Foreign object detection in wireless energy transfer systems
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-050/60
G01R-029/08
H02J-050/50
H01F-038/14
H02J-005/00
G01V-003/08
H02J-007/02
B60L-011/18
H02J-050/12
G01V-003/10
G01V-003/12
출원번호
US-0287971
(2016-10-07)
등록번호
US-10211681
(2019-02-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Roy, Arunanshu Mohan
Katz, Noam
Kurs, Andre B.
Buenrostro, Christopher
Verghese, Simon
Kesler, Morris P.
Hall, Katherine L.
Lou, Herbert Toby
출원인 / 주소
WiTricity Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Fish & Richardson P.C.
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초록▼
The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an elect
The disclosure features apparatus, methods, and systems for wireless power transfer that include a power source featuring at least one resonator, a power receiver featuring at least one resonator, a first detector featuring one or more loops of conductive material and configured to generate an electrical signal based on a magnetic field between the power source and the power receiver, a second detector featuring conductive material, and control electronics coupled to the first and second detectors, where during operation, the control electronics are configured to measure the electrical signal of the first detector and compare the measured electrical signal of the first detector to baseline electrical information for the first detector to determine information about whether debris is positioned between the power source and the power receiver.
대표청구항▼
1. A wireless power transfer system, comprising: an auxiliary coil positioned in proximity to at least one of a power source and a power receiver;a detector positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver, wherein the detector is configured to generate an electrica
1. A wireless power transfer system, comprising: an auxiliary coil positioned in proximity to at least one of a power source and a power receiver;a detector positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver, wherein the detector is configured to generate an electrical signal in response to a change in a magnetic field; andcontrol electronics coupled to the auxiliary coil and to the detector, wherein the control electronics are configured to: activate at least one of the power source and the auxiliary coil to generate a magnetic field at a position of the detector;measure the electrical signal generated by the detector in response to the magnetic field; anddetermine whether debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver by comparing baseline information to the measured electrical signal,wherein the baseline information comprises information about an electrical signal generated by the detector when no debris is positioned in proximity to the power source and the power receiver; andwherein the control electronics are configured to compare the baseline information to the measured signal by determining mean and covariance matrices for the baseline information and determining whether debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver based on the mean and covariance matrices. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control electronics are configured to calculate a likelihood value that debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver based on the mean and covariance matrices. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the control electronics are configured to calculate a probability value between 0 and 1 that debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver, based on the likelihood value. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the control electronics are configured to determine whether debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver by comparing the likelihood value to a threshold likelihood value. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the control electronics are configured to obtain the baseline information by: retrieving the information from an electronic storage unit; oractivating at least one of the power source and the auxiliary coil to generate a magnetic field at a position of the detector with no debris in proximity to the power source and the power receiver to generate a magnetic flux at the detector, and measuring the electrical signal generated by the detector in response to the magnetic flux. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the control electronics are configured to activate the power source and to measure the electrical signal of the detector without power transfer occurring between the power source and the power receiver. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the baseline information comprises information about electrical signals generated by the detector that correspond to different operating states of the system, and wherein the different operating states correspond to at least one of different energy transfer rates between the power source and the power receiver, different alignments between the power source and the power receiver, and different spacings between the power source and the power receiver measured along a direction orthogonal to a plane defined by the auxiliary coil. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the control electronics are configured to generate mean and covariance matrices that correspond to each of the different operating states, and to compare the measured signal to a portion of the baseline information that corresponds to the operating state of the system. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the control electronics are configured to determine the operating state of the system by comparing the measured electrical signal of the detector to the mean and covariance matrices corresponding to each of the different operating states. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the power source is a component of a vehicle charging station, and the power receiver is a component of a vehicle. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary coil comprises one or more loops of conductive material arranged to form a planar coil defining a first plane, and wherein the detector comprises one or more loops of conductive material each positioned in a second plane approximately parallel to the first plane. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the detector comprises multiple loops of conductive material spaced from one another in the second plane. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein a magnetic flux density generated by the power source in a first region of the second plane is larger than a magnetic flux density in a second region of the second plane, and wherein an area of the detector loops is smaller in the first region of the second plane than an area of the detector loops in the second region of the second plane. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein when the auxiliary coil is activated by the control electronics, the auxiliary coil generates a magnetic dipole oriented in a direction perpendicular to the first plane. 15. The system of claim 1, further comprising the power source and the power receiver, wherein the power source comprises a source resonator coil comprising a plurality of loops of conductive material defining a third plane, and wherein the power receiver comprises a receiver resonator coil comprising a plurality of loops of conductive material defining a fourth plane. 16. The system of claim 14, wherein the third and fourth planes are approximately parallel. 17. The system of claim 14, wherein when the power source is activated by the control electronics, a source resonator of the power source generates a magnetic dipole oriented in a direction perpendicular to the third plane. 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the detector is positioned closer to the power source than to the power receiver, and wherein the control electronics are configured so that if debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver, the control electronics at least one of interrupts wireless power transfer between the power source and the power receiver, reduces an energy transfer rate between the power source and the power receiver, and provides a warning indicator to a user of the wireless power transfer system. 19. A method, comprising: activating an auxiliary coil, separate from a power source and from a power receiver of a wireless power transfer system, to generate a magnetic field at a position of a detector positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver;measuring an electrical signal generated by the detector in response to the magnetic field; anddetermining whether debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver by comparing baseline information to the measured electrical signal,wherein the baseline information comprises information about an electrical signal generated by the detector when no debris is positioned in proximity to the power source and the power receiver; andwherein comparing the baseline information to the measured signal comprises determining mean and covariance matrices for the baseline information and determining whether debris is positioned in proximity to at least one of the power source and the power receiver based on the mean and covariance matrices.
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