WO2012046452A1 - 発電システムおよび発電ユニット - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a power generation system and a power generation unit that wirelessly supply energy using coupling of resonant magnetic fields.
- a solar cell module in which a large number of cells are arranged in a metal frame and the cells are interconnected is used.
- a glass plate is provided on the front of the solar cell module (hereinafter sometimes referred to simply as “module"), and each cell operates in a sealed state from the atmosphere.
- the high cost of manufacturing cells and modules is a barrier to the introduction of such a photovoltaic system.
- the high cost of constructing cells and modules to construct a system can not be ignored as a barrier to introduction.
- the electric power supply system which supplies energy wirelessly indoors from the outdoors via a wall material is proposed (for example, refer to patent documents 1).
- transmission of RF (radio frequency) energy through a wall is realized by an electromagnetic induction system.
- a power generation system using a fuel cell of a solid polymer type or the like is also spreading. Also in such a power generation system, the output voltage of each cell is relatively low, and in order to obtain a high voltage, it is necessary to connect a large number of cells in series. For this reason, as in the case of the photovoltaic device, the decrease in the reliability at a large number of connection points becomes a factor to reduce the long-term reliability of the entire system.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a new wireless energy transmission device for wirelessly transmitting energy between two resonators.
- vibration energy is wirelessly (non-contact) by coupling two resonators through the exudation (evanescent tail) of the vibration energy of the resonance frequency generated in the space around the resonators.
- a magnetic resonance system an energy transmission system using a magnetic field distribution as a resonator is referred to as a magnetic resonance system.
- the wireless power transmission by the magnetic resonance method enables the leap of the transmission distance as compared with the conventional electromagnetic induction method. That is, when the coupling coefficient k between the resonators is large as compared with the half power of the product of the attenuation constants ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 of the respective resonators, it is considered that good energy transmission is possible.
- the power transfer system described in Patent Document 1 can not solve the problem unique to the photovoltaic device that the voltage output from each cell is low.
- the output voltage Vc of a single crystalline silicon-based solar cell (cell) widely used at present because the energy conversion efficiency is high is about 0.5 V, which is extremely low.
- the operating efficiency of a general conversion circuit (power conditioner) is maximized for an input voltage of about 300 Vdc. For this reason, in order to perform conversion with high efficiency, it is necessary to raise the output voltage of the photovoltaic power generation unit to about 300 V by connecting hundreds of cells in series.
- the voltage considered for use in a DC power supply system that has recently attracted attention is about 48 Vdc, or about 300 to 400 Vdc. For this reason, it is also necessary to connect several tens to several hundreds of cells in series also in the DC power supply system.
- the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems using wireless power transmission by the magnetic resonance method.
- the main object of the present invention is to provide a power generation system capable of maintaining high output power even if the characteristics of some power generation units are degraded by combining RF outputs from a plurality of power generation units, and whose efficiency is not reduced at the time of combination. It is to provide.
- each power generation unit respectively generates a power generation device that outputs DC energy, an oscillator that converts DC energy output from the power generation device into RF energy of frequency f0, and A transmitting antenna for transmitting the output RF energy; and a receiving antenna for receiving at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the transmitting antenna, wherein a resonant frequency of the transmitting antenna and a resonant frequency of the receiving antenna are Receiving RF energy outputted from each of the power generation units, and combining the RF energy, the first and second power generation units set equal to the frequency f0 and outputting the RF energy received by the power receiving antenna And output from the first power generation unit
- the phase of the first RF energy and the phase of the second RF energy when the combined first RF energy and the second RF energy output from the second power generation unit are combined by the combining unit Phase difference between the RF energy output from the oscillator included in the first power generation unit and the RF energy output from the oscillator included in
- each power generation unit respectively generates a power generation device for outputting DC energy, an oscillator for converting the DC energy outputted from the power generation device into RF energy of frequency f0, and A transmitting antenna for transmitting the RF energy output from an oscillator; and a receiving antenna for receiving at least a part of the RF energy transmitted by the transmitting antenna, wherein a resonant frequency of the transmitting antenna and a resonance of the receiving antenna The frequency is set equal to the frequency f0, and the RF energy is received by the first and second power generation units that output the RF energy received by the power receiving antenna, and the RF energy output from each power generation unit.
