Bombardier Primove Gmbh

Bombardier Transportation Gmbh

Enrx Ipt Gmbh

Robert Czainski

Konrad Woronowicz

Dominik Anders

Marnix Lannoije

Christian Wirth

Rudolf Lindt

Simon Wechsler

Federico Garcia

Alexander Klingspor

Oliver Vietzke

Rinaldo Arnold

Stephan Bolz

Alireza Safaee

Roman Gunt

Kurt Vollenwyder

Jürgen Meins

Jürgen Kett

Juergen Kett

Daniel Wilhelm Oellingrath

Michael Mollers

Jeremie Desjardins

Jing Gao

Juergen Meins

John Whaley

Uwe Reinersmann

Andreas Büming

Christian Salewski

Martin Dechert

Thomas Nikles

Andreas Kappmeier

Christian Apelt

Matthias SÖHNGEN

Michael MÖLLERS

Frederico Garcia

A primary-sided arrangement including at least three phase lines and at least one winding structure per phase line, wherein each winding structure includes a subwinding structure, the winding structures extend along a longitudinal axis of the primary-sided arrangement, a first pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of a first and a second winding structure is chosen from an interval of a length of the subwinding structure and the first pitch is a distance between geometric centres of the corresponding subwinding structures of the first and the second winding structure along the longitudinal axis, and a second pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of the first winding structure and a third winding structure is smaller than the first pitch and the second pitch is a distance between geometric centres of the corresponding subwinding structures of the first and the third winding structure along the longitudinal axis.

Primary-sided and a secondary-sided arrangement of winding structures, a system for inductive power transfer and a method for inductively supplying power to a vehicle

The invention relates to an inductive power transfer pad (), comprising a conductor arrangement () for generating or receiving an electromagnetic field during an inductive power transfer and an airflow generating system () that is configured to generate an airflow () during an inductive power transfer, said airflow () being directed into the surroundings of the inductive power transfer pad (). Further, the invention relates to an arrangement () for an inductive power transfer and a method for cooling an inductive power transfer pad ().

Method and system for cooling of an inductive power transfer pad

A method and a system for determining a phase shift between a phase current and a phase voltage in an AC phase line of a converter. A method and a system for determining a phase shift between a phase current and a phase voltage in an AC phase line of a converter, in particular a converter of a system for inductive power transfer, wherein a phase current change dependent quantity is determined, wherein a voltage-specific reference time point is determined depending on the phase current change dependent quantity, wherein the phase current is determined, wherein a current-specific reference time point is determined depending on the phase current, wherein the phase shift is determined depending on the time difference between the voltage-specific reference time point and the current-specific reference time point.

Method and system for determining a phase shift between a phase current and a phase voltage

The invention relates to an antenna arrangement, wherein the antenna arrangement comprises a voltage source, a first inductive antenna element, a second inductive antenna element and at least one capacitive element, wherein the voltage source is electrically connected in parallel to a series connection of a first circuit section comprising at least the first inductive antenna element and a further circuit section comprising a parallel connection of a first subsection of the further circuit section comprising the at least one capacitive element and a further subsection of the further circuit section comprising at least the second inductive antenna element, and a method of operating an antenna arrangement.

Antenna arrangement and a method of operating an antenna arrangement

A conductor arrangement for an inductive power transfer, the conductor arrangement comprising at least three coils arranged along a longitudinal axis and formed of at least one conductor; and at least two winding heads arranged opposite one another and in which conductor sections of each coil extend along one another and along the longitudinal axis; wherein, within at least one of the winding heads, the conductor sections of the first and second coils that extend along the longitudinal axis are arranged at a first distance to one another, the first distance &#x2265;zero, and the conductor section of the third coil that extends along the longitudinal axis is arranged at second distances to said conductor sections of the first and second coils, the second distances being larger than the first distance. Also disclosed are an inductive power transfer arrangement and methods for providing conductor arrangements for an inductive power transfer.

Inductive power transfer with reduced electromagnetic interactions within a conductor arrangement

A secondary-sided arrangement of at least one secondary winding structure includes at least one phase line and one secondary winding structure per phase line, wherein the secondary-sided arrangement comprises at least two magnetically conducting elements, at least one lateral outer magnetically conducting element and at least one inner magnetically conducting element, wherein a width of the at least one lateral outer magnetically conducting element is larger than a width of the at least one inner magnetically conducting element and/or a length of the at least one inner magnetically conducting element is smaller than a length of the at least one lateral outer magnetically conducting element. A method for manufacturing a secondary-sided arrangement is also disclosed.

Secondary-sided arrangement of winding structures and a method for manufacturing a secondary-sided arrangement

A primary-sided arrangement of primary winding structures of a system, wherein the primary-sided arrangement includes at least three phase lines and at least one winding structure per phase line, wherein each winding structure includes at least one subwinding structure, wherein the winding structures extend along a longitudinal axis of the primary-sided arrangement, wherein a pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of a first winding structure and a second winding structure is chosen from an interval of a length of one subwinding structure, and wherein a pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of the first winding structure and the third winding structure is smaller than the pitch between corresponding first and second subwinding structures.

