Power transmission apparatus, power reception apparatus and power transmission system
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1. A power receiving apparatus that receives power from a power transmitter wirelessly and inductively comprising:
- a resonance circuit including a first coil and having a resonant frequency for wirelessly receiving electrical energy by means of electromagnetic resonance coupling and generating an oscillating electromagnetic field around the first coil; and
a power reception circuit, the power reception circuit including a second coil, a bridge rectification circuit coupled to the second coil, and a smoothing capacitor coupled to the bridge rectification circuit, the second coil being electrically between the resonance circuit and the bridge rectification circuit, and the second coil being inductively coupled to the resonance circuit to wirelessly receive the electrical energy from the resonance circuit by means of inductance of the oscillating electromagnetic filed around the first coil,wherein,the resonance circuit is disposed in a first housing,the power reception circuit is disposed in a second housing,the first and second housings are physically separate from each other,the first coil has a diameter of about 0.44 m,the second coil has a diameter of 0.44 m or less, andthe resonant frequency of the second resonance circuit is 13.56 MHz or 120 KHz.
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Abstract
A power transmission apparatus including a power transmitting unit which includes an induction unit which receives an electrical energy from an external power source by induction and a magnetic resonance unit which transmits the electrical energy to an external receiving unit by magnetic resonance.
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1. A power receiving apparatus that receives power from a power transmitter wirelessly and inductively comprising:
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a resonance circuit including a first coil and having a resonant frequency for wirelessly receiving electrical energy by means of electromagnetic resonance coupling and generating an oscillating electromagnetic field around the first coil; and a power reception circuit, the power reception circuit including a second coil, a bridge rectification circuit coupled to the second coil, and a smoothing capacitor coupled to the bridge rectification circuit, the second coil being electrically between the resonance circuit and the bridge rectification circuit, and the second coil being inductively coupled to the resonance circuit to wirelessly receive the electrical energy from the resonance circuit by means of inductance of the oscillating electromagnetic filed around the first coil, wherein, the resonance circuit is disposed in a first housing, the power reception circuit is disposed in a second housing, the first and second housings are physically separate from each other, the first coil has a diameter of about 0.44 m, the second coil has a diameter of 0.44 m or less, and the resonant frequency of the second resonance circuit is 13.56 MHz or 120 KHz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A power transmission system comprising:
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(a) a power transmission apparatus including a first resonance circuit; and (b) a power receiving apparatus that wirelessly and inductively receives power from the power transmission apparatus and includes (1) a second resonance circuit, and (2) a power reception circuit, wherein, in the power transmission apparatus, the first resonance circuit includes a first coil and has a first resonant frequency for wirelessly transmitting electrical energy to the second resonance circuit, and in the power receiving apparatus, (i) the second resonance circuit includes a second coil and has a second resonant frequency for wirelessly receiving the electrical energy from the first resonance circuit by means of electromagnetic resonance coupling and generating an oscillating electromagnetic field around the second coil, (ii) the power reception circuit includes a third coil, a bridge rectification circuit coupled to the third coil, and a smoothing capacitor coupled to the bridge rectification circuit, the third coil being electrically between the second resonance circuit and the bridge rectification circuit, and the third coil being inductively coupled to the second resonance circuit to wirelessly receive the electrical energy from the second resonance circuit by means of inductance of the oscillating electromagnetic filed around the second coil, (iii) the second resonance circuit is disposed in a first housing, (iv) the power reception circuit is disposed in a second housing, (vi) the first and second housings are physically separate from each other, (vii) the second coil has a diameter of about 0.44 m, (viii) the third coil has a diameter of 0.44 m or less, and (ix) the resonant frequency of the second resonance circuit is 13.56 MHz or 120 KHz. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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