TRANSMITTER FOR INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS
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1. An inductive power transmitter including:
- a. a plurality of transmitting coils for generating an alternating magnetic field, wherein the plurality of transmitting coils are arranged in a row and each transmitting coil partially overlaps with adjacent transmitting coils in the row; and
b. a transmitting circuit connected to each transmitting coil for driving the transmitting coils so that each transmitting coil'"'"'s alternating magnetic field is phase shifted with respect to the alternating magnetic field of adjacent transmitting coils in the row.
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Abstract
An inductive power transmitter having a plurality of transmitting coils for generating an alternating magnetic field arranged in a row with each transmitting coil partially overlapping with adjacent transmitting coils in the row. A transmitting circuit connected to each transmitting coil may drive the transmitting coils so that each transmitting coil'"'"'s alternating magnetic field is phase shifted with respect to the alternating magnetic field of adjacent transmitting coils in the row or so that the alternating magnetic field generated by the transmitting coils travels along a charging surface.
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23 Claims
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1. An inductive power transmitter including:
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a. a plurality of transmitting coils for generating an alternating magnetic field, wherein the plurality of transmitting coils are arranged in a row and each transmitting coil partially overlaps with adjacent transmitting coils in the row; and b. a transmitting circuit connected to each transmitting coil for driving the transmitting coils so that each transmitting coil'"'"'s alternating magnetic field is phase shifted with respect to the alternating magnetic field of adjacent transmitting coils in the row. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An inductive power transmitter including:
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a. a plurality of transmitting coils for generating an alternating magnetic field, wherein the plurality of transmitting coils are arranged in a row and each transmitting coil partially overlaps with adjacent transmitting coils in the row; and b. a transmitting circuit connected to each transmitting coil for driving the transmitting coils so that the alternating magnetic field generated by the transmitting coils travels along a charging surface.
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