Contactless Connector System Having Feedback From Secondary Side
First Claim
1. A contactless connector system, comprising:
- a power transmitting connector having a primary resonant circuit generating a magnetic field at a primary inductive coupler, a primary data transceiver, and a primary control unit connected to and controlling the resonant circuit and the primary data transceiver; and
a power receiving connector having a secondary inductive coupler electromagnetically coupled to the primary inductive coupler and receiving electric power from the primary inductive coupler, a secondary data transceiver connected with the primary data transceiver to form a bi-directional data link with the primary data transceiver, and a secondary sensing unit measuring at least one secondary operational parameter, the primary control unit controlling the primary resonant circuit based on the at least one secondary operational parameter.
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Abstract
A contactless connector system is disclosed. The contactless connector system has a power transmitting connector and a power receiving connector. The power transmitting connector has a primary resonant circuit generating a magnetic field at a primary inductive coupler, a primary data transceiver, and a primary control unit connected to and controlling the resonant circuit and the primary data transceiver. The power receiving connector has a secondary inductive coupler electromagnetically coupled to the primary inductive coupler and receiving electric power from the primary inductive coupler, a secondary data transceiver connected with the primary data transceiver to form a bi-directional data link with the primary data transceiver, and a secondary sensing unit measuring at least one secondary operational parameter. The primary control unit controls the resonant circuit based on the at least one secondary operational parameter.
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1. A contactless connector system, comprising:
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a power transmitting connector having a primary resonant circuit generating a magnetic field at a primary inductive coupler, a primary data transceiver, and a primary control unit connected to and controlling the resonant circuit and the primary data transceiver; and a power receiving connector having a secondary inductive coupler electromagnetically coupled to the primary inductive coupler and receiving electric power from the primary inductive coupler, a secondary data transceiver connected with the primary data transceiver to form a bi-directional data link with the primary data transceiver, and a secondary sensing unit measuring at least one secondary operational parameter, the primary control unit controlling the primary resonant circuit based on the at least one secondary operational parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of inductively transmitting power within a contactless connector system, comprising:
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generating a magnetic field at a primary inductive coupler of a power transmitting connector by transforming an input power using a resonant circuit of the power transmitting connector; receiving electric power at a secondary inductive coupler of a power receiving connector electromagnetically coupled to the primary inductive coupler; establishing a bi-directional data link between the power transmitting connector and the power receiving connector; measuring at least one secondary operational parameter using a secondary sensing unit of the power receiving connector; and controlling operation of the resonant circuit based on the at least one secondary operational parameter and at least one primary operational parameter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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