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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Arun Kumar Raghunathan, Bangalore, IN;
Somakumar Ramachandrapanicker, Bangalore, IN;
Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Bangalore, IN;
Satishbabu Bhogineni, Guntur, IN;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A contactless power transfer system is provided. The contactless power transfer system includes a first power exchanging coil configured to exchange power, a power mating coil operatively coupled to a switching unit, and a controller operatively coupled to the switching unit. The controller is configured to control switching operations of the switching unit to actively control a current in the power mating coil to match an impedance of the first power exchanging coil and enable the exchange of power.