JP6365109B2 - Coil unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coil unit used in a non-contact power transmission apparatus.

  The non-contact power transmission technology uses the coupling of electric field, magnetic field, electromagnetic wave, etc. between the primary (power transmission) coil and the secondary (power reception) coil that are opposed to each other. This is a technology for transmitting non-contact to the secondary coil. There are several types of transmission technologies. Among them, the magnetic field resonance method using the coupling of magnetic fields and using the power transmission coil unit and the power reception coil unit as LC resonance circuits and matching the resonance frequencies of both coil units is a short to medium distance. The system is attracting attention as a method that can perform high-power transmission with high efficiency.

  When the magnetic resonance type non-contact power transmission technology is applied to a charging device that requires high power transmission such as an electric vehicle, heat generation due to loss becomes a serious problem, so the coil unit itself has low loss and high power transmission. Efficiency is required.

  In response to such a demand, for example, in Patent Document 1, the coil core has a flat structure in which the coil is wound in a spiral shape, and the magnetic core provided with the coil is a ferrite core having a flat plate shape. Non-contact power feeding devices have been proposed. In this non-contact power feeding device, the coil and the magnetic core are arranged and adjusted with the area as a guideline to minimize the overall magnetic resistance, thereby preventing the magnetic flux formed. As a result, the power loss is reduced, the high output is secured, and the power supply efficiency such as the charging efficiency is improved.

JP 2010-119187 A

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the magnetic body is disposed close to the coil as a core, the loss of the coil increases due to a phenomenon called a mirror image effect, and as a result, the heat generation of the coil unit increases. There was a problem to do. Here, the mirror image effect means that when a magnetic material is brought close to a conducting wire through which an alternating current flows, a mirror-symmetric conducting wire having a magnetic surface as a symmetry plane exists and the magnetic flux counteracts as if the magnetic flux cancels each other. This is a phenomenon in which alternating current resistance is increased by inducing electric power and reducing the current density inside the conductor in a portion close to the magnetic body.

  Further, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, although the inductance between the coils can be improved by minimizing the magnetic resistance, the AC resistance increases as described above. There is a possibility that the Q value of the coil that contributes to the coil hardly changes or may decrease depending on the case, and it is difficult to greatly improve the Q value of the coil, and there is a problem that the efficiency is insufficient. Here, the Q value of the coil is an amount represented by the equation Q = ωL / R, and the product of the angular velocity ω of the transmission frequency used for power transmission and the inductance of the coil unit is divided by the AC resistance at the transmission frequency. It is the value.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and suppresses an increase in AC resistance when a magnetic material is disposed close to the coil, thereby greatly improving the Q value of the coil, thereby achieving high efficiency and low loss. The purpose is to obtain a coil unit.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have intensively studied, and as a coil lead wire, the outline of the cross-sectional shape of the winding in the case of a cross-sectional view of a litz wire formed by twisting a plurality of insulation-coated conductors and Since it was newly found that the increase in AC resistance can be suppressed and the AC resistance can be reduced by the positional relationship with the magnetic body, the present invention has been completed.

  The coil unit according to the present invention includes a winding and a rod-like or plate-like magnetic body, and the winding is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulating coated conductors, and extends in the extending direction of the winding. The cross-sectional shape of the cross-sectional view in the direction perpendicular to the cross-section is asymmetrical with respect to a virtual straight line that passes through the center of the cross-sectional shape and extends in the horizontal direction with respect to the surface of the magnetic material, and the horizontal direction contour It has a part with a wide width | variety and a part with a narrow outline width, and the part with a wide outline width is located in the magnetic body side rather than the part with a narrow outline width, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the present invention, the winding is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulation-coated conductors, and the cross-sectional shape when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding is a cross-sectional shape. It has an asymmetrical outline with respect to a virtual straight line that passes through the center and extends in the horizontal direction with respect to the surface of the magnetic material, and has a wide outline width part and a narrow outline width part in the horizontal direction. The wide part is located closer to the magnetic body than the part having a narrow contour width. Therefore, an increase in AC resistance due to the counter electromotive force generated by the mirror image effect of the magnetic material can be most effectively suppressed, and a reduction in loss of the coil unit can be realized. Moreover, since the coil unit according to the present invention can suppress only the AC resistance without reducing the inductance of the coil, the Q value of the coil can be greatly improved. As a result, the transmission efficiency can be increased.

