Wireless power transfer systems with shield openings
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01F-027/42
H01F-038/14
H02J-050/50
H02J-050/12
H02J-050/80
H02J-050/70
H02J-005/00
H04B-005/00
H01F-027/28
H02J-007/02
H01F-027/36
출원번호
US-0688025
(2015-04-16)
등록번호
US-9892849
(2018-02-13)
발명자
/ 주소
Kurs, Andre B.
출원인 / 주소
WiTricity Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Fish & Richardson P.C.
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In a first aspect, the disclosure features apparatuses for wireless power transfer, the apparatuses including a plurality of magnetic elements joined together to form a magnetic component extending in a plane, where discontinuities in the magnetic component between adjacent magnetic elements define
In a first aspect, the disclosure features apparatuses for wireless power transfer, the apparatuses including a plurality of magnetic elements joined together to form a magnetic component extending in a plane, where discontinuities in the magnetic component between adjacent magnetic elements define gaps in the magnetic component, a coil including one or more loops of conductive material positioned, at least in part, on a first side of the plane. The apparatuses include a conductive shield positioned on a second side of the plane and which includes one or more openings positioned relative to the gaps.
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1. An apparatus for wireless power transfer, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of magnetic elements joined together to form a magnetic component extending in a plane, wherein discontinuities in the magnetic component between adjacent magnetic elements define gaps in the magnetic component;a coil
1. An apparatus for wireless power transfer, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of magnetic elements joined together to form a magnetic component extending in a plane, wherein discontinuities in the magnetic component between adjacent magnetic elements define gaps in the magnetic component;a coil comprising one or more loops of conductive material positioned, at least in part, on a first side of the plane, the one or more loops on both sides of the gaps; anda conductive shield positioned on a second side of the plane and comprising one or more openings positioned relative to the gaps. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the openings are respectively aligned with corresponding ones of the gaps. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more openings are positioned relative to the gaps to reduce interactions between magnetic flux crossing the discontinuities and the conductive shield. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the coil is positioned entirely on the first side of the plane. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plane extends in orthogonal first and second directions, and wherein the one or more loops of conducting material wrap around a third direction perpendicular to the plane. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein: the gaps comprise a first gap having a longest dimension extending in the first direction; andthe one or more openings comprise a first opening having a longest dimension extending in a direction substantially parallel to the first direction. 7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein: during operation, the coil generates a magnetic field that oscillates in a direction parallel to the second direction;a first one of the gaps corresponds to a spacing between magnetic elements in a direction parallel to the second direction; anda first one of the one or more openings is aligned with the first one of the gaps and comprises a width that extends in a direction parallel to the second direction. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein: each of the gaps corresponds to a spacing between magnetic elements in a direction parallel to the second direction; andeach of the one or more openings is aligned with a corresponding one of the one or more gaps and comprises a width that extends in a direction parallel to the second direction. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more loops of conductive material wrap around the magnetic component. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive shield is substantially parallel to the plane. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more openings extend entirely through the shield. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of magnetic elements form an array. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the gaps comprises at least one of air spaces and a dielectric material positioned between the magnetic elements. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a minimum distance between a surface of the magnetic component and the shield is 1 mm or less. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the openings comprises lateral surfaces that are angled with respect to the plane. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the openings comprises at least one of a triangular cross-sectional profile, a trapezoidal cross-sectional profile, and a cross-sectional profile having one or more curved edges. 17. An apparatus for wireless power transfer, comprising: a plurality of magnetic elements joined together to form a magnetic component extending in a plane, wherein discontinuities in the magnetic component between adjacent magnetic elements define gaps in the magnetic component;a coil comprising one or more loops of conductive material positioned, at least in part, on a first side of the plane, the one or more loops on both sides of the gaps; anda conductive shield positioned on a second side of the plane and comprising one or more depressions formed in a surface of the shield facing the magnetic component,wherein each of the one or more depressions is positioned relative to the gaps. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more depressions are respectively aligned with corresponding ones of the gaps. 19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more depressions are positioned relative to the gaps to reduce interactions between magnetic flux crossing the discontinuities and the conductive shield. 20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the coil is positioned entirely on the first side of the plane. 21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the plane extends in orthogonal first and second directions, and wherein the one or more loops of conducting material wrap around a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions. 22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein at least one of the depressions comprises at least one of a cross-sectional profile having a triangular shape, a cross-sectional profile having a trapezoidal shape, and a cross-sectional profile having one or more curved edges. 23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein at least one of the depressions corresponds to at least one of an opening that extends entirely through a thickness of the shield, and a curved groove formed in the shield.
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