JP4941418B2 - Non-contact power transmission device - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a non-contact power transmission device including a power transmission device and a power reception device electromagnetically connected via a transformer, and in particular, a relative positional relationship between a planar primary coil and a secondary coil constituting the transformer. It can be optimized.

  Conventionally, as this kind of non-contact power device, as shown in FIG. 5, a power transmission device 1, a transformer (not shown), and a power reception device 2 are provided, and a lower side of the power reception device 2 is a recess of the power transmission device 1. 11 is detachably fitted into the frame 11 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Further, in this non-contact power transmission device, predetermined AC power is generated by the power transmission device 1, and the generated power is transmitted to the power reception device 2 via a transformer, and the AC power is converted to DC power by the power reception device 2. It is supposed to be converted.
The transformer includes a planar primary coil to which the output of the power transmission device 1 is applied, and a planar secondary coil that is electromagnetically coupled to the primary coil, and the output of the secondary coil is the power receiving device 2. Is applied to the input side.

  The primary coil of the transformer is embedded in the bottom surface of the recess 11 of the power transmission device 1, the secondary coil is embedded in the bottom surface 22 of the power reception device 2, and the power reception device 2 is mounted in the recess 11 of the power transmission device 1. Sometimes the primary and secondary coils of the transformer can be electromagnetically coupled.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-23677 (FIG. 1)

  Incidentally, the non-contact power transmission device shown in FIG. 5 has a special structure in which the power transmission device 1 and the power reception device 2 are fitted via the recess 11. For this reason, the power transmission device 1 and the power reception device 2 can be reliably coupled. In other words, the electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the transformer can be performed properly (reliably).

However, in order to properly perform electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the transformer, a special structure such as a recess is required. For this reason, in the conventional non-contact electric power transmission apparatus, since there exists a restriction | limiting on the above structures, there exists a problem that there exists a restriction | limiting on a design at the time of design.
On the other hand, when a special structure such as a recess is not used, it is necessary to optimize the electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and secondary coil of the transformer and use the appropriate state. Need to be recognized by the person (user).

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to optimize the electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the transformer at the start of use without adopting a special structure, and the user can recognize the appropriate state. An object of the present invention is to provide a contactless power transmission device.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object of the present invention, each invention is configured as follows .

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a power transmission means capable of generating a first AC signal having a first frequency and a second AC signal having a second frequency, and the first AC signal or the second AC signal are applied. Primary coil to be transmitted, secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil, rectifying means for rectifying a signal generated in the secondary coil, and relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil Alignment detection means for detecting whether or not is normal, the alignment detection means causes the power transmission means to generate the first AC signal, and is a first output voltage of the rectification means. The first detection is performed to detect whether the relative positional relationship is normal based on the output voltage of the first rectifier, the second AC signal is generated by the power transmission unit, and the output voltage of the rectification unit is 2 based on the output voltage of 2 Performing a second detection for detecting whether a.
According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, in the first detection and the second detection, when the relative positional relationship is normal, the display is displayed .
A third invention further includes voltage stabilizing means electrically connected to an output of the rectifying means in the first or second invention .

In a fourth aspect of the invention, rectifying means for rectifying a signal generated in a secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil, and whether or not the relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil is normal. Alignment detecting means for detecting, wherein the alignment detecting means generates a first AC signal having a first frequency supplied to the primary coil, and is a first output voltage of the rectifying means. A first detection for detecting whether or not the relative positional relationship is normal based on the output voltage of the first, generating a second AC signal of a second frequency supplied to the primary coil, Based on a second output voltage that is an output voltage of the rectifying means, a second detection is performed to detect whether or not the relative positional relationship is normal .
In a fifth aspect based on the fourth aspect, in the first detection and the second detection, when the relative positional relationship is normal, the display is displayed .
A sixth invention further includes voltage stabilizing means electrically connected to the output of the rectifying means in the fourth or fifth invention .
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a first AC signal having a first frequency is applied to the primary coil, the first signal generated in the secondary coil is rectified to obtain a first output voltage, and the first output Based on the voltage, first detection is performed to detect whether or not the relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil is normal, and a second AC signal having a second frequency is applied to the primary coil. And the second signal generated in the secondary coil is rectified to obtain a second output voltage, and the relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil is normal based on the second output voltage. A second detection is performed to detect whether or not there is .
In an eighth aspect based on the seventh aspect, in the first detection and the second detection, when the relative positional relationship is normal, the display is displayed .