  Preferably, in the winding, the contour width of the cross-sectional shape monotonously decreases from a portion having a large contour width toward a portion having a narrow contour width. In this case, the AC resistance due to the mirror image effect monotonously decreases as the distance from the magnetic material increases, so that an increase in AC resistance can be minimized and the Q value can be improved efficiently.

  More preferably, the portion with the wide contour width is located at the portion closest to the magnetic body in the cross-sectional shape, and the portion with the narrow contour width is located at the portion farthest from the magnetic body in the cross-sectional shape. In this case, the AC resistance due to the mirror image effect monotonously decreases as the distance from the magnetic material increases, so that an increase in AC resistance can be minimized and the Q value can be improved efficiently.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the increase in alternating current resistance at the time of arrange | positioning a magnetic body close to a coil can be suppressed, Q value of a coil can be improved significantly, and a highly efficient and low-loss coil unit can be provided.

It is a system configuration figure showing a non-contact power transmission device with which a coil unit concerning a suitable embodiment of the present invention is applied with a load. It is sectional drawing of the coil unit which concerns on suitable embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing a region A in the coil unit shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner. It is sectional drawing of the coil unit which concerns on the 1st modification of this invention equivalent to sectional drawing of the coil unit which concerns on suitable embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view showing an area A ′ in the coil unit shown in FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner. The area A in the coil unit according to the second modification of the present invention is enlarged corresponding to the partially enlarged view showing the area A in the coil unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. A partially enlarged view showing a region A in the coil unit according to the comparative example 1 corresponding to a partially enlarged view showing the region A in the coil unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. A partially enlarged view showing a region A in the coil unit according to Comparative Example 2, corresponding to a partially enlarged view showing the region A in the coil unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. It is a measurement result of the inductance L of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2. It is a measurement result of equivalent series resistance value Rs of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2. It is a measurement result of Q value of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments (embodiments) for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In the description, the same reference numerals are used for the same elements or elements having the same function, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, an overall configuration of a non-contact power transmission apparatus S1 to which a coil unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a contactless power transmission device to which a coil unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is applied together with a load. In addition, the coil unit which concerns on suitable embodiment of this invention is applicable to any of the power transmission coil unit and power receiving coil unit in a non-contact electric power transmission apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the non-contact power transmission device S1 includes a power transmission device Ut and a power reception device Ur.

  The power transmission device Ut includes a power source PW, an inverter INV, and a power transmission side resonance unit Rtu. The power receiving device Ur includes a rectifier circuit DB and a power receiving side resonance unit Rru.

  First, the configuration of the power transmission device Ut will be described. The power source PW supplies DC power to an inverter INV described later. The power source PW is not particularly limited as long as it outputs DC power. A DC power source rectified and smoothed from a commercial AC power source, a secondary battery, a DC power source generated by photovoltaic power, or a switching power source device such as a switching converter, etc. Is mentioned.

  The inverter INV has a function of converting input DC power supplied from the power source PW into AC power. In the present embodiment, the inverter INV converts the input DC power supplied from the power source PW into AC power, and supplies the AC power to a power transmission coil unit Ltu and a power transmission side resonance capacitor unit Ctu, which will be described later, which are resonance parts. The inverter INV is composed of a switching circuit in which a plurality of switching elements are bridge-connected. Examples of the switching elements constituting the switching circuit include elements such as MOS-FETs (Metal Oxide Semiconductor-Field Effect Transistors) and IGBTs (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the power transmission side resonance unit Rtu includes a power transmission coil unit Ltu and a power transmission side resonance capacitor unit Ctu. Specifically, the power transmission side resonance unit Rtu constitutes an LC resonance circuit formed by the power transmission coil unit Ltu and the power transmission side resonance capacitor unit Ctu. Therefore, by configuring the resonance frequency of the power transmission side resonance unit Rtu to be substantially equal to the resonance frequency of the power reception side resonance unit Rru, which will be described later, it is possible to realize magnetic field resonance type power transmission.

  The power transmission coil unit Ltu has a function of transmitting AC power supplied from the inverter INV to the power receiving coil unit Lru described later. When the non-contact power transmission device S1 according to the present embodiment is applied to a power supply facility for a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, the power transmission coil unit Ltu is disposed in the ground or in the vicinity of the ground.