- the first RF energy output from the first power generation unit and the second RF energy output from the second power generation unit including at least one of the elements when the combining unit combines the first RF energy and the second RF energy output from the first power generation unit;
- a reactance adjustment circuit whose reactance value is set to a value that brings the phase of the RF energy of 1 and the phase of the second RF energy into coincidence.
- a power generation unit includes a power generation device for outputting DC energy, an oscillator for converting DC energy output from the power generation device into RF energy of frequency f0 and outputting the RF energy, and an RF energy output from the oscillator
- a pulse generator for generating a pulse defining a phase and inputting it to the oscillator, comprising an input unit for receiving an externally input control signal, and generating the pulse in response to the input of the control signal
- a power receiving antenna for transmitting the RF energy output from the oscillator, and a power receiving antenna for receiving at least a portion of the RF energy transmitted by the power transmitting antenna, wherein the resonance of the power transmitting antenna
- the frequency and the resonant frequency of the power receiving antenna are set equal to the frequency f0, and the power receiving antenna Outputting the RF energy received.
- the power generation system of the present invention since the power transmission is performed wirelessly, it is possible to reduce the installation cost of the power generation device and easily carry out replacement work when part of the power generation device is deteriorated. Furthermore, when combining the RF energy output from the plurality of power generation units, the phase difference between the RF energy output from different power generation units can be reduced, so high output power can be obtained. Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the output voltage from the power generation device included in each power generation unit can be boosted without connecting the power generation devices in series, a highly efficient and stable power generation system can be constructed. Is possible.
- (A) is a figure which shows the output electric power in case the phase correction
- (b) is the case where the phase correction in 1st Embodiment of this invention is performed
- Is a diagram showing the output power of It is a figure which shows the other structure of the electric power generation system in the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the impedance conversion in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 7C is a view showing a third configuration example of the power transmission antenna in the second embodiment according to the present invention
- FIG. 7D is a power transmission antenna in the second embodiment according to the present invention It is a figure which shows the 4th structural example of.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a power generation system according to the present invention.
- the power generation system includes a first power generation unit 110-1 and a second power generation unit 110-2, and a combining unit 111.
- the combining unit 111 combines the outputs of the first power generation unit 110-1 and the second power generation unit 110-2.
- components related to the first power generation unit 110-1 are attached with “ ⁇ 1” after the reference symbol
- components related to the second power generation unit 110-2 are attached after the reference symbol. Will be attached with "-2”.
- "-1" and "-2" after the reference numerals are omitted.
- Each power generation unit 110 includes a power generation device 101 for outputting DC energy, an oscillator 102 for converting DC energy output from the power generation device 101 into radio frequency (RF) energy of frequency f0 and outputting the same. And a wireless transmission unit 103 for wirelessly transmitting RF energy.
- the wireless transmission unit 103 includes a power transmission antenna 107 and a power reception antenna 108, and performs wireless power transmission by a magnetic resonance method described later.
- the RF energy output from the oscillator 102 is wirelessly transmitted from the power transmitting antenna 107 to the power receiving antenna 108.
- the power receiving antenna 108 transmits the RF energy transmitted from the power transmitting antenna 107 to the combining unit 111.
- the combining unit 111 receives RF energy (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “RF output”) sent from each power generation unit 110, combines the RF energy, and outputs the combined RF energy to an external load, a system, or the like.
- RF output RF energy
- the power generation system shown in FIG. 1 further has two oscillators 102-1 and 102-2 so that the phase difference becomes almost zero when the RF outputs of the two power generation units 110-1 and 110-2 are combined.
