Power transmission apparatuses

• US 9,831,679 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2013
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Baek, Jei-hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): BARNIE, REXFORD N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Inge, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US13/867,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20140132067A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,681 Days
• Field of Search: 307 23, 320104, 320109
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 4/00 Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks not specified as ac or dc
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters

Abstract

A power transmission apparatus may comprise: a motor/generator unit configured to drive a motor with three-phase alternating current (AC) power converted from a supplied AC power or generating electrical power to supply AC power; a battery unit configured to charge electrical energy with direct current (DC) power and supplying the DC power by using the charged electrical energy; and/or a converter configured to convert the DC power supplied from the battery unit to the AC power to supply the AC power to the motor/generator unit or an external electrical grid based on control signals, or configured to convert the AC power supplied from the external electrical grid or the motor/generator unit to the DC power to charge the battery unit with the DC power based on the control signals.

Claims

1. A power transmission apparatus, comprising:

a motor/generator unit configured to drive a motor with three-phase alternating current (AC) power converted from a supplied AC power or generating electrical power to supply AC power;

a battery unit configured to store electrical energy by being charged with direct current (DC) power and supplying the DC power;

a converter configured to convert the DC power supplied from the battery unit to the AC power to supply the AC power to the motor/generator unit or an external electrical grid, including a wired electrical grid and a wireless electrical grid, based on control signals, or configured to convert the AC power supplied from the external electrical grid or the motor/generator unit to the DC power to charge the battery unit with the DC power based on the control signals;

a wireless power transceiving unit configured to receive wireless power transmitted through coils from the wireless electrical grid; and

a control unit configured to determine a frequency of power for each of the battery unit, the external electrical grid, and the motor/generator unit and is configured to control on/off timing of a bidirectional switching device included in the converter according to the frequency.

2. The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the control unit is configured to generate the control signals to control operations of the converter configured to convert the DC power to the AC power or the AC power to the DC power.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a switching unit including switches that are coupled to the battery unit, the external electrical grid, and the motor/generator unit, and configured to determine whether to transmit power to the battery unit, the external electrical grid, and the motor/generator unit by turning on/off the switches.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the switching unit turns on/off each of the switches in response to the control signals.

5. The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the converter is configured to supply the power having the frequency to the battery unit, the external electrical grid, or the motor/generator unit according to the on/off timing of the bidirectional switching device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to determine a type and magnitude of power for each of the battery unit, the external electrical grid, and the motor/generator unit, and is configured to control a magnitude of a voltage or current applied to the converter according to the type and magnitude of the power.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motor/generator unit is configured to drive a motor/generator that is configured to convert electrical power to mechanical power by using a resonant tank and a resonant inverter or that is configured to generate electrical power by using mechanical power.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transceiving unit is configured to rectify and convert the transmitted wireless power into the AC power to be converted by the converter.

9. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the switching unit is configured to enable power to be transmitted to the motor/generator unit by turning on a switch coupled to the motor/generator unit and not to be transmitted to the external electrical grid by turning off a switch coupled to the external electrical grid, in response to the control signals.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the converter is implemented by using a bidirectional switching device that is at least one of an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and a field effect transistor (FET).

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power transmission apparatus is configured to drive the motor/generator unit by using the electrical energy stored in the battery unit and is configured to charge the battery unit with the AC power supplied from the external electrical grid, by using a bidirectional switching device included in the converter.