  The power transmission side resonance capacitor unit Ctu has a function of adjusting the resonance frequency so that the resonance frequency of the power transmission side resonance unit Rtu becomes substantially equal to the resonance frequency of the power reception side resonance unit Rru described later. The power transmission side resonance capacitor unit Ctu may be connected in series to the power transmission coil unit Ltu, may be connected in parallel, or may be a combination of series connection and parallel connection.

  Next, the configuration of the power receiving device Ur will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the power reception side resonance unit Rru includes a power reception coil unit Lru and a power reception side resonance capacitor unit Cru. Specifically, the power reception side resonance unit Rru constitutes an LC resonance circuit formed by the power reception coil unit Lru and the power reception side resonance capacitor unit Cru. Therefore, by configuring the resonance frequency of the power receiving side resonance unit Rru to be substantially equal to the resonance frequency of the power transmission side resonance unit Rtu, it is possible to realize magnetic field resonance type transmission.

  The power receiving coil unit Lru has a function of receiving AC power transmitted from the power transmitting coil unit Ltu. In addition, when the non-contact power transmission device S1 according to the present embodiment is applied to a power supply facility for a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, the power receiving coil unit Lru is mounted on the lower portion of the vehicle.

  The power reception side resonance capacitor unit Cru has a function of adjusting the resonance frequency so that the resonance frequency of the power transmission side resonance unit Rtu is substantially equal to the resonance frequency of the power reception side resonance unit Rru. The power receiving side resonance capacitor unit Cru may be connected in series to the power receiving coil unit Lru, may be connected in parallel, or may be a combination of series connection and parallel connection.

  The rectifier circuit DB has a function of rectifying the AC power received by the power receiving coil unit Lru into DC power. Examples of the rectifier circuit DB include a conversion circuit having a full-wave rectification function using a diode bridge and a power smoothing function using a capacitor and a three-terminal regulator. The DC power rectified by the rectifier circuit DB is output to the load R. Here, as the load R, when the non-contact power transmission device S1 according to the present embodiment is applied to a power supply facility for a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, a secondary battery or a rotating machine included in the vehicle may be used. When the load R is an AC rotating machine, an inverter (not shown) is added between the rectifier circuit DB of the non-contact power receiving device Ur and the load R so that AC power is supplied to the AC rotating machine. There is.

  By providing such a configuration, the power transmission coil unit Ltu and the power receiving coil unit Lru are opposed to each other, thereby realizing a non-contact power transmission device S1 that transmits power in a non-contact manner.

  Next, the configuration of the coil unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention applied to the above-described power transmission coil unit Ltu or power reception coil unit Lru will be described in detail.

  With reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the structure of coil unit Lu1 which concerns on preferred embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a coil unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing a region A in the coil unit shown in FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the coil unit Lu1 includes a magnetic body F1 and a coil C1. The magnetic body F1 is a rod-shaped or plate-shaped magnetic body. In the present embodiment, the magnetic body F1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has substantially rectangular first and second main surfaces F1a and F1b facing each other as outer surfaces thereof. It has a second side surface (not shown) and opposed first and second end faces F1c, F1d. The first and second side surfaces extend in the long side direction (the x direction in the drawing) of the first and second main surfaces F1a and F1b so as to connect the first and second main surfaces F1a and F1b. . The first and second end faces F1c, F1d are in the short-side direction (the y direction in the drawing) of the first and second main faces F1a, F1b so as to connect the first and second main faces F1a, F1b. It is growing. Further, when the coil unit Lu1 is applied to the power transmission coil unit Ltu or the power reception coil unit Lru, the long side direction of the first and second main surfaces F1a and F1b of the magnetic body F1 is between the power transmission coil unit Ltu and the power reception coil unit Lru. It will be arrange | positioned so that it may correspond to the direction orthogonal to an opposing direction. Still further, the magnetic body F1 is arranged to be separated from a coil C1 to be described later, and the separation distance between the magnetic body F1 and the coil C1 to be described later is an insulation distance necessary between them or a magnetic body. F is appropriately set based on a preferable effect of reducing the magnetic resistance exerted on the coil C1 described later. Such a magnetic body F1 is preferably made of a material having a relatively high relative permeability, and examples thereof include ferrite.