- an oscillation phase control unit 120 that performs phase control on the signal.
- the oscillation phase control unit 120 adjusts the phase difference of the RF energy output from the two oscillators 102-1 and 102-2 so that a phase difference does not occur when the two RF outputs are combined.
- a high output can be obtained by this phase control performed by the oscillation phase control unit 120.
- the above-described phase control by the oscillation phase control unit 120 may be performed not only for the first and second power generation units 110-1 and 110-2, but also for oscillators included in other power generation units.
- the above-described phase control is performed on the oscillators 102 of the respective power generation units 110 such that the phases of the RF outputs of all the power generation units coincide during synthesis. Is preferred.
- phase control for example, even when the lengths (transmission line lengths) of the transmission lines to the combining unit 111 are different depending on the power generation unit 110, high output can be maintained. Similarly, high output can be maintained even when the power generation environment (temperature, irradiance, etc.) in the power generation device 101 is different.
- the oscillation phase control unit 120 adjusts the phase of each oscillator 102, but the phase adjustment may be performed by another method. In the present invention, it may be configured to be in phase when RF energy output from at least two power generation units 110-1 and 110-2 is combined.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of another power generation system according to the present invention.
- the power generation system shown in FIG. 2 includes a reactance adjustment circuit 130 including at least one of an inductor and a capacitive element, instead of the above-described oscillation phase control unit 120.
- the reactance adjustment circuit 130 is inserted on the transmission line between the power receiving antenna 108-1 included in the first power generation unit 110-1 and the combining unit 111.
- the position of the reactance adjustment circuit 130 is not limited to this example, and may be inserted between the oscillator 102-1 and the power transmission antenna 107-1.
- Reactance adjustment circuit 130 is typically an LC circuit, and includes at least one of an inductor and a capacitive element.
- the reactance value of the reactance adjustment circuit 130 is a value at which the phases match when the RF output from the first power generation unit 110-1 and the RF output from the second power generation unit 110-2 are combined by the combining unit 111. It is set. By inserting such a reactance adjustment circuit 130 on the transmission line, it is possible to reduce the phase shift of the RF output at the time of combining and obtain a high output.
- the second power generation unit 110-2 is also affected by the reactance adjustment circuit 130.
- the phase may be adjusted.
- the power generation system of the present invention it is possible to reduce the phase shift that may occur when combining the RF energy output from the plurality of power generation units, thereby realizing highly efficient power generation. It becomes possible.
- the effectiveness of the present invention will be described.
- the length of the transmission line from the solar cell module to the combining point is generally different for each solar cell module, so the phases of the respective RF outputs at the time of combining often do not match. For this reason, it may not be possible to obtain a high output even if these outputs are combined.
- a home solar power generation system is used by combining about 10 to 20 solar cell modules of about 1 m square. For this reason, when the outputs from each module are combined at one place, a difference of up to about 10 m in the transmission line length is caused by the modules. The phase difference of the RF output due to the difference in transmission line length between modules becomes larger as the frequency is higher.
- the output impedance of the power generation device 101 and the input impedance of the oscillator 102 be substantially equal in a state where the output terminal of the power receiving antenna 108 is connected to the load.
- the output impedance of the power generation device 101 is preferably an impedance that maximizes the output power.
- the output impedance Zout of the RF energy output from the oscillator 102 and the input impedance Zin of the transmitting antenna 107 be substantially equal.
- the present invention solves the above problems, and can realize a power generation system and a power generation unit in which the efficiency does not decrease when combining the RF output from each power generation unit 110. Further, since the power is transmitted wirelessly, the installation work and the replacement work of some cells and modules can be simplified.
- the present invention can be applied not only to a photovoltaic power generation system but also to a power generation system using a fuel cell of a solid polymer type or the like. According to the present invention, a low output voltage can be boosted for each cell in the power generation stack, and stable energy output can be maintained against fluctuations in the pressure of the input hydrogen gas and the environmental temperature. In addition, even in a power generation system using a fuel cell, it is possible to easily carry out a cell replacement operation when a part of cells fail.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of a power generation system according to the present embodiment.
