JP2019012731A - Non-contact power supply device, coil and coil manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a non-contact power supply device, a coil and a coil manufacturing method with low cost and good workability of coil manufacturing while obtaining prescribed performance.SOLUTION: A coil according to an embodiment of the present invention in which an electric wire is wound flat in a spiral shape includes a first region P1 in which an electric wire from the start of winding to the Nth wiring and an electric wire of the (N+1) th wiring are brought into contact with each other and an electric wire of the (N+1)th wiring and an electric wire of the (N+2)th wiring are separated from each other (N: an integer of 1 or more) and a second region P2 in which the electric wire of the Nth wiring and the electric wire of the (N+1)th wiring are separated from each other and the electric wire of the (N+1)th wiring and the electric wire of the (N+2)th wiring are brought into contact with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a non-contact power feeding device, a coil, and a method for manufacturing the coil.

  In recent years, the power supply of electric vehicles has been changed from a contact type using a cable to a non-contact type using a wireless power transmission technology.

  Non-contact power supply technology includes, for example, a power transmission (primary side) planar coil (ground side coil) provided to be embedded in the road surface of a power supply station and a power reception (secondary side) provided at the bottom of the electric vehicle. This is a technique for supplying electric power to an electric vehicle by wirelessly transmitting electric power with a planar coil (vehicle side coil) facing each other at intervals of about several tens of centimeters.

  In non-contact power feeding, the transmission efficiency is required to be high, and the coils used for this need to have a low loss. Therefore, the coil used for non-contact power feeding needs to reduce copper loss, that is, to reduce AC resistance.

  Planar coils used for non-contact power feeding of electric vehicles are being standardized in terms of drive frequency, minimum transmission efficiency including coil deviation, and allowable range of positional deviation between ground side coil and vehicle side coil. Companies will compete to develop products with better performance.

  When actually installing a coil, the shape, outer shape, inner diameter, number of turns, etc. of the coil may also be specified. In order to maintain the coil shape, the AC resistance of the coil is reduced to reduce loss. It is required to create a coil that also maintains the strength.

  The following two factors can be considered as factors affecting the AC resistance of the coil. The first factor is the direct current resistance that depends on the conductor cross-sectional area of the wire for winding, and the second factor is the loss due to the proximity effect and the skin effect that vary depending on the frequency, the twisted configuration of the wire, the coil configuration, and the like.

  In particular, the non-contact power supply is used in a high frequency band of the kHz order, so that the influence of the second factor is increased. In order to reduce the influence of the second factor, a litz wire is used as the wire, and a coil that is wound with a gap between the windings (hereinafter referred to as a “gap winding coil”) is suitable. .

  In view of the above circumstances, a conventional coil used for non-contact power feeding is a litz wire (insulated conductor) formed by twisting a plurality of thin enamel wires in a spiral shape with a gap between the windings. Form.

  By the way, even if it is simply stated that a gap is provided between the windings, it is possible to transport products as coils at the manufacturing site, to move the coils during manufacturing, and to suppress fluctuations in coil inductance. After making the coil shape, it is necessary to make the product in consideration of shape retention and handling properties.

  As a technique for providing a gap between windings, for example, there is a technique for providing a spacer between adjacent wires (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-60432 A

  In the case of a conventional coil in which a plurality of conductive wires are wound in a planar manner as described above, a spacer is provided between adjacent wires to provide a gap or a coil provided with a gap between windings as a countermeasure against heat generation. On the other hand, work such as sticking a tape in the width direction is required, and the production efficiency is lowered.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a non-contact power feeding apparatus, a coil, and a method for manufacturing the coil that are low in cost and have good workability in coil manufacture while obtaining specified performance. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, a coil according to one aspect of the present invention is a coil in which an electric wire is wound in a spiral shape, and the N-th electric wire and the (N + 1) -th winding from the beginning of winding. A first region (N: an integer greater than or equal to N) where the electric wire comes into contact and the (N + 1) th winding wire and the (N + 2) th winding wire are separated from each other; The (N + 1) th winding wire is separated, and the (N + 1) th winding wire and the (N + 2) th winding wire are in contact with each other.

  A non-contact power feeding device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a metal or resin substrate, a magnetic core plate disposed on the substrate, and the coil disposed on the magnetic core plate.

