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Granted Patent B2
US 9,676,276 · App. 14/255,406 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Mobile power supply device

Inventor: Motonao Niizuma (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,676,276
App. No.
14/255,406
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric vehicle that is serving as a mobile power supply device is provided with: a power-supplying coil that is covered by a weatherproof cover and that, together with an external power-receiving coil, forms an electromagnetic coupling circuit; and a power supplying circuit that supplies power stored in a storage cell wirelessly to the outside via the electromagnetic coupling circuit that is formed by the power-supplying coil and the external power-receiving coil.

Claims (27)

1. A mobile power supply device that is capable of supplying power stored in a storage cell to outside of the mobile power supply device, comprising:

a power-supplying coil that is covered by a weatherproof component and that, together with an external power-receiving coil, forms a first electromagnetic coupling circuit;

a power converter that converts DC power stored in the storage cell into AC power and then supplies the AC power to the power-supplying coil;

a power-receiving coil that, together with an external power-supplying coil, forms a second electromagnetic coupling circuit;

a power-receiving circuit that receives power that is supplied wirelessly from outside of the mobile power supply device via the second electromagnetic coupling circuit that is formed by the external power-supplying coil and the power-receiving coil;

a charging device that charges the storage cell using power received by the power-receiving circuit;

a motor that generates power used for movement;

a drive circuit that drives the motor using power stored in the storage cell; and

a switching circuit that switches between connecting the power converter, the power-receiving circuit, and the drive circuit to the storage cell and disconnecting them from the storage cell,

wherein:

when power is discharged from the storage cell, the switching circuit is controlled so that the storage cell, the drive circuit, the power converter, and the power-receiving circuit are connected, and

when the storage cell is charged, the switching circuit is controlled so that the storage cell, the drive circuit, the power converter, and the power-receiving circuit are disconnected.

2. The mobile power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the power-receiving coil is covered by a weatherproof component.

3. The mobile power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein there is provided:

a power supply destination setting device that sets the destination for the supply of AC power output from the power converter to either the power-supplying coil or the motor.

4. The mobile power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein there is provided:

a power supply destination setting device that sets the destination for the supply of AC power output from the power converter to either the power-supplying coil or the motor.

5. A mobile power supply device that is capable of supplying power stored in a storage cell to outside of the mobile power supply device, comprising:

a power-transferring coil that is covered by a weatherproof component and that, together with an external power-transferring coil, forms an electromagnetic coupling circuit;

a power-transferring circuit that, out of a first operation in which power that is stored in the storage cell is supplied wirelessly to outside of the mobile power supply device via the electromagnetic coupling circuit, and a second operation in which power that is supplied wirelessly from outside of the mobile power supply device via the electromagnetic coupling circuit is received, performs at least the first operation;

a motor that generates power that is used for movement;

a drive circuit that drives the motor using power stored in the storage cell; and

a switching circuit that switches between connecting the power-transferring circuit and the drive circuit to the storage cell, and disconnecting them from the storage cell,

wherein:

when power is discharged from the storage cell, the switching circuit is controlled so that the storage cell, the drive circuit, and the power-transferring circuit are connected, and

when the storage cell is charged, the switching circuit is controlled so that the storage cell, the drive circuit, and the power-transferring circuit are disconnected.

6. The mobile power supply device according to claim 5 , wherein there is provided a charging device that, when the second operation is performed by the power-transferring circuit, charges the storage cell using power received by the power-transferring circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2014
From: NIIZUMA, MOTONAO
To: IHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032700/0570 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-257944 · Nov 25, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2012080502 · Nov 26, 2012
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