- the power generation system according to the present embodiment combines a plurality of power generation units 110-1 to 110-n that convert solar energy into RF energy and transmits the combined energy and RF energy transmitted from each power generation unit and outputs the combined power
- a power conversion unit 112 which converts the RF energy synthesized by the synthesis unit 111 into DC energy or AC energy having a frequency lower than that of the RF energy and outputs the AC energy.
- the direct current or alternating current energy output from the power conversion unit 112 is sent to a load (such as an electronic device) or a system and used.
- Each power generation unit 110 includes a power generation device 101 for converting sunlight energy into DC energy, an oscillator 102 for converting DC energy output from the power generation device 101 into RF energy of frequency f0, and And a wireless transmission unit 103 for wirelessly transmitting the RF energy.
- the wireless transmission unit 103 includes a power transmission antenna 107 which is a series resonance circuit and a power reception antenna 108 which is a parallel resonance circuit, and performs energy transmission by a magnetic resonance method described later.
- the power receiving antenna 108 receives RF energy wirelessly transmitted from the power transmission antenna 107, and outputs the RF energy to the combining unit 111.
- the number of power generation units may be any number as long as it is two or more.
- the number of power generation units is n (n is an integer of 2 or more).
- the number n of power generation units can be arbitrarily set in accordance with the area of the place where the power generation device 101 is laid and the required power.
- “-n” is added after the reference numeral indicating the component included in the n-th power generation unit 110 n.
- “ ⁇ 1”,... “ ⁇ n” after the reference numerals are omitted.
- the power generation system includes n pulse generators 113-1,..., 113-1 arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the n power generation units 110-1,. and a pulse control unit 114 that instructs each pulse generator to generate a pulse.
- Each pulse generator 113 is disposed close to the oscillator 102 in each power generation unit 110.
- the pulse control unit 114 and the n pulse generators 113-1,..., 113-n correspond to the oscillation phase control unit 120 in the present invention.
- Each pulse generator 113 generates a pulse that defines the phase of the RF energy output from the oscillator 102 included in the corresponding power generation unit 110, and inputs the pulse to the oscillator 102.
- Each pulse generator 113 has an input unit 113a that receives the control signal transmitted from the pulse control unit 114, and generates a pulse in response to the received control signal.
- the pulse control unit 114 determines the generation timing of each pulse so as to reduce the phase shift of the RF output that may occur at the time of synthesis, and instructs the input unit 113a of each pulse generator 113 to generate a pulse. Send by wire or wirelessly. Details of phase control by the pulse control unit 114 and the pulse generator 113 will be described later.
- the transmission distance from the pulse generator 113 to the oscillator 102 and the transmission distance from the oscillator 102 to the power transmission antenna 107 are the same for all the power generation units 110-1 to 110-n. . However, even if they are not the same for all the power generation units, it is possible to obtain the effect of the present embodiment by performing phase control described later in consideration of the difference between the transmission distances.
- the pulse generator 113 and the oscillator 102 are divided into separate circuits, but the pulse generator 113 may be integrated with the oscillator 102.
- the power generation device 101 in the present embodiment includes a plurality of solar cells (cells) connected in series or in parallel. From the viewpoint of improving power generation efficiency, it is preferable to use a crystalline silicon-based solar power generation element.
- the solar cells usable in the present invention may be various photovoltaic elements using compound semiconductor materials such as gallium arsenide and CIS, or various photovoltaic elements using organic materials. It may be.
- the crystal structure of the semiconductor used may be any of single crystal, polycrystal and amorphous. You may utilize the tandem-type solar power generation element which laminated
- FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a specific configuration example of the oscillator 102 in the present embodiment. This configuration is generally called a class E oscillation circuit.