  A coil manufacturing method according to an aspect of the present invention is a coil manufacturing method in which a coil is manufactured by winding an electric wire in a spiral shape, and the N-th winding electric wire and the (N + 1) th winding from the beginning of winding. Forming a first region (N: an integer greater than or equal to N) by contacting a second wire and separating the (N + 1) -th wire and the (N + 2) -th wire; and The N-th wire is separated from the (N + 1) -th wire, and the (N + 1) -th wire and the (N + 2) -th wire are brought into contact with each other to form a second region. And a step of performing.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a non-contact power feeding device, a coil, and a method for manufacturing the coil that are low in cost and have good workability while obtaining specified performance.

The top view of the spiral coil (hybrid winding) of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. The enlarged view which shows the principal part (section P) of the coil of FIG. 1 typically (linearly). FIG. 2 is a frequency-AC resistance characteristic diagram of the coil of FIG. 1. The top view of the spiral coil (part switching coil) of 2nd Embodiment. The top view of the spiral coil (60 degree switching winding) of 3rd Embodiment. The top view of the spiral coil (zigzag winding) of 4th Embodiment. The enlarged view of the principal part (section P) of the coil of FIG. Sectional drawing of the non-contact electric power feeder using the coil of the said 1st thru | or 3rd embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The non-contact power feeding device is configured by disposing a primary-side non-contact power transmitting device and a secondary-side non-contact power receiving device so as to face each other. The primary-side non-contact power transmission device that supplies power and the secondary-side non-contact power reception device that receives power include substantially the same elements in the coil portion. Although the other side will be described, it goes without saying that the other side is the same.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, the coil 20 of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 1, FIG. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a spiral coil (hybrid winding) according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part (section P).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coil 20 of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention is formed in the spiral shape by winding the litz wire 22 as an electric wire or an insulated conductor planarly (arranged flatly) from the inner side to the outer side ( The coil manufactured has a substantially rectangular shape (rounded corners).

  In other words, the coil 20 is configured such that two litz wires 22 adjacent to each other by winding are repeatedly contacted and separated in the winding direction. A crimp terminal 21 is provided at one end inside the litz wire 22. A crimp terminal 24 is provided at one end on the outside.

  This coil 20 has a litz wire 22 from the inside, the first winding (electric wire n1), the second winding (electric wire n2), the third winding (electric wire n3), that is, the Nth winding (electric wire n1), The (N + 1) -th winding (electric wire n2), the (N + 2) -th winding (wire n3), and so on, and a partial section P of the even-numbered winding wires n2, n4, n6,. Are regularly bent (with a certain length, interval, angle, or one section of one round) and folded (zigzag shape) to the odd-numbered wire n1, wire n3, wire n5, wire n7. The bent portion (folded portion) is in contact. N is an integer of 1 or more. Therefore, a constant distance is maintained between the odd-numbered wire n1, the wire n3, the wire n5, and the wire n7. In this example, the even-numbered windings are bent, but the odd-numbered windings may be folded and folded to maintain a constant interval between the even-numbered windings.

  Since “coiled winding” in which the coil 20 of this winding method is wound while bringing the electric wire into contact with each other and closely contacting with each other and “gap winding” in which the electric wire is separated while providing a gap at a constant interval are mixed. This is called “Hybrid volume”.

  The coil 20 is wound spirally in a planar manner by fitting the litz wire 22 into a metal mold (winding jig) in which a spiral groove is formed in order.

  The coil 20 that has only been wound spirally in a plane is scattered when taken out from the mold (winding jig) or at the time of conveyance, and therefore is inserted into the mold (winding jig) in FIG. In this state, the adhesive is sprayed, the contact portions of the windings are bonded, and after standing for a certain time until the adhesive is solidified, it is handled. Adhesion of the contact portion may be performed by heating using, for example, a litz wire 22 wound with a heat-sealing fiber, and heat may be applied using a self-fusion wire provided with a self-fusion layer as the outermost layer. Welding or solvent bonding may be used, or acetate yarn may be wound around the litz wire 22 and solvent bonding may be performed.

  That is, the coil 20 is formed by winding the litz wires 22 in a substantially flat manner, and regularly providing a spacing portion and a contact portion between the wires to form a spiral shape. It is bonded (fixed) with an adhesive, and a pair of crimp terminals 21 and 24 are connected to both ends of the litz wire 22. The crimp terminals 21 and 24 may be attached to both ends before or after bonding.

  The litz wire 22 is a group of wires formed by twisting a plurality of enamel wires into a bundle. In this example, the litz wire 22 is used. However, as a conductive wire other than the litz wire 22, for example, a conductor (a wire made of copper or aluminum) that is not covered with insulation or a self-bonding layer as the outermost layer. You may use the self-bonding line | wire which provided.

