POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND POWER RECEIVING DEVICE

• US 20150364924A1
• Filed: 04/29/2015
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: YUASA, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 9,711,995 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/36 by positioning the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/38 specially adapted for charging by inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/02 Casings
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/025 Constructional details relating to cooling
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/40 Structural association with built-in electric component, e.g. fuse
• 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 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• 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

A power transmission device for transmitting power to a power receiving device in a noncontact manner, including: a power transmission unit for transmitting power to the power receiving device in a noncontact manner; a power supply unit, connected to an external power supply, for supplying power to the power transmission unit, and a housing housing the power transmission unit and the power supply unit, wherein the power supply unit includes first devices disposed around the power transmission unit, and a second device disposed between the power transmission unit and a bottom surface, in a state where the power transmission unit and the power supply unit are mounted on the bottom surface of the housing, and a height of each of the first devices from the bottom surface is higher than a height of the second device from the bottom surface.

Claims

1. A power transmission device for transmitting power to a power receiving device in a noncontact manner, comprising:

a power transmission unit, including a ferrite core and a power transmission coil, for transmitting power to said power receiving device in a noncontact manner;

a power supply unit, connected to an external power supply, for supplying power to said power transmission unit; and

a housing housing said power transmission unit and said power supply unit, wherein

said power supply unit includes first devices disposed around said power transmission unit, and a second device disposed between said power transmission unit and a bottom surface of said housing, in a state where said power transmission unit and said power supply unit are mounted on said bottom surface of said housing, and

a height of each of said first devices from said bottom surface of said housing is higher than a height of said second device from said bottom surface of said housing.

2. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

said power transmission device transmits power to said power receiving device in a state of facing said power receiving device mounted on a vehicle,

the height of each of said first devices from said bottom surface of said housing is higher than a height of said power transmission unit from said bottom surface of said housing,

said first devices are disposed adjacent to each other on both sides in a width direction of said vehicle with respect to said power transmission unit, in a state where said power transmission device and said power receiving device face each other, and

said housing includes metal covers disposed so as to cover upper surfaces and side surfaces of said first devices.

3. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

a heating value of said first devices disposed around said power transmission unit is larger than a heating value of the second device disposed between said power transmission unit and said bottom surface of said housing, and

said housing includes a cooling structure in which said first devices are held between a side of said bottom surface of said housing, and a side of a front surface of said housing opposite to said bottom surface.

4. The power transmission device according to claim 3, wherein

said housing includes metal covers disposed so as to cover said first devices, and a metal bottom plate mounted with said first devices,

said metal covers have upper walls to radiate heat from upper surfaces of said first devices, and

said cooling structure is formed by said metal cover and said bottom plate, and said metal cover is formed with an unevenness structure.

5. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

said first devices disposed around said power transmission unit are disposed on both sides of said power transmission unit in a width direction of a vehicle when viewed in an entry direction of the vehicle.

6. The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein

said ferrite core is formed in a plate shape, and said power transmission coil is formed so as to be wound around said ferrite core about a winding axis, and

in said first devices disposed around said power transmission unit,

a height of each of said first devices located in a direction orthogonal to said winding axis from said bottom surface of said housing is made higher than a height of said second device from said bottom surface of said housing, and

a height of each of said first devices located in an axial direction of said winding axis from said bottom surface of said housing is made lower than a height from said bottom surface of said housing to a lower surface of said ferrite core.

7. A power receiving device for receiving power from a power transmission device in a noncontact manner, comprising:

a power receiving unit, including a ferrite core and a power receiving coil, for receiving power from said power transmission device in a noncontact manner;

an apparatus unit provided between said power receiving unit, and a power storage device for storing power received by said power receiving unit; and

a housing housing said power receiving unit and said apparatus unit, wherein

said apparatus unit includes first devices disposed around said power receiving unit, and a second device disposed between said power receiving unit and a bottom surface of said housing, in a state where said power receiving unit and said apparatus unit are mounted on said bottom surface of said housing, and

a height of each of said first devices from said bottom surface of said housing is higher than a height of said second device from said bottom surface of said housing.

8. The power receiving device according to claim 7, wherein

said power transmission device transmits power to said power receiving device in a state of facing said power receiving device mounted on a vehicle,

the height of each of said first devices from said bottom surface of said housing is higher than a height of said power receiving unit from said bottom surface of said housing,

said first devices are disposed adjacent to each other on both sides in a width direction of said vehicle with respect to said power receiving unit, in a state where said power receiving device and said power transmission device face each other, and

said housing includes metal covers disposed so as to cover upper surfaces and side surfaces of said first devices.

9. The power receiving device according to claim 8, wherein

a heating value of said first devices disposed around said power receiving unit is larger than a heating value of the second device disposed between said power receiving unit and said bottom surface of said housing, and

said housing includes a cooling structure in which said first devices are held between a side of said bottom surface and a side of a front surface opposite to said bottom surface.

10. The power receiving device according to claim 9, wherein

said housing includes metal covers disposed so as to cover said first devices, and a metal bottom plate mounted with said first devices,

said metal covers have lower walls to radiate heat from lower surfaces of said first devices, and

said cooling structure is formed by said metal cover and said bottom plate, and said metal cover is formed with an unevenness structure.

11. The power receiving device according to claim 8, wherein

said first devices disposed around said power receiving unit are disposed on both sides of the power receiving unit in a width direction of a vehicle when viewed in an advancing direction of the vehicle installed with the power receiving device.

12. The power transmission device according to claim 8, wherein

said ferrite core is formed in a plate shape, and said power receiving coil is formed so as to be wound around said ferrite core about a winding axis, and

in said first devices disposed around said power receiving unit,

a height of each of said first devices located in a direction orthogonal to said winding axis from said bottom surface of said housing is made higher than a height of said second device from said bottom surface of said housing, and

a height of each of said first devices located in an axial direction of said winding axis from said bottom surface of said housing is made lower than a height from said bottom surface of said housing to a lower surface of said ferrite core.