An inductive power transfer unit includes a winding unit for inductive power transfer during a power transfer operation, a flux guide, and an antenna. The antenna is arranged with the flux guide for generating or receiving an antenna signal during an auxiliary operation, wherein a compensation winding is arranged, such that the compensation winding compensates for an induced voltage and/or induced current in the antenna guide during the power transfer operation.

Voltage and current compensation in an inductive power transfer unit

The invention relates to an inductive power transfer unit, wherein the inductive power transfer unit includes at least one winding structure and at least one flux guiding means, wherein the inductive power transfer unit further includes at least one antenna element, wherein at least one portion of the at least one flux guiding means is a part of the antenna element. The invention further relates to a system for inductive power transfer and a method of communicating.

Inductive power transfer unit, a system for inductive power transfer and a method of communicating

A primary-sided arrangement of primary winding structures of a system, wherein the primary-sided arrangement includes at least three phase lines and at least one winding structure per phase line, wherein each winding structure includes at least one subwinding structure, wherein the winding structures extend along an axis of the primary-sided arrangement, wherein a pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of a first and second winding structures is chosen from an interval of a length of one subwinding structure, wherein a pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of the first winding structure and the third winding structure is smaller than the pitch between corresponding subwinding structures of the first and second winding structures.

Disclosed is a method of and control system for operating a circuit arrangement, in particular a circuit arrangement of an electric vehicle for inductive power transfer to the vehicle. The circuit arrangement includes at least one phase line with at least one field receiving arrangement and at least one compensating arrangement with a variable reactance, wherein at least one current-dependent cost function is evaluated, wherein the reactance is varied such that the cost function is optimized.

Method of and control system for operating a circuit arrangement of a vehicle

The invention relates to a primary-sided arrangement () of primary winding structures (W, W, W) of a system for inductive power transfer, wherein the primary-sided arrangement () comprises at least three phase lines and at least one winding structure (W, W, W) per phase line, wherein each winding structure (W, W, W) comprises at least one subwinding structure (SW_, . . . , SW_), wherein the winding structures (W, W, W) extend along a longitudinal axis (x) of the primary-sided arrangement (), wherein a pitch (P_, . . . , P_) between corresponding subwinding structures (SW_, . . . , SW_) of the winding structures (W, W, W) varies along the longitudinal axis (x) and/or a length (L_SW_, . . . , LSW_) of the subwinding structures (SW_, . . . , SW_) of the winding structures (W, W, W) varies along the longitudinal axis (x). The invention further relates to a system for inductive power transfer, to a method of manufacturing a primary-sided arrangement () and to a method for inductively supplying power to a vehicle.

Primary sided-arrangement of primary winding structures, a method of manufacturing the primary-sided arrangement, a system for inductive power transfer and a method for inductively supplying power to a vehicle

A power transfer unit of a system for inductive power transfer, wherein the power transfer unit includes a winding structure, and at least one flux guiding means for guiding a magnetic flux of the electromagnetic field, wherein the at least one flux guiding means provides at least one low reluctance section with a first reluctance and at least one high reluctance section with a second reluctance, and the second reluctance is higher than the first reluctance. Also, a method of manufacturing a power transfer unit and a method of operating a power transfer unit.

Power transfer unit of a system for inductive power transfer, a method of manufacturing a primary power transfer unit and of operating a primary power transfer unit

An inductive power transfer system for transferring electric energy to a vehicle. The system includes a wayside electric conductor arrangement and a vehicle side receiving device. The wayside electric conductor arrangement is combined with an array of a plurality of sensor coils, placed side by side to form the array. The array extends in directions transverse to a field direction of the electromagnetic field, which field direction extends from the wayside electric conductor arrangement to the vehicle side receiving device during transfer of the energy to the vehicle. A detector arrangement is connected to the plurality of the sensor coils and adapted to detect an effect of any magnetic and/or electrically conducting body, that is possibly located in the field direction on at least one electrical property of at least one of the sensor coils. At least one marker body is combined with the vehicle side receiving device. A position determining device is connected to the detector arrangement and adapted to determine a position of the vehicle side receiving device. The invention also relates to a method of operating and of manufacturing an inductive power transfer system.

Inductive power transfer for transferring electric energy to a vehicle

Disclosed is a system and a method of operating an inductive power transfer system for transferring power to a vehicle. The inductive power transfer system includes a primary winding structure for generating an alternating electromagnetic field and a secondary winding structure for receiving the alternating electromagnetic field and generating an alternating current output voltage, wherein the alternating current output voltage is rectified and supplied to at least one energy storage element. The rectified output voltage is adjusted by varying a gap size of a gap between the primary winding structure and the secondary winding structure, wherein the gap size is adjusted to prepare and/or to initiate and/or to control an energy transfer process depending on charging characteristics of the at least one energy storage element.

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