  The crimp terminal 21 is connected to one end on the inner side of the litz wire 22, and is generally composed of a crimp part and a fixing part provided with a fixing hole. The crimping part is composed of a cylindrical metal member. The conductor part of the litz wire 22 is inserted and crimped so that the wire and the metal part are integrated by crimping, and the crimping terminal 21 is fixed to the litz wire 22. . The crimp terminal 24 is connected to one end outside the litz wire 22 and is the same as the crimp terminal 21.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the coil 20 is wound so as to provide four regions P <b> 1 to P <b> 4 for each section P in the winding round. In each section P, regions P1 to P4 are arranged so as to repeat in the order of region P1, region P3, region P2, and region P4.

  In the region P1, the N-th winding electric wire (the electric wire n1 in the case of the first winding from the inside) and the (N + 1) -th winding electric wire (the electric wire n2 in the case of the second winding from the inside) are applied. The contact portion that comes into contact is separated from the (N + 1) -th winding wire (the second winding wire n2 from the inside) and the (N + 2) -th winding wire (the wire n3 in the case of the third winding from the inside). It is an area | region which has a separation part. N is an integer of 1 or more.

  The region P2 includes a separation portion where the electric wire n1 which is the Nth winding electric wire and the electric wire n2 which is the (N + 1) th winding electric wire are separated from each other, and the electric wire n2 which is the (N + 1) th winding electric wire and (N + 2) is a region having a contact portion with which the wire n3 which is the winding wire contacts.

  In the region P3, the wire n2, which is the (N + 1) th winding wire, moves from the contact portion of the wire n1, which is the Nth winding wire, to the contact portion of the wire n3, which is the (N + 2) th winding wire. It is an area that crosses (crosses) the winding direction.

  In the region P4, the electric wire n2, which is the (N + 1) -th winding electric wire, moves from the contact portion of the electric wire n3, which is the (N + 2) -th winding electric wire, to the contact portion of the electric wire n1, which is the N-th winding electric wire. It is an area that crosses (crosses) the winding direction.

  In the coil 20 of this example, in the regions P3 and P4 of a partial section P, the even-numbered winding wires n2, n4, and n6 are bent and folded back at a constant length (at an angle at regular intervals). . The regions P1 to P4 are arranged so as to repeat in the order of the region P1, the region P3, the region P2, and the region P4.

  That is, in the coil 20 of this example, the coil 20 having a corner portion and a straight portion and having a substantially rectangular outer shape is divided into four sections P, and the areas P1 to P4 where the electric wire repeatedly contacts and separates in each section P. Is provided. In this example, the number of turns of the entire coil is seven, but the present invention is applicable to other numbers of turns and winding methods. In this example, the total number of turns is an odd number, but it may be an even number, and the number of turns may be increased or decreased.

  In this example, the litz wire 22 is spirally wound so that the outer shape is a quadrangle (when the outer shape is substantially rectangular as in this example, the corners of the four corners are rounded). The outer shape may be a polygonal shape such as a substantially triangular shape, a substantially pentagonal shape, a substantially hexagonal shape, a substantially octagonal shape, a substantially D shape, a circular shape, or a substantially rectangular shape.

  Subsequently, referring to FIG. 3, the coil 20 of the first embodiment (hybrid winding of FIG. 1) and a comparative example (a coil in which a litz wire is wound in a spiral shape with a gap of a predetermined interval (hereinafter referred to as “ The performance will be described in comparison with “gap winding”.

  The gap winding is a coil obtained by winding a litz wire in a spiral shape with a gap of a constant interval. The gap winding is a standard coil as a sample with a predetermined interval between each litz wire winding, and it is desirable that the coil performance (characteristic) of the gap winding be as close as possible to the coil performance (characteristic).

  As test conditions, for each of the two samples (gap winding and hybrid winding), both ends of the coil were connected to an existing LCR meter, and the AC resistance was measured by changing the frequency from 0 to 200 kHz. In FIG. 3, the value at the position where the frequency is 0 (approximately 110 mΩ) is a DC resistance.

  Referring to FIG. 3 of the measurement result, it can be understood that the hybrid winding of the present invention has characteristics approximate to those of the gap winding at any frequency, and a specified performance is obtained.

Hereinafter, a method for manufacturing the coil 20 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
In this case, the first region P1 to the fourth region P4 are formed while winding the litz wire 22 while winding the litz wire 22 in a spiral shape from the inside to the outside and manufacturing the coil 20.

  When winding the litz wire 22 from the inside, the first round (first winding) is wound linearly without bending the litz wire 22.