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the first AC signal having the first frequency and the second AC signal having the second frequency are generated, and the first AC signal or the second AC signal is applied. A primary coil to be transmitted, a secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil, a rectifying means for rectifying a signal generated in the secondary coil, and a detecting means, and the detecting means includes the The power transmission means generates the first AC signal, performs first detection for detecting whether or not a first output voltage that is an output voltage of the rectification means is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value, and the power transmission to produce the second alternating signal to the means, have the second line detection of the second output voltage is detected whether a second predetermined value or more output a voltage of said rectifying means, said first 1, the first output voltage is not less than the first predetermined value, and the first In the detection, when the second output voltage is the second predetermined value or more, it is displayed on the display unit.

A tenth aspect of the invention includes a rectifier that rectifies a signal generated in a secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil, and a detector. The detector is supplied to the primary coil. Generating a first AC signal having a frequency of 1 and performing a first detection to detect whether or not a first output voltage, which is an output voltage of the rectifying means, is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value; A second alternating current signal having a second frequency supplied to the next coil is generated, and a second output voltage that is an output voltage of the rectifying means is detected whether or not the second predetermined output voltage is equal to or higher than a second predetermined value. There line detection of, in the first detection, the first output voltage is not less the first predetermined value or more, the first in the second detection, the second output voltage is the second predetermined value If it is above, it is displayed on the display.
In an eleventh aspect of the invention, the first AC signal having the first frequency is applied to the primary coil, the first signal generated in the secondary coil is rectified to obtain the first output voltage, and the first output First detection is performed to detect whether or not the voltage is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value, a second AC signal having a second frequency is applied to the primary coil, and the second coil is generated in the secondary coil. a second signal as a second output voltage is rectified, the second output voltage have line a second detection for detecting whether a second predetermined value or more, in the first detection, When the first output voltage is not less than the first predetermined value and the second detection is not less than the second predetermined value in the second detection, the display is displayed.

  According to the present invention having such a configuration, it is possible to optimize the electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the transformer means (transformer) at the start of use without adopting a special structure. And the user can recognize the appropriate state.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The configuration of the first embodiment of the non-contact power transmission apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the contactless power transmission device according to the first embodiment includes a power transmission device 5, a transformer (transformer) 6, a power reception device 7, and an alignment detection device 8. .

The power transmission device 5 is a device that generates an AC signal (AC power) having a predetermined frequency to be transmitted. As shown in FIG. 1, the oscillation circuit 51, the inverter circuit 52, the driver circuits 53, 54, and 1 It comprises secondary capacitors C1 and C2.
The oscillation circuit 51 is a circuit with a fixed oscillation frequency that generates a high-frequency pulse having a predetermined frequency. The oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit 51 is, for example, in the range of 100 [kHz] to 500 [kHz].

The inverter circuit 52 is a circuit that inverts a pulse generated by the oscillation circuit 51. The driver circuit 53 is a circuit that amplifies the output of the oscillation circuit 51. The driver circuit 54 is a circuit that amplifies the output of the inverter circuit 52.
The primary side capacitor C1 is a capacitor for AC coupling the output side of the driver circuit 53 and one end side of the primary coil 61 of the transformer 6. The secondary side capacitor C2 is a capacitor for AC coupling the output side of the driver circuit 54 and the other end side of the primary coil 61 of the transformer 6.

The transformer 6 efficiently transmits the power generated by the power transmission device 5 to the power reception device 7 side. For this reason, the transformer 6 has a primary coil 61 to which the output of the power transmission device 5 is applied, and a secondary coil 62 that is electromagnetically coupled to the primary coil 61.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 are, for example, planar coils obtained by winding an insulated single wire 63 spirally in the same plane. The greater the number of turns, the better, for example, about 10 turns. Further, the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 are formed in a disc shape as a whole so that a spiral state can be appropriately maintained by means (see FIG. 2B).

