Method and system for contactless power transfer in a gate driver unit

    公开(公告)号:US10317484B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15517132

    申请日:2015-10-08

    摘要: A gate driver unit is presented. The gate driver unit includes a first power exchanging coil operatively coupled to a power source. The gate driver unit includes a second power exchanging coil configured to receive power from the first power exchanging coil via a magnetic field and a field focusing element disposed between the first power exchanging coil and the second power exchanging coil and configured to focus the magnetic field onto the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit also includes a first circuit coupled to the second power exchanging coil. The gate driver unit includes a gate drive subunit operatively coupled to the first circuit and configured to provide an output signal to a control terminal corresponding to a controllable switch of a second circuit. A magnetic resonance imaging system and a method of contactless power transfer in a magnetic resonance imaging system are also presented.

    PULSE WIDTH COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240030754A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18256539

    申请日:2021-12-08

    摘要: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for a new communication technique between a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus. The new communication technique may be more efficient for communication of a feedback parameter or other control information compared to a legacy packet-based digital communication technique. The new communication technique may use a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal as an analog representation of a feedback parameter or other control information. In some implementations, the PWM communication technique in this disclosure can be used for a variety of control or feedback information from the wireless power reception apparatus to the wireless power transmission apparatus. Furthermore, in some implementations, the PWM communication technique may be used for feedforward information from the wireless power transmission apparatus to the wireless power reception apparatus.

    RECEIVER UNIT OF A WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230298810A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-21

    申请号:US18321434

    申请日:2023-05-22

    摘要: A receiver unit of a wireless power transfer system is presented. The receiver unit includes a main receiver coil, a plurality of auxiliary receiver coils disposed about a central axis of the main receiver coil, and a receiver drive subunit. The receiver drive subunit includes a main converter operatively coupled to the main receiver coil and having a main output terminal. The receiver drive subunit may include a plurality of auxiliary converters operatively coupled to the plurality of auxiliary receiver coils. The plurality of auxiliary converters may be operatively coupled to each other to form an auxiliary output terminal coupled in series to the main output terminal to form a common output terminal. In some implementations, the receiver drive unit may be formed on a substrate of an integrated electronic component. The integrated electronic component may further include a communication subunit and a controller disposed.

    RECEIVER UNIT OF A WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210152027A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US17048429

    申请日:2019-03-22

    摘要: A receiver unit of a wireless power transfer system is presented. The receiver unit includes a main receiver coil, a plurality of auxiliary receiver coils disposed about a central axis of the main receiver coil, and a receiver drive subunit. The receiver drive subunit includes a main converter operatively coupled to the main receiver coil and having a main output terminal. The receiver drive subunit may include a plurality of auxiliary converters operatively coupled to the plurality of auxiliary receiver coils. The plurality of auxiliary converters may be operatively coupled to each other to form an auxiliary output terminal coupled in series to the main output terminal to form a common output terminal. In some implementations, the receiver drive unit may be formed on a substrate of an integrated electronic component. The integrated electronic component may further include a communication subunit and a controller disposed.