Contactless electrical energy transmission system
US6301128A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high-performance contactless electrical energy transmission (CEET) technique which employs the inductive energy transmission principle is described. The proposed technique enables the implementation of high-efficiency, high-power-density, fully-regulated CEET systems suitable for applications with a wide input range and a wide load range. The CEET system in this invention consists of an input-side variable-frequency inverter and an output-side regulated rectifier. A high efficiency of the system is achieved by recovering the energy stored in the leakage inductances of the transformer by incorporating them in the operation of the circuit, and by employing high-frequency-inverter and controlled-rectifier topologies that allow a controlled bi-directional power flow through the transformer. A feed forward, variable-switching-frequency control of the inverter is used to maintain a substantially constant power transfer through the transformer when the input voltage changes. A local PWM control is used for the output-side rectifier to achieve a tight regulation of the output in the presence of load variations.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.