  The second turn (second winding) is wound in contact with the first winding, bent in the section P of the linear portion, folded back at a certain length, and brought into contact with the first winding. And it bends | folds in the contact | abutted site | part and is return | folded by fixed length, and is made to contact | abut with a 1st roll. Thereby, the site | part of zigzag winding is made in the area P of a linear part. When section P is passed, wiring is performed as it is, and zigzag winding is performed in the next section P. Do this once.

  Next, in the third week (third winding), the litz wire 22 is wound linearly without bending as in the first round (first winding). As a result, the third winding comes into contact with or separates from the second winding in the section P.

  In this way, the Nth winding wire and the (N + 1) th winding wire are brought into contact with each other, and the (N + 1) th winding wire and the (N + 2) th winding wire are separated from each other in the first region. P1 (N is an integer equal to or greater than 1), the Nth winding wire and the (N + 1) th winding wire are separated, and the (N + 1) th winding wire and the (N + 2) th winding wire are A second region P2 and regions (third and fourth regions P3, P4) in which the arrangement of the electric wires between the first region P1 and the second region P2 is exchanged are formed in contact with each other.

  As described above, according to the contactless power supply device of the first embodiment, the odd-numbered wires n1, n3, n5, and n7 are wound in parallel from the inside, and the even-numbered wires n2, n4, and n6 from the inside are sectioned. For each P, the odd-numbered wire n1 is bent and folded in the regions P3 and P4 and wound in contact with and separated from the odd-numbered wires n1, n3, n5, and n7 without providing a spacer or the like. , N3, n5, and n7, a non-contact power feeding device, a coil, and a method for manufacturing the coil that are low in cost and have good workability in coil manufacturing while obtaining specified performance. Can be provided.

  In the first embodiment, the even-numbered winding line is folded (inclined) for each section P of the litz wire 22 wound, contacted with one line, folded (reversely inclined), and the other line The winding method (hybrid winding) is used, but it may be folded and folded at every part of the circumference (corner part and straight part) and every certain angular range (every 60 °) from the winding center. . Specific examples will be described below.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a coil (switching winding for each part) of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the coil 20 of the second embodiment has a substantially rectangular outer shape as in the first embodiment, and includes four corner portions 31 and straight portions 32 connecting these corner portions 31.

  In the second embodiment, the region P1 is disposed in the straight portion 32, and the region P2 is disposed in the corner portion 31, and the contact portion and the separation portion are switched (switched) between the straight portion 32 and the corner portion 31. Regions P1 to P4 are arranged.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the abutting portion and the separating portion of the adjacent litz wires 22 are exchanged by winding in the straight portion 32 and the corner portion 31, By increasing the contact part, it is possible to increase the maintaining force of the coil shape with a gap.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a coil (60 ° switching winding) of the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the same components as those in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the coil 20 of the third embodiment is a coil having a substantially circular outer shape, and the first region P1 to the fourth region P4 are the first region as in the first embodiment. P1, third region P3, second region P2, and fourth region P4 are arranged in this order.

  In particular, in this example, the first region P1 to the fourth region P4 are arranged for each range of a constant angle of 120 ° divided at equal intervals in the radial direction from the winding center. The first region P1 and the second region P2 are arranged every 60 °, and the contact portion and the separation portion are interchanged in the regions P1 and P2. In other words, the first region P1 and the second region P2 are arranged so that the contact part and the separation part are switched once within an interval of 120 °.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, the first regions P1 to P1 are provided for each range of a constant angle (120 ° in this example) divided at equal intervals in the radial direction from the winding center of the substantially circular coil. By arranging the fourth region P4 and exchanging the contact part and the separation part at equal intervals, the force for uniformly supporting the gap as the whole coil is increased, and the handling property can be improved. In this example, the interval is 120 °. However, the interval may be 90 °, 45 °, or 30 °, and the present invention is not limited to the angular range.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a coil (zigzag winding) of the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part (section P) of the coil of FIG. In the fourth embodiment, the same components as those in the first to third embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the coil 20 of the fourth embodiment is a so-called “zigzag winding” in which a litz wire 22 is bent and turned back at a certain length in a certain section P of one turn. It is. That is, in this example, in some sections P, the odd-numbered winding lines (electric wires n1, n3, n5, n7) are straight lines and the even-numbered winding lines (electric wires n2, n4, n6) are meandered. , So that there is a gap between the lines.

  In the case of the zigzag winding of this example, as compared with the first embodiment, the contact / separation sections P1, P2 of the litz wire 22 are narrowed, and the switching interval between the contact parts / separation parts of the lines is narrowed. Thus, the variation in the interval between the lines in the section P can be reduced, and the coil shape can be more stably maintained by fixing the contact portion at a short distance.