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2B, the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 are electromagnetically coupled so that their planes overlap each other as shown in FIG. In some cases, the structure is simple enough to physically separate them.
That is, as shown in FIG. 2B, for example, a primary coil 61 is placed on a desk 64, and at the start of use of the first embodiment, a second coil 62 is placed on the surface of the primary coil 61. You just need to stack. On the other hand, after the end of use, the second coil 62 only needs to be removed from the first coil 61.

The power receiving device 7 is a device that receives AC power from the power transmitting device 5 and converts it into DC power.
For this purpose, the power receiving device 7 generates and outputs a DC voltage from the capacitor C3 connected to both ends of the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 and the output voltage of the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6, as shown in FIG. An output rectifier circuit 71; a capacitor C4 connected between the output terminals of the output rectifier circuit 71; and a constant voltage circuit 72 for stabilizing the output voltage of the output rectifier circuit 71 and outputting a constant voltage. A load 73 is connected to the output terminal of the circuit 72.

The constant voltage circuit 72 is controlled to be turned on and off by an on / off control signal from a control circuit 84 described later. The capacitor C3 can be omitted as necessary.
The alignment detection device 8 detects whether or not the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 is normal based on the output voltage of the output rectifier circuit 71 and is normal. It is a device that informs the user to that effect.

For this purpose, as shown in FIG. 1, the alignment detection device 8 includes a detection resistor RD, a switch SW1, a voltage dividing circuit 81, a reference voltage source 82, a comparator 83, a light emitting diode LED, and a control. Circuit 84.
The detection resistor RD is connected in series with the switch SW1 to form a series circuit, and the series circuit is connected in parallel to both ends of the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71. Therefore, the detection resistor RD can be connected to both ends of the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 by turning on the switch SW1.

The switch SW1 is made of, for example, a MOS transistor, and is on / off controlled by an on / off signal from the control circuit 84.
The voltage dividing circuit 81 is composed of a series circuit in which a resistor R1 and a resistor R2 are connected in series. The voltage dividing circuit 81 divides the voltage generated at both ends of the detection resistor RD and supplies the divided voltage to the + input terminal of the comparator 83. It has become.

The comparator 83 compares the divided voltage of the voltage dividing circuit 81 with the reference voltage Vref of the reference voltage source 82. If the divided voltage exceeds the reference voltage Vref, the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil of the transformer 6 are compared. A normal signal indicating that the relative positional relationship 62 is normal is output.
That is, the comparator 83 outputs a normal signal when the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 is normal and the voltage across the detection resistor RD is at a normal value. It is like that.

At the start of use of the first embodiment, the control circuit 84 turns on the switch SW1, connects the detection resistor RD to the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71, and turns off the operation of the constant voltage circuit 72. Thus, the output of the normal signal from the comparator 83 is monitored.
Further, when a normal signal is output from the comparator 83, the control circuit 84 turns off the switch SW1 to disconnect the detection resistor RD from the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 and turns on the operation of the constant voltage circuit 72. In addition, a driving current is supplied to the light emitting diode LED based on the normal signal to light the light emitting diode LED.

Next, a specific circuit configuration of the inverter circuits 53 and 54 in the power transmission device 5 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the inverter circuit 53 includes a CMOS inverter circuit 531 composed of P-type and N-type MOS transistors Q1 and Q2, and a control circuit for preventing a through current that flows during operation of the CMOS inverter circuit 531. 532 is included. The control circuit 532 includes a NOR gate 5321, an AND gate 5322, inverters IV1 to IV6, and capacitors C11 and C12 as illustrated.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inverter circuit 54 includes a CMOS inverter circuit 541 composed of P-type and N-type MOS transistors Q3 and Q4, and a control circuit for preventing a through current that flows during operation of the CMOS inverter circuit 541. 542. The control circuit 542 includes a NOR gate 5421, an AND gate 5422, inverters IV11 to IV16, and capacitors C21 and C22 as illustrated.
In the first embodiment having such a configuration, when the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit 51 of the power transmission device 5 is changed, the output voltage, output power, and efficiency of the load connected to the power reception device 7 are changed accordingly. Therefore, a test example of each characteristic will be described below with reference to FIG.

