Multiphase inductive power supply system
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1. A multiphase inductive power supply system comprising:
- a DC power source;
a ground;
a microprocessor;
a plurality of tank circuits, wherein each tank circuit includes a primary inductive coupler and a capacitor;
a plurality of oscillators, wherein each of said plurality of oscillators is electrically coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said microprocessor signals each of said plurality of oscillators to produce an oscillating signal in an out of phase relationship from each other of said plurality of oscillators, wherein said microprocessor signals each of said plurality of oscillators to vary a timing of said oscillating signal based on feedback from a remote device;
a plurality of drivers, wherein each of said plurality of drivers is electrically coupled to at least one of said plurality of oscillators;
a plurality of switching circuits, wherein each of said plurality of switching circuits is electrically coupled to at least one of said plurality of drivers and wherein each of said plurality of switching circuits selectively electrically couples said DC power source or said ground to one of said tank circuits to generate alternating current, wherein each alternating current is in said out of phase relationship;
a multiphase inductive secondary circuit connected to said remote device with a plurality of secondary inductive couplers, wherein each of said plurality of secondary inductive couplers inductively couples to at least one of said primary inductive couplers in each of said plurality of tank circuits, wherein each of said plurality of secondary inductive couplers generates current in said out of phase relationship, wherein said remote device provides said feedback through said inductive coupling;
a phase combination circuit electrically coupled to said plurality of secondary inductive couplers for combining said generated out of phase currents.
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Abstract
A multiphase inductive power supply wirelessly transmits power in multiple phases. A primary circuit energizes multiple tank circuits in an out of phase relationship. A secondary circuit receives the power and recombines the power. The amount of energy in each phase is reduced compared to transferring the same amount of power using a single phase inductive power supply.
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1. A multiphase inductive power supply system comprising:
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a DC power source; a ground; a microprocessor; a plurality of tank circuits, wherein each tank circuit includes a primary inductive coupler and a capacitor; a plurality of oscillators, wherein each of said plurality of oscillators is electrically coupled to said microprocessor, wherein said microprocessor signals each of said plurality of oscillators to produce an oscillating signal in an out of phase relationship from each other of said plurality of oscillators, wherein said microprocessor signals each of said plurality of oscillators to vary a timing of said oscillating signal based on feedback from a remote device; a plurality of drivers, wherein each of said plurality of drivers is electrically coupled to at least one of said plurality of oscillators; a plurality of switching circuits, wherein each of said plurality of switching circuits is electrically coupled to at least one of said plurality of drivers and wherein each of said plurality of switching circuits selectively electrically couples said DC power source or said ground to one of said tank circuits to generate alternating current, wherein each alternating current is in said out of phase relationship; a multiphase inductive secondary circuit connected to said remote device with a plurality of secondary inductive couplers, wherein each of said plurality of secondary inductive couplers inductively couples to at least one of said primary inductive couplers in each of said plurality of tank circuits, wherein each of said plurality of secondary inductive couplers generates current in said out of phase relationship, wherein said remote device provides said feedback through said inductive coupling; a phase combination circuit electrically coupled to said plurality of secondary inductive couplers for combining said generated out of phase currents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multiphase inductive power supply that receives a feedback signal from a remote device, said multiphase inductive power supply comprising:
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a plurality of tank circuits, wherein each of said plurality of tank circuits includes a primary inductive coupler for inductively coupling to a secondary inductive coupler of the remote device; a multiphase inductive primary circuit energizes each of said plurality of tank circuits at a different phase such that said plurality of tank circuits are energized in staggered phases, said multiphase inductive primary circuit varies a timing of said energizing based on the feedback signal from the remote device in at least one of said plurality of tank circuits, wherein the feedback signal is received from the secondary inductive coupler of the remote device through said primary inductive coupler of at least one of said plurality of tank circuits. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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