Auckland Uniservices Limited

Lei Zhao

Duleepa Jayanath Thrimawithana

Udaya Kumara Madawala

Grant Anthony Covic

Yuan Song

The disclosure provides a wireless power transfer circuit that uses two coupled resonators provided in one of a primary or secondary wireless power transfer magnetic structure. The coupled resonators work together to compensate for changes in relative position. Each resonator has a planar coil, and the resonators are coupled with each other by magnetic coupling of the planar coils, which are located adjacent each other in either a side by side relationship or a partially overlapping relationship. The circuit is tolerant to misalignment of the magnetic structures (often referred to as pads) which magnetically couple with each other to enable the transfer of power. The changes in inductances as well as main, cross, and inter coupling between the coils of the primary and pick-up pads or structures show that a constant power transfer or charging profile can be maintained over a large operating region.

Misalignment tolerant hybrid wireless power transfer system

A polyphase inductive power transfer system primary or secondary apparatus includes a magnetic coupling coil associated with each phase and a compensation network associated with each magnetic coupling coil for providing power to or receiving power from the respective coil. At least one of the compensation networks has a different power transfer characteristic to one or more of the other compensation networks.

Polyphase hybrid IPT system

An inductive power transfer system primary or secondary circuit has a first compensation network and second compensation network. The compensation networks each have a different power transfer characteristic with respect to relative movement of the primary or secondary magnetic flux coupling structures. The power transfer characteristics are such that one compensates for the other to allow a smooth or constant overall power transfer is despite the relative movement.

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