Inductive energy transfer coil structure

• US 9,973,023 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Provenance Asset Group LLC
• Inventors: Kari, Juhani
• Primary Examiner(s): Garbowski, Leigh
• Application Number:
  US14/647,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20150303735A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,993 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/36 Electric or magnetic shields or screens movable for varying inductance H01F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/366 made of ferromagnetic material
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

The invention relates to wireless energy transfer systems wherein electromagnetic field is used to transfer energy over air. An apparatus of a wireless energy transfer system comprises an inductive energy transfer coil (43) comprising at least two adjacent wire turns, wherein said turns are arranged to be coupled to a battery (41) such that said turns vertically surround the battery (41) during inductive energy transfer. The invention further relates to a method for producing the apparatus and an electronic device comprising the apparatus.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

an inductive energy transfer coil comprising at least two adjacent wire turns, wherein the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil are arranged to be coupled to a battery such that the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil vertically surround the battery;

a first ferrite shield arranged to cover an inner side, an outer side, and a lower side of the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil, wherein at least part of the first ferrite shield covering the inner side of the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil is located between the inductive energy transfer coil and the battery; and

a second ferrite shield arranged to cover the battery.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an inductive energy transfer circuitry integrated to the battery.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second ferrite shield is attached to the battery.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a part of an electronic device.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second ferrite shield is attached to a cover of the electronic device.

6. The apparatus according the claim 4, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inductive energy transfer coil is arranged to comprise at least two non-concentric loops, and wherein said at least two non-concentric loops are connected in series.

8. A method comprising:

locating an inductive energy transfer coil comprising at least two adjacent wire turns in an inductive energy transfer device; and

arranging the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil to be coupled to a battery such that the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil vertically surround the battery;

arranging a first ferrite shield to cover an inner side, an outer side, and a lower side of the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil, wherein at least part of the first ferrite shield covering the inner side of the at least two adjacent wire turns of the inductive energy transfer coil is located between the inductive energy transfer coil and the battery; and

arranging a second ferrite shield to cover the battery.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising integrating an inductive energy transfer circuitry to the battery.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the second ferrite shield is attached to the battery.