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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2013
Auckland Uniservices Ltd., Auckland, NZ;
Grant Anthony Covic, Mount Albert, NZ;
John Talbot Boys, Albany, NZ;
Nicholas Athol Keeling, Glenfield, NZ;
Edward van Boheemen, Panmure, NZ;
Michael Le Gallais Kissin, Takapuna, NZ;
Jonathan Beaver, Mount Wellington, NZ;
Mickel Bipin Budhia, Green Bay, NZ;
Chang-Yu Huang, Takapuna, NZ;
Auckland UniServices Ltd., Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote systems such as electric vehicles are disclosed. In one aspect an induction coil is provided comprising a plurality of substantially co-planar coils formed from one or more lengths of conducting material, each length of conducting material being electrically connectable at each end to a power source or battery, and wherein at least one of the lengths of conducting material is continuously wound around two or more of the coils. In another aspect, a method is provided for forming such an induction coil. In yet another aspect, a switching device is operable to alter the configuration of the coils, for example in response to a detected characteristic of another induction coil or device coupled thereto.