FLAT COIL FOR A CONTACTLESS INDUCTIVE ENERGY TRANSMISSION

• US 20130328412A1
• Filed: 03/28/2012
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Meins, Jrgen, Turki, Faical, Schmlling, Benedikt, Vosshagan, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US14/001,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20130328412A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/104
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/147 electro magnetic [EMI]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/122 Circuits or methods for driving the primary coil, e.g. supplying electric power to the coil
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• 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 an inductive energy transmission system for the transfer of electrical energy between a base station and a movable consumer, in particular a vehicle, the energy transmission system being able to transfer electrical energy from a base station to the consumer and/or from the consumer to the base station, said energy transmission system comprising at least one primary-side flat coil (S_p), arranged in the base station, and a flat coil (S_s) arranged on the secondary side in the consumer, having a plurality of turns (3, 4) in each case, the turns (3, 4) being arranged concentrically or spirally around a centre (M), characterised in that there is a relative spacing (d₁) at least between some adjacent turns (13) of a primary-side flat coil (S_p), and the distance (9, 10) between the turn arranged closest to the centre (M) and the turn arranged furthest from the centre (M) in the primary-side coil (S_p) is greater than in a secondary-side coil (S_s).

Claims

1. An inductive energy transmission system for the transfer of electrical energy between a base station and a movable consumer, the energy transmission system being able to transfer electrical energy from a base station to the consumer and/or from the consumer to the base station, said energy transmission system comprising:

at least one primary-side flat coil, arranged in the base station and having a plurality of turns arranged concentrically or spirally around a center and a relative spacing at least between some adjacent turns, and

a flat coil arranged on the secondary side in the consumer and having a plurality of turns arranged concentrically or spirally around a center,

wherein a distance between a turn arranged closest to the center and a turn arranged furthest from the center in the at least one primary-side coil is greater than in a secondary-side coil.

2. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein at least some adjacent turns of the primary-side coil have a spacing from one another which is greater than a diameter of the winding wire, and preferably corresponds to at least 2 to 10 times the diameter of the winding wire.

3. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein a spacing between individual turns in the at least one primary-side coil decreases from the center out to an outermost turn, or wherein spacings between adjacent turns of the at least one primary-side coil differ in size, relative to one another, at least to some extent.

4. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein an inner turn of the at least one primary-side flat coil is arranged closer to the center than an inner turn of the secondary-side flat coil, and/or wherein an outermost turn of the at least one primary-side flat coil is arranged further away from the center than an outermost turn of the secondary-side flat coil.

5. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the turns of the secondary-side flat coil are arranged in a concentrated manner relative to one another such that they are adjoining one another.

6. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the turns of the at least one primary-side flat coil are arranged spread out such that a magnetic field above the at least one primary-side coil is as homogeneous as possible in terms of amount.

7. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 6, wherein the magnetic field does not have any local field maxima, such that the maximum magnetic field intensity does not exceed a legally or technically mandated limiting value.

8. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one primary-side flat coil and the secondary-side flat coil have the same number of turns.

9. The inductive energy transfer system according to claim 1, wherein the primary-side and secondary-side coils have a circular, rectangular or oval configuration and/or the turns are either spiral or concentric.

10. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the base station has a respective flat coil wound in a concentrated manner as well as a flat coil with mutually spaced-apart turns, and/or wherein the secondary-side consumer side has a respective flat coil wound in a concentrated manner as well as a flat coil with mutually spaced-apart turns, such that bidirectional electrical energy and/or data can be transferred between base station and consumer, it being possible for energy and/or data to be transferred in each case by a flat coil having mutually spaced-apart turns to a flat coil wound in a concentrated manner.

11. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one primary-side flat coil and/or the secondary-side flat coil has a turn region with turns wound in a concentrated manner relative to one another and has at least one turn region, the adjacent turns of which are spaced apart from one another.

12. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 11, further comprising switching means configured to activate one or more turn regions and to connect the one or more turn regions to an electronic system connected upstream or downstream of the one or more turn regions.

13. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 11, wherein the turn region wound in a concentrated manner is used as the secondary-side coil to receive electrical energy, and wherein all the turn regions or only specific turn regions having mutually spaced-apart turns form the at least one primary-side coil.

14. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one primary-side flat coil and/or the secondary-side flat coil has at least a single turn or turn regions which are arranged displaceably relative to other turns and/or the diameter of which can be changed such that the magnetic field generated can be varied.

15. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the secondary-side flat coil is arranged under a vehicle or in a region of the front or rear of the vehicle, in particular in the region of the number plate.

16. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 2, wherein said spacing corresponds to at least 2 to 10 times the diameter of the winding wire.

17. The inductive energy transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the secondary-side flat coil is arranged under in a region of a number plate of a vehicle.