  6, the load resistance is 12.5 [Ω], the output voltage (primary voltage) of the power transmission device 5 is 5.4 [V], and the primary capacitors C1 and C2 have the same capacitance value. It is a test result at the time of using the thing. In FIG. 6, curve a is when the capacitance values of C1 and C2 are large, curve b is when the capacitance values of C1 and C2 are medium, and curve c is when the capacitance values of C1 and C2 are small.

6A shows the relationship between the input frequency of the power transmitting device 5 and the efficiency, FIG. 6B shows the relationship between the frequency and the output voltage of the power receiving device 7, and FIG. 6C shows the frequency. And the output power relationship.
In this test example, during the test, the alignment detection device 8 stops its operation, applies the output of the variable oscillation device whose frequency is variable to the output side of the oscillation circuit 51, and sets the oscillation frequency of the variable oscillation device to The characteristic test was performed by changing the value.

  According to FIG. 6A, when the capacitance values of the primary side capacitors C1 and C2 are large, the maximum efficiency is obtained when the frequency is 410 [kHz], and the maximum efficiency is 64.6 [%]. . At this time, the input power is 5.4 [V] × 1.38 [A] = 7.45 [W], and the output power is 7.80 [V] × 0.62 [A] = 4.83 [W]. (See FIGS. 6B and 6C). Further, according to FIG. 6C, when the capacitance values of C1 and C2 are large, the maximum output is obtained when the frequency is 410 [kHz], and the maximum output is 7.80 [V] × 0.62. [A] = 4.83 [W], and the input power at this time is 5.4 [V] × 1.38 [A] = 7.45 [W].

  Next, according to FIG. 6A, when the capacitance values of the primary side capacitors C1 and C2 are medium, the maximum efficiency is obtained when the frequency is 620 [kHz]. 4 [%]. At this time, the input power is 5.4 [V] × 0.90 [A] = 4.86 [W], and the output power is 6.29 [V] × 0.50 [A] = 3.14 [W]. 〕is there. Further, according to FIG. 6C, when the capacitance values of C1 and C2 are medium, the maximum output is obtained when the frequency is 580 [kHz], and the maximum output is 6.42 [V] × 0. .50 [A] = 3.23 [W], and the input power at this time is 5.4 [V] × 0.94 [A] = 0.07 [W].

  Furthermore, according to FIG. 6A, when the capacitance values of the primary capacitors C1 and C2 are small, the maximum efficiency is obtained when the frequency is 810 [kHz], and the maximum efficiency is 62.5 [%]. Become. At this time, the input power is 5.4 [V] × 0.82 [A] = 4.43 [W], and the output power is 5.94 [V] × 0.47 [A] = 2.79 [W]. ]. Further, according to FIG. 6C, when the capacitance values of C1 and C2 are small, the maximum output is obtained when the frequency is 810 [kHz], and the maximum output is 5.94V × 0.47 [ V] = 2.78 [W], and the input power at this time is 5.4 [V] × 0.82 [A] = 4.43 [W].

  As can be seen from the above results, the maximum output power increases as the capacitance values of the primary side capacitors C1 and C2 increase, and the resonance frequency (extreme frequency) decreases as the capacitance value increases. Further, the output voltage can be controlled by controlling the oscillation frequency (see FIG. 6B), the maximum output power is 4.83 [W], and the maximum efficiency is 64 [%].

Note that the characteristics of the first embodiment, that is, the output voltage can be controlled by controlling the oscillation frequency and the power transmission efficiency (conversion efficiency) is good are the characteristics of other embodiments described later. It is the same.
Next, the operation of the first embodiment having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

In the first embodiment, the power transmission device 5 generates a high-frequency signal having a predetermined frequency, and the high-frequency signal can be transmitted to the power receiving device 7 through the transformer 6 with high efficiency (see FIG. 6A). Therefore, a large amount of power is generated in the power transmission device 5 and can be efficiently transmitted to the power reception device 7.
However, in this case, it is necessary to properly perform electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6. In the first embodiment, however, a special structure as in the prior art is used for this purpose. Not adopted (see FIG. 5). Therefore, it is necessary to make it appropriate by some method and to make the user recognize that it is appropriate.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, at the start of use, the alignment detection device 8 is configured so that the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 is normal based on the output voltage of the output rectifier circuit 71. Whether or not it exists is detected, and when it is normal, that fact is notified.
That is, at the start of use of the first embodiment, the control circuit 84 turns on the switch SW1 to connect the detection resistor RD to the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 and turns off the operation of the constant voltage circuit 72. In this state, the output of the normal signal from the comparator 83 is monitored.