- the oscillator 102 includes a switching element 21 such as a MOSFET, inductors 22 and 23, and capacitors 24 and 25.
- a pulse of frequency f 0 output from the pulse generator 113 is input as a gate drive pulse to the switching element 21.
- the inductances of the inductors 22 and 23 and the capacitances of the capacitors 24 and 25 are adjusted so that the frequency of the RF energy output from the oscillator 102 becomes f0.
- the phase of the RF energy output from the oscillator 102 is determined by the switching timing of the switching element 21 by the pulse output from the pulse generator 113.
- the RF energy output from the oscillator 102 is input to the wireless transmission unit 103.
- the frequency f0 is set, for example, in the range of 50 Hz to 300 GHz, more preferably 100 kHz to 10 GHz, and still more preferably 500 kHz to 20 MHz.
- the wireless transmission unit 103 has a power transmission antenna 107 and a power reception antenna 108.
- the power transmission antenna 107 is a series resonant circuit including an inductor and a capacitive element.
- the power receiving antenna 108 is a parallel resonant circuit including an inductor and a capacitive element.
- the resonant frequency fT of the transmitting antenna and the resonant frequency fR of the receiving antenna are set to be equal to the frequency f0 of the RF energy generated by the oscillator 102.
- Each inductor may be suitably formed of a conductor such as copper or silver having good conductivity. Since the high frequency current of RF energy flows intensively on the surface of the conductor, the surface of the conductor may be coated with a high conductivity material to enhance the power generation efficiency.
- the inductor By forming the inductor from a configuration having a cavity at the center of the cross section of the conductor, weight reduction can be realized.
- an inductor is formed by adopting a parallel wiring structure such as a litz wire, the conductor loss per unit length can be reduced, so the Q value of the series resonant circuit and the parallel resonant circuit can be improved. Power transfer can be performed with high efficiency.
- a magnetic material may be disposed around each inductor, but it is not preferable to set the coupling coefficient between the inductor in the power transmitting antenna 107 and the inductor in the power receiving antenna 108 to an extremely high value. Therefore, it is more preferable to use an inductor having an air core spiral structure capable of setting the coupling coefficient between both inductors to an appropriate value.
- Each inductor generally has a coil shape. However, it is not limited to such a shape. At high frequencies, a conductor with a certain length of wire functions as an inductor because it has an inductance. In addition, as another example, a bead-shaped ferrite which is merely passed through a conductor also functions as an inductor.
- the inductor in the power transmitting antenna 107 and the inductor in the power receiving antenna 108 are preferably arranged to face each other.
- the arrangement of the two inductors is not limited to the facing arrangement, as long as the two are not orthogonal to each other.
- any type of capacitor having, for example, a chip shape or a lead shape can be used. It is also possible to cause a capacitance between two wires via air to function as a capacitive element.
- the capacitive element is formed of an MIM capacitor, a low-loss capacitive circuit can be formed using a known semiconductor process or a multilayer substrate process.
- the combining unit 111 has a configuration in which the positive side output terminals and the negative side output terminals of the power generation units 110 are connected as shown in FIG. 4B, and the RF energy output from each power generation unit 110 is Synthesize.
- the synthesis unit 111 preferably includes a plurality of diodes for preventing reverse current between the connection points.
- the synthesized RF energy is output to the power converter 112.
- the combining unit 111 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 4B, and may have any configuration as long as RF energy output from a plurality of power generation units can be combined.
- the power conversion unit 112 converts the RF energy combined by the combining unit 111 into direct current energy or alternating current energy used in commerce.
- a known rectifier circuit can be used as the power converter 112.
- double wave rectification or a bridge rectification circuit can be used.
- a half wave voltage doubler rectifier circuit or a double wave voltage doublet rectifier circuit can be used, or a high voltage doubler rectifier circuit system capable of realizing a step-up ratio of 3 times or more may be used.
- a known frequency conversion circuit when converting RF energy into AC energy used in commercial use, a known frequency conversion circuit can be used.
