ELEVATOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An elevator system, comprising:
- an elevator car disposed in and arranged to move along a hoistway extending in an axial direction;
a secondary resonant coil mounted to the elevator car and configured to get induced an electro-motive force and output a voltage or current;
a plurality of primary resonant coils distributed along the hoistway and configured to transmit power to the secondary resonant coil when a primary resonant coil of the plurality of resonant coils is adjacent to the secondary resonant coil and is selectively energized; and
a control system configured to select and energize the plurality of primary resonant coils, the control system including a plurality of switches with each one of the plurality of switches being associated with a respective one of the plurality of primary resonant coils, and wherein the plurality of switches selectively close to energize a selected one of the plurality of primary resonant coils associated with a location of the elevator car.
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Abstract
An elevator system includes a car arranged to move along a hoistway and a wireless power transfer system that includes a secondary resonant coil mounted to the car and configured to induce an electro-motive force and output a voltage or current, and a plurality of primary resonant coils distributed along the hoistway and configured to transmit power to the secondary resonant coil when a primary resonant coil is adjacent to the secondary resonant coil and is selectively energized. A control system of the wireless power transfer system is configured to select and energize the plurality of primary resonant coils, and includes a plurality of switches with each one being associated with a respective one of the plurality of primary resonant coils. The plurality of switches are configured to selectively close to energize a selected one of the plurality of primary resonant coils associated with a location of the car.
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20 Claims
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1. An elevator system, comprising:
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an elevator car disposed in and arranged to move along a hoistway extending in an axial direction; a secondary resonant coil mounted to the elevator car and configured to get induced an electro-motive force and output a voltage or current; a plurality of primary resonant coils distributed along the hoistway and configured to transmit power to the secondary resonant coil when a primary resonant coil of the plurality of resonant coils is adjacent to the secondary resonant coil and is selectively energized; and a control system configured to select and energize the plurality of primary resonant coils, the control system including a plurality of switches with each one of the plurality of switches being associated with a respective one of the plurality of primary resonant coils, and wherein the plurality of switches selectively close to energize a selected one of the plurality of primary resonant coils associated with a location of the elevator car. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless power transfer system for inductively transferring power to an elevator car constructed to move in a hoistway, the wireless power transfer system comprising:
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a secondary resonant coil mounted to the elevator car and configured to get induced an electro-motive force and output a current; a plurality of primary resonant coils distributed along the hoistway and configured to transmit power to the secondary resonant coil when a primary resonant coil of the plurality of resonant coils is proximate to the secondary resonant coil and is selectively energized; a power source configure to output a power; and a high frequency converter configured to convert the power to a high frequency power having a frequency with a range of 1 kHz to 1 MHz and outputting the high frequency power to the primary resonant coil. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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