  The coil C1 is a flat spiral coil having a substantially square shape, and is formed by winding a winding W1 on the surface of the magnetic body F1. In the present embodiment, the coil C1 has a winding W1 wound on the first main surface F1a of the magnetic body F1. That is, the axial direction of the coil C1 is parallel to the opposing direction of the power transmission coil unit Ltu and the power reception coil unit Lru, which is a direction orthogonal to the long side direction of the first and second main surfaces F1a and F1b of the magnetic body F1. It becomes. Here, when the coil unit Lu1 is applied to the power transmission coil unit Ltu, the coil C1 is disposed closer to the power reception coil unit Lru than the magnetic body F1 in the facing direction of the power transmission coil unit Ltu and the power reception coil unit Lru. On the other hand, when the coil unit Lu1 is applied to the power reception coil unit Lru, the coil C1 is disposed closer to the power transmission coil unit Ltu than the magnetic body F1 in the facing direction of the power transmission coil unit Ltu and the power reception coil unit Lru. In other words, the magnetic body F1 is disposed on the side opposite to the power transmission surface of the coil C1 during power transmission. With such a configuration, when the winding W1 of the coil C1 is viewed in cross section, a part of the outer peripheral surface of the winding W1 is close to the first main surface F1a of the magnetic body F1, and a part of the outer peripheral surface of the winding W1. The (remaining part) is arranged so as to be away from the first main surface F1a of the magnetic body F1. The number of turns of the coil C1 is appropriately set based on a separation distance between the coils facing each other during power transmission, a desired power transmission efficiency, and the like.

  The winding W1 is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulating coated conductors W1e. Specifically, the winding W1 is formed by twisting several hundred to several thousand insulating coated conductors W1e obtained by covering a conductor wire such as copper or aluminum with an insulating coating member such as enamel. As shown in FIG. 3, the winding W1 has a cross-sectional shape when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W1, passing through the center of the cross-sectional shape, and the surface of the magnetic body F1. Is asymmetrical with respect to a virtual straight line extending in a horizontal direction. In this embodiment, the outline of the cross-sectional shape of the winding W1 in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W1 has a substantially isosceles triangle shape. Such a cross-sectional contour is realized by forming the coil C1 on a bobbin having the contour shape. However, the implementation method is not limited to this. In the present embodiment, the outline of the cross-sectional shape of the winding W1 in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W1 has a substantially isosceles triangular shape, but is not limited thereto. It may have a triangular shape or a right triangle shape. In FIG. 3, the distance between adjacent windings W1 is the insulation distance between the windings W1, the increase in AC resistance due to the proximity effect that the windings W1 exert on each other, the inductance of the coil C1, and the desired mechanically. It is set as appropriate based on the required winding width.

  In addition, when the winding W1 is viewed in a cross-section in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W1, the contour width is narrow and the contour width W1w is wide in the direction horizontal to the surface of the magnetic body F1. It has a portion W1n. In other words, the winding W1 includes a portion W1w having a wide contour width and a portion W1n having a narrow contour width in a direction parallel to the opposing direction of the first main surface F1a and the second main surface F1b of the magnetic body F1. The portion W1w where the contour width of the winding W1 is wide is located closer to the magnetic body F1 than the portion W1n where the contour width of the winding W1 is narrow. That is, in this embodiment, the base part of the substantially isosceles triangle shape is located on the magnetic body F1 side. Preferably, in the winding W1, it is desirable that the contour width of the cross-sectional shape monotonously decreases from the portion W1w having a large contour width toward the portion W1n having a narrow contour width. That is, the size of the contour width may be unilaterally decreased from the wide contour width portion W1w toward the narrow contour width portion W1n without increasing or decreasing. In addition, the portion W1w having the wide contour width is located in the portion closest to the magnetic body F1 in the cross-sectional shape, and the portion W1n having the narrow contour width is preferably located in the portion farthest from the magnetic body F1 in the cross-sectional shape. . In this case, the AC resistance due to the mirror image effect monotonously decreases as the distance from the magnetic body F1 increases, so that an increase in AC resistance can be minimized and the Q value of the coil C1 can be improved efficiently.

