Device for the inductive transmission of electrical energy

• US 9,473,211 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2011
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ENRX IPT GmbH
• Original Assignee: Conductix-Wampfler SRL
• Inventors: Wechlin, Mathias, Asselin, Pascal
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Jung
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yeshaw, Esayas
• Application Number:
  US13/994,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20140292091A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,805 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/10 DC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/147 electro magnetic [EMI]
• 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: H04B 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• 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 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A device for the inductive transmission of electrical energy having a coil which can be inductively coupled to another coil for energy transmission; a power electronic unit for drawing electrical power from the coil or for outputting electrical power into the coil; and a feedline connecting the coil to the power electronic unit. The feedline includes at least two multi-conductor cables with conductors which are insulated from one another and the connection of each terminal of the coil to a respectively assigned terminal of the power electronic unit includes a plurality of conductors of the multi-conductor cables. Each terminal of the coil is preferably connected to the respectively assigned terminal of the power electronic unit by conductors of at least two different cables and the same number of conductors of each individual cable connect each terminal of the coil to the respectively assigned terminal of the power electronic unit.

Claims

1. A device for inductive transmission of electrical energy, the device comprising:

a coil arranged to be coupled inductively with another coil by positioning the two coils relative to one another for transmission of electrical energy;

a power electronic unit, the power electronic unit arranged for drawing electrical power from the coil or for output of electrical power to the coil; and

a feedline connecting the coil to the power electronic unit, the feedline including at least two multi-conductor cables having conductors insulated from one another;

wherein a connection of each terminal of the coil to a respective terminal of the power electronic unit includes a plurality of conductors of the multi-conductor cables; and

wherein each terminal of the coil is connected to the respective terminal of the power electronic unit by conductors of at least two different multi-conductor cables.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein each of the two terminals of the coil is connected to a respective terminal of the power electronic unit by a same number of conductors of each individual multi-conductor cable.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein, in a cross section of each multi-conductor cable, the conductors are symmetrically arranged and assigned to the terminals of the coil.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein conductors having a same current direction are arranged in pairs and symmetrical to a center of a multi-conductor cable and conductors having current directions opposite to one another alternate in a circumferential direction on each circle defined by a center of a multi-conductor cable and centers of two conductors which are arranged symmetrical to one another.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein all conductors of a multi-conductor cable that connect a terminal of the coil to a same terminal of the power electronic unit for uniform distribution of total current are arranged to pass cyclically and in pairs of individual conductors with current directions opposite to one another though closed magnetic cores.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein a total cross section of each of the multi-conductor cables does not exceed design height of the coil.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the coil is a secondary coil installed in a vehicle and arranged for power input.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the coil is a primary coil installed in a stationary unit and arranged for power output.