  The comparator 83 compares the divided voltage of the voltage dividing circuit 81, that is, the voltage across the detection resistor RD with the reference voltage Vref of the reference voltage source 82. At this time, it is assumed that the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 is normal (appropriate) as shown in FIG. In this case, since the voltage across the detection resistor RD exceeds the reference voltage Vref, the comparator 83 outputs a normal signal indicating that the relative positional relationship is normal.

  When the normal signal is output from the comparator 83 in this way, the control circuit 84 turns off the switch SW1, disconnects the detection resistor RD from the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71, and turns on the operation of the constant voltage circuit 72. Let Further, the control circuit 84 supplies a drive current to the light emitting diode LED based on the normal signal to light the light emitting diode LED. By this lighting, the user can recognize that the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 is appropriate.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2C, it is assumed that the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 is not normal. In this case, since the voltage across the detection resistor RD does not exceed the reference voltage Vref, the comparator 83 does not output the normal signal. For this reason, the control circuit 84 cannot light the light emitting diode LED.

  When the light emitting diode LED is not turned on, the user adjusts the position of the secondary coil 62, for example. When the relative position of the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 becomes a normal position as shown in FIG. 2B by this adjustment, the light emitting diode LED is turned on. As a result, the user can recognize that the relative position is appropriate, and stops the adjustment.

Next, the structure of 2nd Embodiment of the non-contact electric power transmission apparatus of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the non-contact power transmission device according to the second embodiment includes a power transmission device 5 </ b> A, a transformer 6, a power reception device 7, and an alignment detection device 9.

The power transmission device 5A is a device that generates an AC signal having a predetermined frequency. As shown in FIG. 4, the oscillation circuit 51A, the inverter circuit 52, the driver circuits 53 and 54, and the primary side capacitors C1 and C2 Consists of
The oscillation circuit 51A is a circuit that generates high-frequency pulses, and the oscillation frequency is, for example, in the range of 100 [kHz] to 500 [kHz]. Further, the oscillation circuit 51A is configured such that the frequency f1 and the frequency f2 are selected by a frequency control signal from a frequency control circuit 97 described later, and can oscillate at the selected frequency f1 or f2.

Here, the relationship between the frequencies f1 and f2 is f1 <f2, for example, f1 = 100 [kHz] and f2 = 400 [kHz].
In the second embodiment, since the output voltage of the power receiving device 7 depends on the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit 51A of the power transmission device 5A as described above (see FIG. 6B), the output voltage is determined by the frequencies f1 and f2. Will be different.
Inverter circuit 52, driver circuits 53 and 54, and primary side capacitors C1 and C2 are configured similarly to inverter circuit 52, driver circuits 53 and 54, and primary side capacitors C1 and C2 shown in FIG. Detailed description is omitted here.

Moreover, since the transformer 6 and the power receiving device 7 are configured in the same manner as the transformer 6 and the power receiving device 7 shown in FIG. 1, the same reference numerals are given to the components, and detailed description thereof is omitted here.
At the start of use, the alignment detection device 9 first oscillates the oscillation circuit 51A of the power transmission device 5a at the frequency f1, and in this state, based on the output voltage of the output rectifier circuit 71, the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil of the transformer 6 If it is detected whether the relative positional relationship of the coil 62 is normal, and if it is detected that it is normal, then the oscillation circuit 51A is oscillated again at the frequency f2, and in this state, the output rectifier circuit Whether or not the relative positional relationship is normal is detected again based on the output voltage 71, and if it is detected that the relative positional relationship is normal, the user is informed that the relative positional relationship is appropriate. It is a device for.

For this purpose, as shown in FIG. 4, the alignment detection device 9 includes a detection resistor RD, a switch SW1, a voltage dividing circuit 91, a reference voltage source 92, a comparator 93, a light emitting diode LED, and a control. A circuit 94, a resonance circuit 95, an auxiliary transformer 96, and a frequency control circuit 97 are provided.
The detection resistor RD is connected in series with the switch SW1 to form a series circuit, and the series circuit is connected in parallel to both ends of the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71. Therefore, the detection resistor RD can be connected to both ends of the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 by turning on the switch SW1.

