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Title: Wireless power transmission for battery charging

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1332099

A wireless power transmission system is provided for high power applications. The power transmission system is comprised generally of a charging unit configured to generate an alternating electromagnetic field and a receive unit configured to receive the alternating electromagnetic field from the charging unit. The charging unit includes a power source; an input rectifier; an inverter; and a transmit coil. The transmit coil has a spirangle arrangement segmented into n coil segments with capacitors interconnecting adjacent coil segments. The receive unit includes a receive coil and an output rectifier. The receive coil also has a spirangle arrangement segmented into m coil segments with capacitors interconnecting adjacent coil segments.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0002720
Assignee:
The Regents Of The University Of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Patent Number(s):
9,496,746
Application Number:
14/277,288
OSTI ID:
1332099
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 May 14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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