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Power transfer system and method

US8292052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori · Bengaluru, IN
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar · Erie, US
Bret Dwayne Worden · Erie, US
James William Bray · Niskayuna, US
Somakumar Ramachandrapanicker · Bengaluru, IN
Arvind Kumar Tiwari · Bengaluru, IN
Suma Memana Narayana Bhat · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2010
Grant date	Oct 23, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/14
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A contactless power transfer system for a mobile asset is presented. The system includes a primary loop disposed adjacent to a location that is coupled to a power source. A secondary receiving coil is disposed on the mobile asset and coupled to a traction motor for receiving power from the primary loop. The power transfer system further includes a field-focusing element that can focus a magnetic field from the primary loop onto the secondary receiving coil, the field-focusing element having a non-linear current distribution.

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