Device for inductively charging at least one electric energy store of an electric vehicle

• US 9,296,304 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2012
• Issued: 03/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BRUSA Elektronik AG
• Original Assignee: BRUSA Elektronik AG
• Inventors: Krause, Axel
• Primary Examiner(s): Dinh, Paul
• Application Number:
  US14/113,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20140055090A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,432 Days
• Field of Search: 320107-109, 320/128, 320/137
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/39 with position-responsive activation of primary coils
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

The invention relates to systems, devices, and components for inductively charging an electric energy store of an electric vehicle (1) via a charging section (2). The device includes a registration device (20) for localizing the electric vehicle (1) on the charging section (2), an electrical energy source (3) preferably embodied as a high-frequency-energy source, a system of primary conductor loops each with at least one primary winding provided in the charging section (2) for supplying AC current via the electrical energy source (3), a secondary conductor loop arranged on the electric vehicle (1) having at least one secondary winding at least partially permeated by the induction flux, an energy supply line (4), and switching devices (5) for connecting the energy supply line (4) and the system of the primary conductor loops to the electrical energy source (3). All primary conductor loops of the charging section (2), and the secondary conductor loop may be implemented as double dipole loops (6,7,8).

Claims

1. A system for charging electric vehicles comprising:

an electric vehicle;

a charger;

a charger-side registration device configured to register presence of said electric vehicle;

an electrical energy source configured to supply AC current;

a charger energy supply line connected to said energy source;

at least one primary-conductor loop unit in said charger;

a first loop half in said at least one primary-conductor loop unit;

a second loop half in said at least one primary-conductor loop unit, said second loop half and said first loop half being arranged side-by-side to pass current in mutually opposite sense and to form a double dipole loop;

at least one switching unit configured to controllably connect said energy supply line to said at least one primary-conductor loop unit, said at least one switching unit being assigned to said at least one primary-conductor loop unit;

said charger energy supply line extending in a branched feed line;

an unbranched return conductor line, said return conductor line having a return conductor end;

an ending switching unit, said return conductor end being short-circuited to a terminal of said ending switching unit; and

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a secondary conductor loop unit configured for magnetic coupling to said primary conductor loop unit, said secondary conductor loop unit being arranged on said electric vehicle.

2. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of primary conductor loop units;

said plurality of primary conductor loop units being laid along a charging section; and

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said charger-side registration device locating the presence of said electric vehicle on said charging section.

3. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

a plurality of double dipole loops, each of said double dipole pools being respectively situated in a respective one of said plurality of primary conductor loop units;

a plurality of switching units controllably supplying current from said charger energy supply line to power-on as active at least one primary double dipole loop situated in a primary conductor loop unit at which presence of said electric vehicle on said charging section is located, while concurrently powering off double dipole loops situated in primary conductor loop units at which said electric vehicle is not present.

4. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

a primary capacitor connected to said electrical energy source and said charger energy supply line, in series with said active at least one primary double dipole loop to form a series resonant circuit, said primary capacitor being dimensioned to obtain resonance of said series resonant circuit.

5. The system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

said series resonant circuit is dimensioned relative to said secondary conductor loop unit so that phase shift of AC current through said secondary conductor loop unit is approximately +90 degrees relative to AC current through said active at least one primary double dipole loop.

6. The system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

said series resonant circuit has adjustable generator frequency producing phase shift of AC current through said secondary conductor loop unit of approximately +90 degrees relative to AC current through said active at least one primary double dipole loop.

7. The system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 4, wherein:

a zero crossing of current in said series resonant circuit controls said plurality of switching units to switch over to active at least one other primary double dipole loop.

8. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

said at least one switching unit having a plurality of power modules controllably switching on said first and second loop halves of said double dipole loop.

9. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

said plurality of power modules are assembled with MOSFETs.

10. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:

said plurality of power modules are assembled with IGBTs.

11. The system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said first and second loop halves are of different geometry.

12. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of windings included in said first and second loop halves.

13. The system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 12, wherein:

said windings are switchably controlled.

14. The system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said first and second loop halves are arranged on both sides of said charger energy supply line.

15. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a vehicle-side registration device configured to cooperate with said charger-side registration device to register presence of said electric vehicle;

a secondary first loop half in said secondary conductor loop unit;

a secondary second loop half in said secondary conductor loop unit, said secondary second loop half and said secondary first loop half being arranged side-by-side to pass current in mutually opposite sense and to form a secondary loop unit double dipole loop, said secondary loop unit double dipole loop being situated with a vehicle floor.

16. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

a ferrite screen arranged between said secondary loop unit double dipole loop and said vehicle floor.

17. The system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 15, wherein:

said secondary first and secondary second loop halves are of different geometry.

18. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

a plurality of windings included in said secondary first and secondary second loop halves.

19. A system for charging electric vehicles as claimed in claim 15, further comprising:

an energy store in said electric vehicle, said secondary conductor loop unit being electrically connected to charge said energy store;

a secondary capacitor connected in series with said secondary conductor loop unit to form a vehicle-side series resonant circuit, said secondary capacitor being dimensioned to obtain resonance of said vehicle-side series resonant circuit.

20. A charger comprising:

a charger-side registration device configured to register signalling for charging;

an electrical energy source configured to supply AC current;

a charger energy supply line connected to said energy source;

at least one primary-conductor loop unit in said charger;

a first loop half in said at least one primary-conductor loop unit;

a second loop half in said at least one primary-conductor loop unit, said second loop half and said first loop half being arranged side-by-side to pass current in mutually opposite sense and to form a double dipole loop;

at least one switching unit configured to controllably connect said energy supply line to said at least one primary-conductor loop unit, said at least one switching unit being assigned to said at least one primary-conductor loop unit;

said charger energy supply line extending in a branched feed line;

an unbranched return conductor line, said return conductor line having a return conductor end;

an ending switching unit, said return conductor end being short-circuited to a terminal of said ending switching unit.