An inductive power transfer system is used for transferring electrical power across a gap, such as an air gap or a liquid gap, such as to unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs). The power transfer system is a polyphase system that creates a travelling magnetic field in the air or liquid gap, implementing a resonant electro-magnetic (EM) field to allow larger gap separations and less precise alignments. The power transfer system may have a polyphase dynamoelectric machine attached to primary mechanical-inertial storage device with multiple stator and rotor ports connected to a polyphase traveling-wave inductive power transmitter apparatus. The system may be of use in transferring power to underwater vehicles in a subsea salt water environment. Such a power transfer system may part of a larger system for underwater power transfer, for instance at depths of at least 10 km, and/or at distances of 1 to 50 km.
POLYPHASE CONTACTLESS INDUCTION POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRICAL POWER ACROSS GAP
POLYPHASIGES, KONTAKTLOSES INDUKTIVES STROMÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM ZUR ÜBERTRAGUNG VON ELEKTRISCHEM STROM ÜBER EINEN SPALT
SYSTÈME DE TRANSFERT D'ÉNERGIE PAR INDUCTION SANS CONTACT POLYPHASÉ POUR TRANSFÉRER DE L'ÉNERGIE ÉLECTRIQUE À TRAVERS UN ESPACE
2023-11-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern |
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