Power transfer system, power transmission device, and power receiving device

• US 10,399,460 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2015
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Yuasa, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Amaya, Carlos
• Application Number:
  US15/518,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20170326993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,483 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/38 specially adapted for charging by inductive energy transfer
• 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 50/12 of the resonant type
• 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

Abstract

In this power transfer system, a power receiving coil and a power transmission coil are wound such that a first power transmission winding portion and a second power receiving winding portion do not overlap with each other when the first power transmission winding portion and the first power receiving winding portion overlap with each other at a position where a power transmission winding axis and a power receiving winding axis are positionally displaced when viewed in a plan view.

Claims

1. A power transfer system comprising:

a power receiving device which is mounted to a vehicle; and

a power transmission device which contactlessly transmits electric power to said receiving device in a state of facing with said power receiving device,

said power transmission device including an annular volute power transmission coil which is wound so as to surround a power transmission winding axis extending in an upward/downward direction of said vehicle,

said power receiving device including an annular volute power receiving coil which is wound so as to surround a power receiving winding axis extending in an upward/downward direction of said vehicle and has an outer shape smaller than that of said power transmission coil,

when said power transmission coil being viewed in cross section along a flat plane including said power transmission winding axis, said power transmission coil having, across said power transmission winding axis, a first power transmission winding portion located on one side and a second power transmission winding portion located on the other side, when said power receiving coil being viewed in cross section along a flat plane including said power receiving winding axis, said power receiving coil having, across said power receiving winding axis, a first power receiving winding portion located on one side and a second power receiving winding portion located on the other side,

when viewed in a plan view, said second power receiving winding portion being located on said second power transmission winding portion side relative to said power transmission winding axis,

said power receiving coil and said power transmission coil being wound such that said first power transmission winding portion and said second power receiving winding portion do not overlap with each other when said first power transmission winding portion and said first power receiving winding portion overlap with each other at a position where said power transmission winding axis and said power receiving winding axis are positionally displaced when viewed in a plan view.

2. The power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein said power receiving coil and said power transmission coil are wound such that, at a position where said power transmission winding axis and said power receiving winding axis match with each other, when viewed in a plan view, said first power receiving winding portion and said second power receiving winding portion are located on an inner side of said first power transmission winding portion and said second power transmission winding portion, which is a side of said power transmission winding axis, and said first power receiving winding portion and said second power receiving winding portion do not overlap with said first power transmission winding portion and said second power transmission winding portion.

3. The power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein

a winding width of said first power transmission winding portion and a winding width of said first power receiving winding portion substantially match with each other, and

a winding width of said second power transmission winding portion and a winding width of said second power receiving winding portion substantially match with each other.

4. The power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein in a state where said power transmission coil and said power receiving coil are correctly positioned, a space between said power transmission coil and said power receiving coil in a front and back direction of said vehicle is smaller than a space between said power transmission coil and said power receiving coil in a width direction of said vehicle.

5. The power transfer system according to claim 1, wherein in a state where said power transmission coil and said power receiving coil are correctly positioned, a space between said power transmission coil and said power receiving coil in a width direction of said vehicle is smaller than a space between said power transmission coil and said power receiving coil in a front and back direction of said vehicle.

6. A power receiving device which contactlessly receives electric power from a power transmission device provided outside of a vehicle, said power transmission device including an annular volute power transmission coil which is wound so as to surround a power transmission winding axis extending in an upward/downward direction of said vehicle,

said power receiving device including an annular volute power receiving coil which is wound so as to surround a power receiving winding axis extending in an upward/downward direction of said vehicle and has an outer shape smaller than that of said power transmission coil,

when viewing said power transmission coil in a cross sectional view taken along a flat plane including said power transmission winding axis, said power transmission coil having, across said power transmission winding axis, a first power transmission winding portion located on one side and a second power transmission winding portion located on the other side,

when viewing said power receiving coil in a cross sectional view taken along a flat plane including said power receiving winding axis, said power receiving coil having, across said power receiving winding axis, a first power receiving winding portion on one side and a second power receiving winding portion on the other side,

when viewed in a plan view, said second power receiving winding portion being located on said second power transmission winding portion side relative, to said power transmission winding axis,

said power receiving coil being formed such that said first power transmission winding portion and said second power receiving winding portion do not overlap with each other when said first power transmission winding portion and said first power receiving winding portion overlap with each other at a position where said power transmission winding axis and said power receiving winding axis are positionally displaced when viewed in a plan view.

7. A power transmission device which contactlessly transmits electric power from a power receiving device mounted to a vehicle, said power transmission device including an annular volute power transmission coil which is wound so as to surround a power transmission winding axis extending in an upward/downward direction of said vehicle,

said power receiving device including an annular volute power receiving coil which is wound so as to surround a power receiving winding axis extending in an upward/downward direction of said vehicle and has an outer shape smaller than that of said power transmission coil,

when viewing said power transmission coil in a cross sectional view taken along a flat plane including said power transmission winding axis, said power transmission coil having, across said power transmission winding axis, a first power transmission winding portion located on one side and a second power transmission winding portion located on the other side,

when viewing said power receiving coil in a cross sectional view taken along a flat plane including said power receiving winding axis, said power receiving coil having, across said power receiving winding axis, a first power receiving winding portion on one side and a second power receiving winding portion on the other side,

when viewed in a plan view, said second power receiving winding portion being located on said second power transmission winding portion side relative to said power, transmission winding axis,

said power transmission coil being wound such that said first power transmission winding portion and said second power receiving winding portion do not overlap with each other when said first power transmission winding portion and said first power receiving winding portion overlap with each other at a position where said power transmission winding axis and said power receiving winding axis are positionally displaced when viewed in a plan view.