The voltage dividing circuit 91 includes a series circuit in which a resistor R3 and a variable resistor VR1 are connected in series, divides the voltage generated at both ends of the detection resistor RD, and supplies the divided voltage to the + input terminal of the comparator 93. It is like that. The resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 can be varied by a resistance value control signal from the control circuit 94.
The comparator 93 compares the divided voltage of the voltage dividing circuit 91 with the reference voltage Vref of the reference voltage source 92. If the divided voltage exceeds the reference voltage Vref, the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil of the transformer 6 are compared. A normal signal indicating that the relative positional relationship 62 is normal is output.

That is, the comparator 93 outputs a normal signal when the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 is normal and the voltage across the detection resistor RD is at a normal value. It is like that.
At the start of use of the second embodiment, the control circuit 94 turns on the switch SW1 to connect the detection resistor RD to the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 and turns off the operation of the constant voltage circuit 72. In this state, the oscillation circuit 51A is controlled to oscillate at the frequency f1, and the output of the normal signal from the comparator 93 is monitored.

Further, the control circuit 94 controls the oscillation circuit 51A to oscillate again at the frequency f2 when the first normal signal is output from the comparator 93, and monitors the output of the normal signal from the comparator 93 again. It has become.
Further, when the normal signal is output again from the comparator 93, the control circuit 94 turns off the switch SW1 to disconnect the detection resistor RD from the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 and turns on the operation of the constant voltage circuit 72. In addition, a driving current is supplied to the light emitting diode LED based on the normal signal to light the light emitting diode LED.

The resonance circuit 95 is a circuit that generates a predetermined AC signal based on the frequency control signal output from the control circuit 94.
The auxiliary transformer 96 has a primary coil to which the output of the resonance circuit 95 is applied, and a secondary coil that is electromagnetically coupled to the primary coil. The primary coil and the secondary coil of the auxiliary transformer 96 are, for example, planar coils similar to the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6, but the purpose is to transmit a signal. The scale is small. Further, the primary coil and the secondary coil of the auxiliary transformer 96 can be connected and disconnected in conjunction with the connection and separation between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6.

When receiving the frequency control signal from the control circuit 94 from the secondary coil of the auxiliary transformer 96, the frequency control circuit 97 is a circuit that controls the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit 51A to f1 or f2 based on the signal.
Next, the operation of the second embodiment having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

In the second embodiment, the power transmission device 5A generates a high-frequency signal having a predetermined frequency, and the high-frequency signal can be transmitted to the power receiving device 7 through the transformer 6 with high efficiency (see FIG. 6A). For this reason, large electric power is generated in the power transmission device 5 </ b> A and can be transmitted to the power reception device 7 efficiently.
However, in this case, it is necessary to properly perform electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6, but in the second embodiment, a special structure as in the prior art is used for this purpose. Not adopted (see FIG. 5). Therefore, it is necessary to make it appropriate by some method and to make the user recognize that it is appropriate.

  Therefore, in the second embodiment, when the use is disclosed, the alignment detection device 9 first oscillates the oscillation circuit 51A of the power transmission device 5a at the frequency f1 (for example, 100 kHz), and in this state, the output voltage of the output rectifier circuit 71 Based on the above, it is detected whether or not the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 is normal. When oscillating again at the frequency f2 (for example, 400 kHz), in this state, again detecting whether or not the relative positional relationship is normal based on the output voltage of the output rectifier circuit 71, and detecting that it is normal The user is informed that the relative positional relationship is appropriate.

  That is, at the start of use of the second embodiment, the control circuit 94 turns on the switch SW1 to connect the detection resistor RD to the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 and turns off the operation of the constant voltage circuit 72. In this state, the oscillation circuit 51A is controlled to oscillate at the frequency f1, and the output of the normal signal from the comparator 93 is monitored.

  The comparator 93 compares the divided voltage of the voltage dividing circuit 91, that is, the voltage across the detection resistor RD with the reference voltage Vref of the reference voltage source 92. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2B, it is assumed that the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 is appropriate. In this case, since the voltage across the detection resistor RD exceeds the reference voltage Vref, the comparator 93 outputs a normal signal indicating that the relative positional relationship is normal.