  As described above, in the coil unit Lu1 according to the present embodiment, the winding W1 is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulation-coated conductors W1e, and is in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W1. The cross-sectional shape when viewed in cross-section forms an asymmetric outline with respect to a virtual straight line that passes through the center of the cross-sectional shape and extends in the horizontal direction with respect to the surface of the magnetic body F1, and has a wide horizontal width in the horizontal direction. The portion W1w and the portion W1n having a narrow contour width are included, and the portion W1w having a wide contour width is located closer to the magnetic body F1 than the portion W1n having a narrow contour width. Therefore, an increase in AC resistance due to the counter electromotive force generated by the mirror image effect of the magnetic body F1 can be most effectively suppressed, and a reduction in the loss of the coil unit Lu1 can be realized.

  Further, in the coil unit Lu1 according to the present embodiment, since only the AC resistance can be suppressed without reducing the inductance of the coil C1, the Q value of the coil C1 can be greatly improved. As a result, the transmission efficiency can be increased.

(First modification)
Subsequently, the configuration of a coil unit Lu2 that is a first modification of the coil unit Lu1 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a coil unit according to a first modification of the present invention, corresponding to the cross-sectional view of the coil unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view showing an area A ′ in the coil unit shown in FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner. The coil unit Lu2 according to the present modification can be applied to any of the power transmission coil unit Ltu or the power receiving coil unit Lru described above in the non-contact power transmission device S1. In this modification, instead of the magnetic body F1 and the coil C1 of the coil unit Lu1 according to the above-described embodiment, the coil unit Lu2 includes the magnetic body F2 and the coil C2, and thus the coil unit according to the above-described embodiment. Different from Lu1. That is, the coil unit Lu1 according to the above-described embodiment and the coil unit Lu2 according to the present modification are different in coil type. Hereinafter, a description will be given focusing on differences from the above-described embodiment.

  The coil unit Lu2 includes a magnetic body F2 and a coil C2, as shown in FIG. In this modification, the magnetic body F2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the outer surfaces of the magnetic body F2 are opposed to the first and second main surfaces F2a and F2b having substantially rectangular shapes, and the first and second opposed surfaces. It has a second side surface (not shown) and opposed first and second end faces F2c, F2d. The first and second side surfaces extend in the long side direction (the x direction in the drawing) of the first and second main surfaces F2a and F2b so as to connect the first and second main surfaces F2a and F2b. . The first and second end faces F2c, F2d are in the short-side direction (y direction shown) of the first and second main faces F2a, F2b so as to connect the first and second main faces F2a, F2b. It is growing. Further, when the coil unit Lu2 is applied to the power transmission coil unit Ltu or the power reception coil unit Lru, the long side direction of the first and second main surfaces F2a and F2b of the magnetic body F2 is the distance between the power transmission coil unit Ltu and the power reception coil unit Lru. It will be arrange | positioned so that it may correspond to the direction orthogonal to an opposing direction. Such a magnetic body F2 is preferably made of a material having a relatively high relative permeability, and examples thereof include ferrite. In this modification, the magnetic body F2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, but may have a cylindrical shape.

  The coil C2 is a coil having a spiral solenoid structure, and is formed by winding the winding W2 on the surface of the magnetic body F2. In this modification, the coil C2 has the winding W2 wound on the first and second main surfaces F2a and F2b and on the first and second side surfaces of the magnetic body F2. Specifically, the coil C2 is wound so that the outer surface of the magnetic body F2 is spirally wound around the opposing direction of the first end face F2c and the second end face F2d. That is, the magnetic body F2 functions as the core of the coil C2. With such a configuration, when the winding W2 of the coil C2 is viewed in cross section, a part of the outer peripheral surface of the winding W2 (upper side in the drawing) located on the first main surface F2a of the magnetic body F2 is made of the magnetic body F2. The part (remaining part) of the outer peripheral surface of the winding W2 (the upper side in the drawing) is disposed so as to be close to the first main surface F2a and away from the first main surface F2a of the magnetic body F2. Further, a part of the outer peripheral surface of the winding W2 (lower side in the drawing) located on the second main surface F2b of the magnetic body F2 is close to the second main surface F2b of the magnetic body F2, and the winding W2 (shown in the drawing). A part (remaining part) of the outer peripheral surface on the lower side is disposed so as to be away from the second main surface F2b of the magnetic body F2.

  The winding W2 is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulating coated conductors W2e. As shown in FIG. 5, the winding W2 has a cross-sectional shape when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W2, as in the winding W2 according to the first embodiment. It has an asymmetrical outline with respect to an imaginary straight line that passes through the center of the cross-sectional shape and extends in a direction horizontal to the surface of the magnetic body F2. In this modification, the outline of the cross-sectional shape of the winding W2 in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W2 has a substantially isosceles triangle shape.

