Providing vehicles with electric energy by magnetic induction

• US 9,688,157 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2013
• Issued: 06/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH (Bombardier Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbH (Bombardier Incorporated)
• Inventors: Czainski, Robert, Desjardins, Jeremie, Lannoije, Marnix, Gao, Jing
• Primary Examiner(s): KUHFUSS, ZACHARY L
• Application Number:
  US14/409,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20150321566A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,464 Days
• Field of Search: 191 10
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/18 Buses
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/36 Vehicles designed to transport cargo, e.g. trucks
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/147 electro magnetic [EMI]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 41/00 Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or assembling magnets, inductances or transformers; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing materials characterised by their magnetic properties
• 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: Y10T 29/49021 Magnetic recording reproducing transducer [e.g., tape head, core, etc.]

Abstract

An arrangement for providing a vehicle with electric energy, wherein the arrangement includes a generating device for inducing an alternating electric current by magnetic induction in a corresponding receiving device, wherein the arrangement comprises a base to which the generating device is attached, the base defines a vehicle location an elevated region sideways of the vehicle location, wherein an upper surface of the elevated region is elevated compared to an upper surface of the base under the vehicle location, an elongated profile includes an electrically conducting material and/or a magnetizable material, wherein the elongated profile is attached to the elevated region and extends along an extension of the generating device in a longitudinal direction of the arrangement and wherein an elevated profile extends upwards towards a level of the upper surface of the elevated region and also extends towards the vehicle location.

Claims

1. An arrangement for providing a vehicle with electric energy, wherein the arrangement comprises a generating device adapted to generate an alternating electromagnetic field for inducing an alternating electric current by magnetic induction in a corresponding receiving device, wherein the arrangement comprises:

a base to which the generating device is attached, wherein base defines a vehicle location where a vehicle may be placed or may travel through, wherein an upper surface of the base defines a bottom of the vehicle location,

an elevated region sideways of the vehicle location, wherein an upper surface of the elevated region is elevated compared to the upper surface of the base under the vehicle location;

an elongated profile comprising an electrically conducting material and/or comprising a magnetizable material;

wherein the elongated profile is integrated in material of the elevated region and extends within the material of the elevated region along an extension of the generating device in a longitudinal direction of the arrangement and wherein an elevated profile—

when viewed in a cross sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction—

extends within the material of the elevated region upwards towards a level of the upper surface of the elevated region and also extends within the material of the elevated region towards the vehicle location,

wherein at least an upper section of the elongated profile is located above a level of the upper surface of the base and/or above the generating device,

wherein a partial region of the elevated region is arranged on a side of the elongated profile next to the vehicle location, wherein the material of the elevated region in the partial region forms a surface of the elevated region facing the vehicle location.

2. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the elongated profile is provided in an upper section of the elevated region.

3. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the elevated profile extends in a horizontal direction towards the vehicle location.

4. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the elongated profile comprises a plurality of gaps between sections consisting of the electrically conducting material.

5. The arrangement of claim 4, wherein at least some of the gaps are filled by the magnetizable material.

6. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the elongated profile further comprises a compound of the electrically conducting material with the magnetizable material.

7. The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the arrangement comprises two of the elevated regions sideways of the vehicle location, wherein the two elevated regions are arranged on opposite sides of the vehicle location and wherein an elongated profile is attached to each of the two elevated regions.

8. A method of manufacturing an arrangement for providing a vehicle with electric energy, wherein

a generating device is provided which is adapted to generate an alternating electromagnetic field for inducing an alternating electric current by magnetic induction in a corresponding receiving device,

the generating device is attached to a base, wherein the base defines a vehicle location where a vehicle may be placed or may travel through, wherein an upper surface of the base defines a bottom of the vehicle location,

an elevated region is provided sideways of the vehicle location, wherein an upper surface of the elevated region is elevated compared to the upper surface of the base under the vehicle location,

an elongated profile comprising an electrically conducting material and/or comprising a magnetizable material is integrated in material of the elevated region, so that the elongated profile extends within the material of the elevated region along an extension of the generating device in a longitudinal direction of the arrangement and an elevated profile—

when viewed in a cross sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction—

extends within the material of the elevated region upwards towards a level of the upper surface of the elevated region and also extends within the material of the elevated region towards the vehicle location,

wherein at least an upper section of the elongated profile is located above a level of the upper surface of the base and/or above the generating device,

wherein a partial region of the elevated region is arranged on a side of the elongated profile next to the vehicle location, wherein the material of the elevated region in the partial region forms a surface of the elevated region facing the vehicle location.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a plurality of gaps is provided between sections of the elongated profile, wherein the sections consist of the electrically conducting material.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein at least some of the gaps are filled by magnetizable material.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the elongated profile is formed by a compound of the electrically conducting material with the magnetizable material.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the elongated profile is provided in an upper section of the elevated region.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the elevated profile extends in horizontal direction towards the vehicle location.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein two of the elevated regions are arranged sideways of the vehicle location, wherein the two elevated regions are arranged on opposite sides of the vehicle location and wherein an elongated profile is attached to each of the two elevated regions.

15. A method of providing a vehicle with electric energy using a generating device to generate an alternating electromagnetic field for inducing an alternating electric current by magnetic induction in a corresponding receiving device, wherein

a base is attached to the generating device, wherein the base defines a vehicle location where the vehicle may be placed or may travel through, wherein an upper surface of the base defines a bottom of the vehicle location,

an elevated region is provided sideways of the vehicle location, wherein an upper surface of the elevated region is elevated compared to the upper surface of the base under the vehicle location,

an elongated profile comprising an electrically conducting material and/or comprising a magnetizable material is used to shield the environment from the alternating electromagnetic field,

wherein the elongated profile is integrated in material of the elevated region and extends within the material of the elevated region along an extension of the generating device in a longitudinal direction of the arrangement and wherein an elevated profile—

when viewed in a cross sectional area perpendicular to the longitudinal direction—

extends within the material of the elevated region upwards towards a level of the upper surface of the elevated region and also extends within the material of the elevated region towards the vehicle location,

wherein at least an upper section of the elongated profile is located above a level of the upper surface of the base and/or above the generating device, and

wherein a partial region of the elevated region is arranged on a side of the elongated profile next to the vehicle location, wherein the material of the elevated region in the partial region forms a surface of the elevated region facing the vehicle location.