As described above, the output of the normal signal from the comparator 93 causes the control circuit 94 to change the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 of the voltage dividing circuit 91 to a predetermined value by the resistance value control signal, and then the oscillation circuit 51A again at the frequency f2. Control is made to oscillate, and the output of the normal signal from the comparator 93 is monitored again.
Here, the reason why the resistance value of the variable resistor VR1 is changed to a predetermined value is as follows. That is, when the oscillation frequency of the oscillation circuit 51A is changed to f2, the output voltage of the output rectifier circuit 71 is relatively increased and the input voltage of the comparator 93 is changed as compared with the case where the oscillation frequency is f1. However, since the reference voltage Vref of the comparator 93 remains constant, the comparator 93 cannot accurately determine the input voltage when the frequency of the oscillation circuit 51A is f2.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2B, if the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 is normal, the comparator 93 outputs a normal signal indicating that the relative positional relationship is normal. Output again.
When the normal signal is output again from the comparator 93 in this way, the control circuit 94 turns off the switch SW1 and disconnects the detection resistor RD from the output terminal of the output rectifier circuit 71 on the condition that the constant signal is output. The operation of 72 is turned on. Further, the control circuit 94 supplies a drive current to the light emitting diode LED based on the normal signal to light the light emitting diode LED.

By this lighting, the user can recognize that the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 of the transformer 6 is normal.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2C, it is assumed that the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 is not normal. In this case, since the voltage across the detection resistor RD does not exceed the reference voltage Vref, the comparator 93 does not output the normal signal. For this reason, the control circuit 94 cannot turn on the light emitting diode LED.

  When the light emitting diode LED is not turned on, the user adjusts the position of the secondary coil 62, for example. When the relative position of the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 becomes an appropriate position as shown in FIG. 2B by this adjustment, the light emitting diode LED is turned on. As a result, the user can recognize that the relative position is appropriate, and stops the adjustment.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the oscillation circuit 51A is first oscillated at the frequency f1 to obtain a small output voltage from the output rectifier circuit 71. Based on the small output voltage, 1 of the transformer 6 is obtained. Whether or not the relative positional relationship between the secondary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 is normal is detected. If it is normal, the oscillation circuit 51A is further oscillated at a frequency f2 higher than the frequency f1 to obtain a large output voltage (for example, an output voltage in use) from the output rectifier circuit 71. Based on the large output voltage, it is detected whether or not the relative positional relationship is normal, and when it is normal, the light emitting diode is turned on.

  For this reason, according to the second embodiment, the electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the transformer can be optimized without being restricted by the structure, and the user can recognize the appropriate state. it can. In addition, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of foreign matter (such as a metal piece) between the primary coil and the second coil. That is, if a large output voltage is applied to the metal piece, there is a risk of heat generation. Therefore, this danger can be avoided by applying a small output voltage.

In each of the above embodiments, the comparators 83 and 93 are ordinary comparators. However, the comparators 83 and 93 may be replaced with window comparators.
In this way, when the window comparator is replaced, when determining whether the relative positional relationship between the primary coil 61 and the secondary coil 62 is normal, an allowable range for the determination can be provided. Can be ensured and stabilized.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil of the transformer means can be optimized at the start of use without adopting a special structure, and The user can recognize the appropriate state.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the primary and secondary coil of the transformer of FIG. 1, (A) is a top view which shows the structure of the both coils, (B) (C) is a side view which shows the example of the use condition of the coils It is. FIG. 2 is a specific circuit diagram of the driver circuit of FIG. 1 and includes its control circuit. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a conventional apparatus. In 1st Embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the test result which shows the relationship between the oscillation frequency of a primary side, efficiency, an output voltage, and output power.

Explanation of symbols

  5, 5A is a power transmission device, 6 is a transformer, 7 is a power reception device, 8 and 9 are alignment detection devices, 51 and 51A are oscillation circuits, 61 is a primary coil, 62 is a secondary coil, 71 is an output rectifier circuit, 73 is a load, 83 and 93 are comparators, 84 and 94 are control circuits, and 97 is a frequency control circuit.