  In addition, when the winding W2 is viewed in cross-section in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W2, the contour width is narrower than the portion W2w having a wide contour width in the direction horizontal to the surface of the magnetic body F2. It has a portion W2n. In other words, the winding W2 has a portion W2w having a wide contour width and a portion W2n having a narrow contour width in a direction parallel to the opposing direction of the first main surface F2a and the second main surface F2b of the magnetic body F2. A portion W2w having a larger contour width of the winding W2 (upper side in the drawing) located on the first main surface F2a of the magnetic body F2 is a first portion of the magnetic body F2 than a portion W2n having a smaller contour width of the winding W2. The wide portion W2w of the winding W2 (lower side in the drawing) located on the main surface F2a side and on the second main surface F2b of the magnetic body F2 is more magnetic than the narrow portion W2n of the winding W2. It is located on the second main surface F2b side of the body F2. That is, the wide portion W2w of the winding W2 is located closer to the magnetic body F2 than the narrow portion W2n of the winding W2. Preferably, in the winding W2, the contour width of the cross-sectional shape monotonously decreases from the portion W2w having a large contour width toward the portion W2n having a narrow contour width. That is, the size of the contour width may be unilaterally decreased from the wide contour width portion W2w toward the narrow contour width portion W2n without any increase or decrease. In addition, the portion W2w having the wide contour width is located in the portion closest to the magnetic body F2 in the cross-sectional shape, and the portion W2n having the narrow contour width is preferably located in the portion farthest from the magnetic body F2 in the cross-sectional shape. . In this case, the AC resistance due to the mirror image effect monotonously decreases as the distance from the magnetic material F2 increases, so that an increase in AC resistance can be minimized and the Q value of the coil C2 can be improved efficiently.

  As described above, in the coil unit Lu2 according to the present modification, the winding W2 is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulation-coated conductors W2e, and is in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W2. The cross-sectional shape when viewed in cross-section forms an asymmetric outline with respect to a virtual straight line that passes through the center of the cross-sectional shape and extends in the horizontal direction with respect to the surface of the magnetic body F2, and has a wide horizontal width. The portion W2w and the portion W2n having a narrow contour width are included, and the portion W2w having a wide contour width is located closer to the magnetic body F2 than the portion W2n having a narrow contour width. Therefore, an increase in AC resistance due to the counter electromotive force generated by the mirror image effect of the magnetic body F2 can be most effectively suppressed, and the loss of the coil unit Lu2 can be reduced.

  Further, in the coil unit Lu2 according to the present modification, only the AC resistance can be suppressed without reducing the inductance of the coil C2, so that the Q value of the coil C2 can be greatly improved. As a result, the transmission efficiency can be increased.

(Second modification)
Then, with reference to FIG. 6, the structure of the coil unit which concerns on the 2nd modification of coil unit Lu1 which concerns on suitable embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. 6 corresponds to a partially enlarged view showing the region A in the coil unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 in an enlarged manner, and the region A in the coil unit according to the second modification of the present invention. It is a partially expanded view which expands and shows. This modification is different from the above-described embodiment in that a winding W3 is provided instead of the winding W1 in the coil C1 of the coil unit Lu1 according to the above-described embodiment. In addition, about the type of the coil C1 of the coil unit which concerns on this modification, an axial direction, the number of turns, and the structure of the magnetic body F1, it is the same as that of the coil unit Lu1 which concerns on the above-mentioned embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given focusing on differences from the above-described embodiment.

  The winding W3 is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulation-coated conductors W3e. As shown in FIG. 6, the winding W3 has a cross-sectional shape when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W3, as in the winding W1 according to the above-described embodiment. It has an asymmetric outline with respect to a virtual straight line that passes through the center of the cross-sectional shape and extends in a direction horizontal to the surface of the magnetic body F1. In this modification, the outline of the cross-sectional shape of the winding W3 in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W3 has a substantially trapezoidal shape.

