Contactless electric power receiving apparatus, contactless electric power transmitting apparatus, contactless electric power feeding system, and vehicle
First Claim
1. An electric power receiving apparatus for receiving electric power in a contactless manner from an electric power transmitting apparatus, said electric power receiving apparatus comprising:
- a self-resonant coil configured to receive electric power in a contactless manner from said electric power transmitting apparatus;
a variable capacitor connected to said self-resonant coil and having a capacitance variable within a prescribed variable range;
a capacitor connected in parallel to said variable capacitor and having a fixed capacitance; and
a controller for controlling the capacitance of said variable capacitor, whereinsaid variable capacitor is designed such that a capacitance value obtained by subtracting a half capacitance of said variable range of said variable capacitor from a total capacitance of the capacitance of said capacitor and a maximum capacitance of said variable capacitor is smaller than the capacitance of said variable capacitor at a time when said electric power transmitting apparatus and said electric power receiving apparatus have respective resonance frequencies approximately identical to each other.
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Abstract
In a contactless power feeding system using a resonance method, an electric power receiving apparatus or an electric power transmitting apparatus is connected to a self-resonant coil and includes a capacitor having a variable capacitance. When electromagnetic resonance occurs at a prescribed frequency determined by the electric power transmitting apparatus, the capacitance of the capacitor is adjusted so as to maximize the electric power transmission efficiency during electric power feeding. Accordingly, deterioration in transmission efficiency can be suppressed even when the distance between the secondary self-resonant coil included in the electric power receiving apparatus and the primary self-resonant coil included in the electric power transmitting apparatus changes from a reference distance at the time of design.
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12 Claims
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1. An electric power receiving apparatus for receiving electric power in a contactless manner from an electric power transmitting apparatus, said electric power receiving apparatus comprising:
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a self-resonant coil configured to receive electric power in a contactless manner from said electric power transmitting apparatus; a variable capacitor connected to said self-resonant coil and having a capacitance variable within a prescribed variable range; a capacitor connected in parallel to said variable capacitor and having a fixed capacitance; and a controller for controlling the capacitance of said variable capacitor, wherein said variable capacitor is designed such that a capacitance value obtained by subtracting a half capacitance of said variable range of said variable capacitor from a total capacitance of the capacitance of said capacitor and a maximum capacitance of said variable capacitor is smaller than the capacitance of said variable capacitor at a time when said electric power transmitting apparatus and said electric power receiving apparatus have respective resonance frequencies approximately identical to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electric power transmitting apparatus for transmitting electric power in a contactless manner to an electric power receiving apparatus, said electric power transmitting apparatus comprising:
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a self-resonant coil configured to transmit electric power supplied from a power supply apparatus in a contactless manner to said electric power receiving apparatus; a variable capacitor connected to said self-resonant coil and having a capacitance variable within a prescribed variable range; a capacitor connected in parallel to said variable capacitor and having a fixed capacitance; and a controller for controlling the capacitance of said variable capacitor, wherein said variable capacitor is designed such that a capacitance value obtained by subtracting a half capacitance of said variable range of said variable capacitor from a total capacitance of the capacitance of said capacitor and a maximum capacitance of said variable capacitor is smaller than the capacitance of said variable capacitor at a time when said electric power transmitting apparatus and said electric power receiving apparatus have respective resonance frequencies approximately identical to each other. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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