IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,456,621
Granted Patent B2
US 11,456,621 · App. 16/747,890 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Field device of automation technology

Inventors: Tobias Paul (Schopfheim, DE); Ralph Stib (Schönau, DE); Harald Schäuble (Lörrach, DE); Patrick Geib (Bad Säckingen, DE); Simon Gerwig (Schopfheim, DE); Mike Frank (Lörrach, DE)
Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO. KG
H02J50/10H02J7/02G01D11/245
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Patent No.
US 11,456,621
App. No.
16/747,890
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A field device of automation technology includes a field device housing and a field device electronics arranged in the field device housing. The field device also includes a first rechargeable battery arranged in the field device housing for energy supply of the field device electronics and a receiving unit with a receiving coil for receiving wirelessly inductively transmitted energy. The receiving unit is connected with the rechargeable battery so that the received, wirelessly inductively transmitted energy is storable, and is stored, in the rechargeable battery. The field device electronics is adapted in such a manner that energy supply occurs exclusively or at least partially from the first rechargeable battery and wherein the receiving unit and the receiving coil are adapted to receive wirelessly inductively transmitted energy as defined in a Qi standard 1.2.4 or a standard derived therefrom and to store such in the first rechargeable battery.

Claims (19)

1. A field device of automation technology, comprising:

a field device housing;

a field device electronics arranged in the field device housing;

a first rechargeable battery arranged in the field device housing for energy supply of the field device electronics;

a receiving unit with a receiving coil for receiving wirelessly inductively transmitted energy, wherein the receiving unit is connected with the rechargeable battery, so that received, wirelessly inductively transmitted energy is storable, and is stored, in the rechargeable battery;

wherein the field device electronics is adapted in such a manner that energy supply occurs exclusively or at least partially from the first rechargeable battery and wherein the receiving unit and the receiving coil are adapted to receive wirelessly inductively transmitted energy as defined in a Qi standard 1.2.4 or a standard derived therefrom and to store such in the first rechargeable battery.

2. A charging system for a field device of automation technology, comprising:

a housing;

the charging system electronics arranged in the housing;

a transmitting unit with a transmitting coil for transmitting energy wirelessly inductively; and

an energy supply unit arranged in the housing for energy supply of the charging system electronics and for providing energy to be transmitted wirelessly inductively via the transmitting coil;

wherein the transmitting unit and the transmitting coil are adapted to transmit energy wirelessly inductively as defined in a Qi standard 1.2.4 or a standard derived therefrom.

3. The charging system of claim 2 , wherein the energy supply unit includes a second rechargeable battery, which provides energy for the charging system electronics and energy for wireless inductive transmission via the transmitting coil.

4. The charging system of claim 2 , wherein the energy supply unit includes a grid supplied power supply, which provides energy for the charging system electronics and energy for wireless inductive transmission via the transmitting coil.

5. A system of automation technology, comprising:

at least one field device, including: a field device housing; a field device electronics arranged in the field device housing; a first rechargeable battery arranged in the field device housing for energy supply of the field device electronics; and a receiving unit with a receiving coil for receiving wirelessly inductively transmitted energy, wherein the receiving unit is connected with the rechargeable battery, so that received, wirelessly inductively transmitted energy is storable, and is stored, in the rechargeable battery; wherein the field device electronics is adapted in such a manner that energy supply occurs exclusively or at least partially from the first rechargeable battery and wherein the receiving unit and the receiving coil are adapted to receive wirelessly inductively transmitted energy as defined in a Qi standard 1.2.4 or a standard derived therefrom and to store such in the first rechargeable battery; and

at least one charging system, including: a housing; the charging system electronics arranged in the housing; a transmitting unit with a transmitting coil for transmitting energy wirelessly inductively; and an energy supply unit arranged in the housing for energy supply of the charging system electronics and for providing energy to be transmitted wirelessly inductively via the transmitting coil; wherein the transmitting unit and the transmitting coil are adapted to transmit energy wirelessly inductively as defined in a Qi standard 1.2.4 or a standard derived therefrom;

wherein the charging system has a first coupling section and the field device has a second coupling section, wherein the transmitting coil is arranged in the first coupling section of the charging system and the receiving coil in the second coupling section of the field device, wherein a surface contour of the first coupling section is matched to a surface contour of the second coupling section, so that the charging system can be placed on the field device housing and in a placed on state energy transmittable is, and is transmitted, wirelessly inductively.

6. The system of automation technology of claim 5 , wherein the transmitting coil and the receiving coil are arranged respectively in the first, and second, coupling sections in the placed on state in such a manner relative to one another that a coupling factor is greater than 0.2.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2020
From: PAUL, TOBIAS; STIB, RALPH; SCHÄUBLE, HARALD; GEIB, PATRICK; GERWIG, SIMON; FRANK, MIKE
To: ENDRESS+HAUSER SE+CO. KG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 102 162.6 · Jan 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200244103A1 · Jul 30, 2020