  In addition, when the winding W3 is viewed in a cross-section in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W3, the contour width is narrower than the portion W3w having a wide contour width in the direction horizontal to the surface of the magnetic body F1. It has a portion W3n. In other words, the winding W3 has a portion W3w having a wide contour width and a portion W3n having a narrow contour width in a direction parallel to the opposing direction of the first main surface F1a and the second main surface F1b of the magnetic body F1. The portion W3w having a large contour width of the winding W3 is located closer to the magnetic body F1 than the portion W3n having a narrow contour width of the winding W3. In other words, in the present modification, the portion W3w having the wide contour width of the winding W3 is positioned on the magnetic body F1 side. Preferably, in the winding W3, it is desirable that the contour width of the cross-sectional shape monotonously decreases from the portion W3w having a large contour width toward the portion W3n having a narrow contour width. In other words, the size of the contour width may be unilaterally decreased from the wide contour width portion W3w toward the narrow contour width portion W3n without changing the increase or decrease. In addition, the portion W3w having the wide contour width is located in the portion closest to the magnetic body F1 in the cross-sectional shape, and the portion W3n having the narrow contour width is preferably located in the portion farthest from the magnetic body F1 in the cross-sectional shape. . In this case, the AC resistance due to the mirror image effect monotonously decreases as the distance from the magnetic body F1 increases, so that an increase in AC resistance can be minimized and the Q value of the coil C1 can be improved efficiently.

  As described above, in the coil unit according to this modification, the winding W3 is composed of a litz wire in which a plurality of insulation-coated conductors W3e are twisted together, and is cross-sectional in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W3. A portion having a wide contour width in the horizontal direction and a cross-sectional shape when viewed through the center of the cross-sectional shape and having an asymmetrical outline with respect to a virtual straight line extending in the horizontal direction with respect to the surface of the magnetic body F1 The portion W3n having a narrow contour width W3w and the portion W3w having a large contour width are located closer to the magnetic body F1 than the portion W3n having a narrow contour width. Therefore, an increase in AC resistance caused by the counter electromotive force generated by the mirror image effect of the magnetic substance F1 can be most effectively suppressed, and a reduction in loss of the coil unit can be realized. Further, since the coil unit according to this modification can suppress only the AC resistance without reducing the inductance of the coil C1, the Q value of the coil C1 can be greatly improved. As a result, the transmission efficiency can be increased.

  Hereinafter, according to the first embodiment and the first and second comparative examples, it is possible to significantly increase the Q value of the coil by suppressing an increase in AC resistance when a magnetic body is arranged close to the coil according to the above-described embodiment. Specifically,

  As Example 1, the coil unit Lu1 according to the preferred embodiment described above was used. As a comparative example 1, in order to compare the characteristics with the example 1, in the coil unit Lu1 according to the preferred embodiment, the profile of the cross-sectional shape when viewed in a cross-section in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W1 A coil unit Lu10 having a substantially circular shape is used. Further, as a comparative example 2, in order to compare the characteristics with the example 1, the coil unit Lu20 in which the magnetic body F1 is removed is used in the coil unit Lu1 according to the preferred embodiment.

  First, the configuration of the coil unit Lu10 of Comparative Example 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the region A in the coil unit according to Comparative Example 1, corresponding to a partially enlarged view showing the region A in the coil unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. The coil unit Lu10 includes a coil C10 instead of the coil C1 of the coil unit Lu1 according to the above-described embodiment. The coil C10 is formed by winding a winding W10 on the surface of the magnetic body F10. The winding W10 is composed of a litz wire obtained by twisting a plurality of insulation-coated conductors W10e. When viewed in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W10, the outline of the cross-sectional shape of the winding W10 is approximately. It is a perfect circle. That is, the winding W10 has a cross-sectional shape in a cross-sectional view in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W10, and passes through the center of the cross-sectional shape and is horizontal to the surface of the magnetic body F10. It has a symmetric outline with respect to a virtual straight line extending in the direction. Here, the area of the winding cross section in the cross-sectional view in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W10 in the comparative example 1 was made equal to the area of the winding cross section in the above-described embodiment.

  Then, with reference to FIG. 8, the structure of the coil unit Lu20 of the comparative example 2 is demonstrated. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the region A in the coil unit according to Comparative Example 2, corresponding to a partially enlarged view showing the region A in the coil unit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. FIG. The coil unit Lu20 includes only the coil C20, and is obtained by removing the magnetic body F1 from the coil unit Lu1 according to the above-described embodiment. That is, the coil C20 of the comparative example 2 is an air-core coil in which the winding W20 is wound so as to have an opening at the center. In addition, when the winding W20 of Comparative Example 2 is viewed in a cross-section in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the winding W20, the profile of the cross-sectional shape of the winding W20 is a surface orthogonal to the axial direction of the coil unit Lu20. In the horizontal direction, a wide portion W20w and a narrow portion W20n are provided.

