of turns in accordance with output impedance of the primary circuit, and

the conductor pattern of the second coil has number of turns different from the first coil in accordance with. input impedance of the secondary circuit.

6. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein

the conductor pattern of the first coil has an outer diameter or an inner diameter in accordance with output impedance of the primary circuit, and

the conductor pattern of the second coil has an outer diameter or an inner diameter different from the first coil in accordance with input impedance of the secondary circuit.

7. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein

conductor patterns of the first coil. and the second coil have an outer diameter and an inner diameter substantially equal,

the conductor pattern of the first coil has a line width and number of turns in accordance with output impedance of the primary circuit, and

the conductor pattern of the second coil has a line width and number of turns different from the first coil in accordance with input impedance of the secondary circuit.

8. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein a conductor pattern of at least one of the first coil and the second coil has a line width in a section different from a line width in other sections.

9. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein

at least one of the first coil and the second coil has a plurality of conductor patterns each formed in a spiral-form,

the plurality of conductor patterns is connected in series inside the same conductor layer, and

a magnetic flux direction generated from each of the plurality of conductor patterns is substantially an opposite direction between conductor patterns disposed adjacent to each other.

10. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the secondary circuit includes:

first smoothing capacitance connected to a first output node;

a third capacitance; and

a first diode bridge circuit configured to rectify power supplied from the output end of the second resonator via ice third capacitance and generate a first output. voltage in the first output node.

11. The power transmission device according to claim 10, wherein the secondary circuit further includes

second smoothing capacitance connected to a second output node;

and

a second diode bridge circuit configured to rectify power supplied from the output end of the second resonator and generate second output voltage in the second output node.

12. The power transmission device according to claim 11, wherein the first output voltage is set in accordance with a capacitance value of the third capacitance.

13. The power transmission device according to claim 12, wherein

the secondary circuit further includes:

a first clamp circuit connected to the first output node and configured to control the first output voltage to predetermined voltage or less; and

a second clamp circuit connected to the second output node and configured to control the second output voltage to predetermined voltage or less.

14. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the secondary circuit includes

a smoothing capacitance connected to an output node;

an impedance variable circuit;

a diode bridge circuit configured to rectify power supplied from the output end of the second resonator via the impedance variable circuit, and generate output voltage in the output node;

a voltage wave detector configured to detect the output voltage; and

a first control logic circuit configured to control an impedance value of the impedance variable circuit such that the voltage level detected by the voltage wave detector becomes a preset predetermined voltage level.

15. The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein

the second capacitance included in the second resonator is variable capacitance, and

the secondary circuit includes:

smoothing capacitance connected to an output node;

a diode bridge circuit configured to rectify power supplied from the output end of the second. resonator and generate output voltage in the output node;

a voltage wave detector configured to detect the output voltage; and

a second control logic circuit configured to control a capacitance value of the second capacitance such that the voltage level detected by the voltage wave detector becomes a preset predetermined voltage level.