Wireless power supply device

• US 9,698,631 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2015
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Tani, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Gannon, Levi
• Application Number:
  US14/615,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20150311754A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/23 characterised by the type of transmitting antennas, e.g. directional array antennas or Yagi antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/27 characterised by the type of receiving antennas, e.g. rectennas
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment

Abstract

A wireless power supply device is capable of supplying constant power without fluctuation in transmission efficiency even when small-sized antennas in which the power fluctuates due to the transmission distance are used. The wireless power supply device includes a first power receiving antenna having a power receiving surface facing a power transmission surface of a first transmission antenna and a second power receiving antenna having a power receiving surface facing a power transmission surface of a second power transmission antenna, both are integrally formed and connected to a power supply target. A direction in which the power receiving surface of the first power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna is parallel to a direction in which the power receiving surface of the second power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna.

Claims

1. A wireless power supply device comprising:

a microwave generator for generating microwaves;

a first power transmission antenna to which microwaves generated by the microwave generator are supplied;

a second power transmission antenna to which microwaves generated by the microwave generator are supplied;

a first power receiving antenna provided between a power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna and a power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna, having a power receiving surface facing the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna; and

a second power receiving antenna provided between the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna and the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna, having a power receiving surface facing the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna,

wherein the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna are integrally formed and connected to a power supply target, a direction in which the power receiving surface of the first power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna is parallel to a direction in which the power receiving surface of the second power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna,

wherein the first power transmission antenna and the second power transmission antenna transmit microwaves of linearly polarized waves, and

vibration directions of electric fields are different in microwaves transmitted from the first power transmission antenna and microwaves transmitted from the second power transmission antenna.

2. The wireless power supply device according to claim 1,

wherein the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna and the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna are arranged so as to face each other, and

the power receiving surface of the first power receiving antenna and the power receiving surface of the second power receiving antenna are arranged in an area where the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna faces the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna.

3. The wireless power supply device according to claim 1,

wherein plural microwave generators are provided and configured to supply the same power to the first power transmission antenna and the second power transmission antenna.

4. The wireless power supply device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a microwave divider for dividing the power supplied from the microwave generator,

wherein the same power is supplied to the first power transmission antenna and the second power transmission antenna from the microwave divider.

5. The wireless power supply device according to claim 1,

wherein the first power transmission antenna and the second transmission antenna have the same structure, and

the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna have the same structure.

6. The wireless power supply device according to claim 1,

wherein the power supply target to which the power from the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna is supplied is integrally formed with the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna.

7. The wireless power supply device according to claim 1,

wherein the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna are formed of a microstrip substrate,

respective power receiving surfaces of the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna are formed by conductive patterns provided on both surfaces of the microstrip substrate, and

a ground surface provided in the microstrip substrate is used in common by the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna.

8. The wireless power supply device according to claim 1,

wherein plural pairs of power receiving antennas having the same structure as the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna which are integrally formed are provided in an area where the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna faces the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna which are arranged so as to face each other.

9. A wireless power supply device comprising:

a microwave generator for generating microwaves;

a first power transmission antenna to which microwaves generated by the microwave generator are supplied;

a second power transmission antenna to which microwaves generated by the microwave generator are supplied;

a first power receiving antenna provided between a power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna and a power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna, having a power receiving surface facing the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna; and

a second power receiving antenna provided between the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna and the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna, having a power receiving surface facing the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna,

wherein the first power receiving antenna and the second power receiving antenna are integrally formed and connected to a power supply target, a direction in which the power receiving surface of the first power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the first power transmission antenna is parallel to a direction in which the power receiving surface of the second power receiving antenna faces the power transmission surface of the second power transmission antenna,

wherein the first power transmission antenna and the second power transmission antenna transmit microwaves of linearly polarized waves, and

vibration directions of electric fields in microwaves transmitted from the first power transmission antenna and microwaves transmitted from the second power transmission antenna are orthogonal to each other.