  The non-contact power feeding device using the coil 20 (hybrid winding) shown in the first to fourth embodiments is arranged on a substrate 1 such as an aluminum plate and an upper surface of the substrate 1 as shown in FIG. The magnetic core plate 2 includes a holding portion 3 that is disposed on the upper surface of the magnetic core plate 2 and has a groove, and a coil 20 that is fitted into the groove of the holding portion 3 and holds the shape. The holding | maintenance part 3 is a plate-shaped member provided with the groove | channel which fits the bottom part of the coil 20 according to the shape.

  Thereby, it can be set as the primary non-contact power transmission apparatus or the secondary non-contact power receiving apparatus, for example. Furthermore, in order to fix the position of the coil 20 in the magnetic core plate 2, the upper surface of the magnetic core plate 2 may be coated with a mold resin or the like. Further, a groove for holding the coil 20 may be provided in the magnetic core plate 2 itself. The substrate 1 may be an insulating plate such as a resin plate in addition to a metal plate such as an aluminum plate. Note that the holding unit 3 shown in this example is not an essential element, and the coil 20 may be arranged directly on the magnetic core plate 2.

  As described above, when the coil 20 is moved onto the magnetic core plate 2, the contact portion is bonded in advance, so that the shape of the coil 20 is maintained, the variation in inductance is small, and good handling properties (coil) Workability at the time of manufacture).

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the above embodiment is presented as an example, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The above-described embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Aluminum plate (board | substrate), 2 ... Magnetic core plate, 3 ... Holding part, 20 ... Coil, 21, 24 ... Crimp terminal, 22 ... Litz wire.

Claims (13)

A coil in which an electric wire is wound in a spiral shape,
A first region (N :) where the N-th winding wire and the (N + 1) -th winding wire come into contact with each other from the beginning of winding and the (N + 1) -th winding wire and the (N + 2) -th winding wire are separated from each other. An integer greater than or equal to 1)
The Nth winding wire and the (N + 1) th winding wire are separated, and the (N + 1) th winding wire and the (N + 2) th winding wire are in contact with each other. The coil characterized by doing. A third region in which the wire of the (N + 1) th winding crosses in a direction of winding from the contact portion of the Nth winding wire to the contact portion of the (N + 2) th winding wire;
A fourth region in which the wire of the (N + 1) th winding crosses in a direction of winding from the contact portion of the (N + 2) th winding wire to the contact portion of the Nth winding wire; The coil according to claim 1.   3. The first region to the fourth region are arranged in the order of the first region, the third region, the second region, and the fourth region. coil.   2. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the first and second regions are formed by bending and folding the (N + 1) winding with a predetermined length.   The coil according to claim 1, wherein the first and second regions are provided in a part of a winding turn.   2. The coil according to claim 1, wherein in the coil having a shape having a straight portion and a corner portion, the first region is arranged in the straight portion, and the second region is arranged in the corner portion.   2. The coil according to claim 1, wherein the first and second regions are alternately arranged for each fixed angular range divided at equal intervals in the radial direction from the winding center.   The coil according to claim 7, wherein the constant angle is 60 °.   The coil according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the contacted portion is bonded. A coil in which an insulated conductor is wound in a spiral shape,
A coil, wherein two insulated conductors adjacent to each other by winding are arranged so as to repeat contact and separation regularly in the winding direction. A metal or resin substrate;
A magnetic core plate disposed on the substrate;
The non-contact electric power feeder which comprises the said coil of Claim 1 arrange | positioned on the said magnetic core board. A coil manufacturing method for manufacturing a coil by winding a wire in a spiral shape,
From the beginning of winding, the N-th winding wire and the (N + 1) -th winding wire are brought into contact with each other, and the (N + 1) -th winding wire and the (N + 2) -th winding wire are separated from each other to form the first region P1. Forming (N: an integer greater than or equal to 1);
The Nth winding wire and the (N + 1) th winding wire are separated from each other, and the (N + 1) th winding wire and the (N + 2) th winding wire are brought into contact with each other. And a step of forming P2. A coil manufacturing method in which a current wire is wound from the inside to the outside to form a spiral shape in a plane,
Winding an odd number of wires from the inside in parallel;
The even-numbered wire from the inside is bent / turned back at a certain length, at each part of one turn, or at a certain angle range from the winding center, and brought into contact with the odd-numbered wire. A coil manufacturing method comprising: a step of winding the coils apart from each other.

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