- circuits in the frequency conversion circuit There are various types of circuits in the frequency conversion circuit, but a configuration that performs direct frequency conversion as in the matrix converter system or a circuit that performs indirect frequency conversion can be adopted.
- any frequency conversion circuit technology corresponding to an output such as single phase or three phase as an output configuration is applicable to the present invention.
- the “antenna” in the present embodiment is not a normal antenna for transmitting or receiving an electromagnetic wave, but a coupling between two objects using a coupling utilizing the proximity component (evanescent tail) of the electromagnetic field of the resonator. It is an element to perform energy transmission. According to wireless power transmission using a resonant electromagnetic field, since energy loss generated when propagating an electromagnetic wave to a distance does not occur, power can be transmitted with extremely high efficiency. In energy transmission using such coupling of resonant electromagnetic fields (near-field), not only loss is small compared to known non-contact power transmission using Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction, for example, several meters away It becomes possible to transmit energy with high efficiency between two resonators (antennas).
- the resonant frequency fT and the resonant frequency fR in the present embodiment are both set equal to the frequency f0 of the oscillator 102, the fT and / or fR do not have to completely match the frequency f0. .
- fT fR is ideal, but the difference between fT and fR should be sufficiently small.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit of the power transmission antenna 107 and the power reception antenna 108.
- the power transmission antenna 107 in the present embodiment is a series resonant circuit in which the first inductor 107 a and the first capacitive element 107 b are connected in series.
- the power receiving antenna 108 is a parallel resonant circuit in which the second inductor 108 a and the second capacitive element 108 b are connected in parallel.
- the power transmitting antenna 107 has a parasitic resistance component R1
- the parallel resonant circuit of the power receiving antenna 108 has a parasitic resistance component R2.
- the power transmission antenna 107 does not need to be a series resonance circuit, and may be a parallel resonance circuit.
- the power receiving antenna 108 is not limited to the parallel resonant circuit but may be a series resonant circuit.
- the power generation system of the present embodiment not only can the power be transmitted without the wiring connection between the power transmitting antenna 107 and the power receiving antenna 108, but also low voltage energy (power) can be transmitted as described later. It is possible to boost efficiently. As a result, it is possible to extract low-voltage energy generated by the power generation device (solar power generation device) 101 as high-voltage RF energy at the power receiving antenna 108 side.
- both the power transmission antenna 107 and the power receiving antenna 108 may be arrange
- boosting can be performed when wireless power transfer is performed between two antennas.
- the connection between the outdoor power generation device 101 and the power transmitting antenna 107 may be realized by wire connection through an opening provided in a wall of a building, for example.
- connection between the indoor electronic device and the power receiving antenna 108 may also be realized by wire connection through an opening provided in a wall of a building, for example.
- the connection between the indoor electronic device and the power receiving antenna 108 may also be realized by wire connection through an opening provided in a wall of a building, for example.
- the efficiency of wireless power transmission in the present embodiment depends on the distance between the power transmitting antenna 107 and the power receiving antenna 108 (antenna distance), and the size of the loss of the circuit elements that constitute the power transmitting antenna 107 and the power receiving antenna 109.
- the "antenna spacing" is substantially the spacing between the two inductors 107a and 108a.
- the antenna spacing can be evaluated on the basis of the size of the arrangement area of the antenna.
- each of the inductors 107a and 108a extends in a planar manner, and both are arranged to face each other in parallel.
- the size of the placement area of the antenna means the size of the placement area of the antenna having a relatively small size, and the diameter of the inductor when the outer shape of the inductor constituting the antenna is circular, the inductor when the square is square In the case of a rectangle, it is the length of the short side of the inductor. According to this embodiment, energy can be transmitted with a wireless transmission efficiency of 90% or more even if the antenna spacing is about 1.5 times the size of the arrangement area of the antennas.
- the boosting effect that is exhibited by the wireless transmission unit 103 in the present embodiment will be described.