  Here, for the windings W1, W10, and W20 in Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, a litz wire having a diameter of about 6 mm obtained by twisting about 4000 copper wires having a diameter of 0.05 mm covered with polyimide was used. . Moreover, the magnetic bodies F1 and F10 in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 used ferrite (relative magnetic permeability of about 3000) having a length of 320 mm, a width of 320 mm, and a thickness of 6 mm. Furthermore, the number of turns of the coils C1, C10, and C20 in Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 were all 13 turns.

  Subsequently, in Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2, an inductance L and an equivalent series resistance value Rs of the coil unit were measured using an impedance analyzer. Further, the transmission frequency of non-contact power transmission was set to 85 kHz, and the Q value was obtained from the measured inductance L and equivalent series resistance value Rs.

  The measurement result of the inductance L is shown in FIG. Moreover, the measurement result of the equivalent series resistance value Rs is shown in FIG. Furthermore, the measurement result of the Q value is shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, Example 1 has substantially the same value of inductance L as Comparative Example 1, while the value of equivalent series resistance value Rs is remarkably low. The value is extremely high. Further, in Example 1, the value of the inductance L is increased by using the magnetic substance F1 as compared with the comparative example 2, while the equivalent series resistance value Rs is low, and as a result, the Q value is remarkably high. From Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2, when a magnetic material is brought close to a coil whose cross-sectional shape of the winding is substantially circular, the value of the inductance L increases, and the value of the equivalent series resistance value Rs is also the same. As a result, it was confirmed that, as a result, the Q value did not change so much, but decreased in some cases. That is, in Example 1, it was confirmed that an increase in the AC resistance of the coil C1 was suppressed and the Q value of the coil C1 was greatly improved.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments are illustrative, and that various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the claims of the present invention, and that such modifications and changes are also within the scope of the claims of the present invention. By the way. Accordingly, the description and drawings herein are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.

  The coil unit according to the present invention can be widely used for a coil unit in a non-contact power transmission system to a vehicle such as an electric vehicle (BEV) or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). Is possible.

  S1 ... Non-contact power transmission device, Ut ... Power transmission device, PW ... Power source, INV ... Inverter, Rtu ... Power transmission side resonance unit, Ltu ... Power transmission side coil unit, Ctu ... Power transmission side resonance capacitor unit, Ur ... Power reception device, DB ... Rectifier circuit, R ... Load, Rru ... Receiving side resonance part, Lru ... Receiving side coil unit, Cru ... Receiving side resonance capacitor unit, Lu1, Lu2 ... Coil unit, C1, C2, C10, C20 ... Coil, F1, F2, F10 ... magnetic material, F1a, F2a ... first main surface of the magnetic material, F1b, F2b ... second main surface of the magnetic material, F1c, F2c ... first end surface of the magnetic material, F1d, F2d ... of the magnetic material Second end face, W1, W2, W3, W10, W20 ... winding, A ... partial area in coil unit, W1e, W2e, W3e, W10e, W20e ... insulating coating conductor , W1w, W2w, W3w, W20w ... partial contour wide, W1n, W2n, W3n, W20n ... contour narrow portion.

Claims (3)

A rod-like or plate-like magnetic body,
Consists of a litz wire twisted together a plurality of insulation coated conductors, comprising a winding wound on the surface of the magnetic body,
The winding has a virtual cross-sectional shape when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the winding extends, and passes through the center of the cross-sectional shape and extends in a direction horizontal to the surface of the magnetic body. Asymmetrical with respect to a straight line, and a portion having a wide contour width in the horizontal direction and a portion having a narrow contour width,
The coil unit characterized in that the portion with the large contour width is located closer to the magnetic body than the portion with the narrow contour width.   2. The coil unit according to claim 1, wherein a contour width of the cross-sectional shape monotonously decreases from a portion having a large contour width toward a portion having the narrow contour width. The portion having the wide contour width is located at a portion closest to the magnetic body in the cross-sectional shape,
3. The coil unit according to claim 1, wherein the portion having the narrow contour width is located at a portion farthest from the magnetic body in the cross-sectional shape.

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