Claims (11)

Power transmission means capable of generating a first AC signal having a first frequency and a second AC signal having a second frequency;
A primary coil to which the first AC signal or the second AC signal is applied;
A secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil;
Rectifying means for rectifying a signal generated in the secondary coil;
Alignment detection means for detecting whether or not the relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil is normal;
Including
The alignment detection unit causes the power transmission unit to generate the first AC signal and detects whether the relative positional relationship is normal based on a first output voltage that is an output voltage of the rectification unit. Whether or not the relative positional relationship is normal based on the second output voltage that is the output voltage of the rectifying means. A non-contact power transmission device that performs second detection.   2. The contactless power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein, in the first detection and the second detection, when the relative positional relationship is normal, the display is displayed on a display unit.   The contactless power transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising a voltage stabilization unit electrically connected to an output of the rectification unit. Rectifying means for rectifying a signal generated in the secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil;
Alignment detection means for detecting whether or not the relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil is normal;
Including
The alignment detection means generates a first AC signal having a first frequency supplied to the primary coil, and the relative positional relationship is based on a first output voltage which is an output voltage of the rectification means. First detection is performed to detect whether or not it is normal, a second AC signal having a second frequency supplied to the primary coil is generated, and a second output which is an output voltage of the rectifier means A power receiving apparatus that performs second detection for detecting whether or not the relative positional relationship is normal based on a voltage.   5. The power receiving device according to claim 4, wherein, in the first detection and the second detection, when the relative positional relationship is normal, the power reception device is displayed on a display.   The power receiving device according to claim 4, further comprising a voltage stabilizing unit electrically connected to an output of the rectifying unit. Applying a first AC signal of a first frequency to the primary coil;
The first signal generated in the secondary coil is rectified as the first output voltage,
Performing a first detection for detecting whether or not a relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil is normal based on the first output voltage;
Applying a second AC signal of a second frequency to the primary coil;
The second signal generated in the secondary coil is rectified into a second output voltage,
A power transmission method comprising performing second detection for detecting whether or not a relative positional relationship between the primary coil and the secondary coil is normal based on the second output voltage.   The power transmission method according to claim 7, wherein, in the first detection and the second detection, when the relative positional relationship is normal, the display is displayed. Power transmission means capable of generating a first AC signal having a first frequency and a second AC signal having a second frequency;
A primary coil to which the first AC signal or the second AC signal is applied;
A secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil;
Rectifying means for rectifying a signal generated in the secondary coil;
Detection means;
Including
The detection means causes the power transmission means to generate the first AC signal, and detects whether or not a first output voltage that is an output voltage of the rectification means is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value. A second detection for performing detection, causing the power transmission means to generate the second AC signal, and detecting whether a second output voltage, which is an output voltage of the rectification means, is equal to or higher than a second predetermined value; the stomach line,
In the first detection, when the first output voltage is equal to or higher than the first predetermined value, and in the second detection, the second output voltage is equal to or higher than the second predetermined value. A non-contact power transmission device characterized by being displayed on a container . Rectifying means for rectifying a signal generated in the secondary coil to which power is transmitted from the primary coil;
Detection means;
Including
The detecting means generates a first AC signal having a first frequency supplied to the primary coil, and whether the first output voltage, which is the output voltage of the rectifying means, is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value. First detection is performed to generate a second AC signal having a second frequency supplied to the primary coil, and the second output voltage, which is the output voltage of the rectifier, is second. Performing a second detection for detecting whether or not the predetermined value is greater than or equal to
In the first detection, when the first output voltage is equal to or higher than the first predetermined value, and in the second detection, the second output voltage is equal to or higher than the second predetermined value. A power receiving device characterized by being displayed on a container. Applying a first AC signal of a first frequency to the primary coil;
The first signal generated in the secondary coil is rectified as the first output voltage,
Performing a first detection for detecting whether or not the first output voltage is equal to or higher than a first predetermined value;
Applying a second AC signal of a second frequency to the primary coil;
The second signal generated in the secondary coil is rectified into a second output voltage,
Performing a second detection for detecting whether or not the second output voltage is equal to or higher than a second predetermined value;
In the first detection, when the first output voltage is equal to or higher than the first predetermined value, and in the second detection, the second output voltage is equal to or higher than the second predetermined value. A power transmission method characterized by displaying on a container.

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