- the coupling coefficient is derived from the following equation by measuring two resonance frequencies fL and fH which are separated when two resonators resonating at the same frequency f0 are brought close to each other.
- the coupling coefficient k is the same index as a known coupling coefficient conventionally used as an index of coupling strength between inductors or resonators.
- the coupling coefficient k is a numerical value satisfying the relationship of 0 ⁇ k ⁇ 1.
- the configuration and arrangement of the resonators are designed such that the coupling coefficient k is as large as possible and approximately equal to one.
- the coupling coefficient k does not have to be set to a value close to 1 and may be set to a value of 0.5 or less, for example.
- a high frequency current flowing through the first inductor 107a is IL1
- a high frequency current IL2 flowing through the second inductor 108a a high frequency current IC2 flowing through the second capacitive element 108b
- an inductance L2 of the second inductor 108a an inductance of the second inductor 108a
- the upflow ratio Ir of each power generation unit 110 in the present embodiment is expressed by the following (formula 11).
- Ir
- / Voc k / Voc ⁇ (L1 / L2) 0.5
- step-up ratio Vr and the impedance conversion ratio Zr are represented by the following (Expression 12) and (Expression 13), respectively.
- Zr (Voc / k) 2 ⁇ (L2 / L1)
- the step-up ratio Vr becomes larger than one. From this, it is understood that the step-up ratio Vr increases as the coupling coefficient k decreases. In conventional electromagnetic induction energy transmission, reducing the coupling coefficient k leads to a significant reduction in transmission efficiency. However, in the magnetic resonance method used in the present invention, even if the coupling coefficient k is lowered, the transmission efficiency is not significantly reduced. In particular, if the Q values of the resonators configuring each of the power transmitting antenna 107 and the power receiving antenna 108 are set to high values, it is possible to suppress the decrease in transmission efficiency while increasing the step-up ratio Vr.
- the wireless transmission unit 103 in the present embodiment it is possible to realize such a high boost ratio Vr.
- the RF energy boosted for each of the power generation units 110 is input to the combining unit 111.
- phase control in the present embodiment will be described.
- the length of the transmission line from the power receiving antenna 108 to the combining unit 111 differs depending on the power generation unit 110. Therefore, phase control is performed to reduce the phase shift that may occur when the RF energy output from each power generation unit 110 is combined.
- information indicating the length (transmission line length) of the transmission line from the power receiving antenna 108 to the combining unit 111 in each power generation unit 110 is set in advance by the user or designer, and recorded in the pulse control unit 114. It is done.
- the pulse control unit 114 sends a control signal (pulse generation trigger) indicating switching timing to each pulse generator 113 according to the information indicating the set transmission line length.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of control operation performed by the pulse control unit 114. As shown in FIG. The illustrated example shows a control operation when phase control is performed on two power generation units 110-1 and 110-2.
- the transmission line is a 1.1 mm diameter copper wire with 1.46 mm insulation coating
- f0 is 1.8 MHz
- phase change per unit length is 3.13 deg / m. It is assumed that there is.
- the transmission line length of the first power generation unit 110-1 and the transmission line length of the second power generation unit 110-2 are Len1 (m) and Len2 (m) (Len1 ⁇ Len2), respectively.
- the pulse control unit 114 is a second pulse generator that corresponds to the second power generation unit 110-2 than the pulse output from the first pulse generator 102-1 that corresponds to the first power generation unit 110-1.
- the RF energy output from the first power generation unit 110-1 and the RF energy output from the second power generation unit 110-2 are input to the combining unit 111 in phase with each other.
- the combining unit 111 combines the RF energy of the same phase input from each power generation unit, and outputs the combined RF energy to the power conversion unit 112.
- the pulse generation timing of the second pulse generator 102-2 is changed based on the pulse generation timing of the first pulse generator 102-1.
- the reference power generation unit 110 may be selected.
- the phases of the RF energy output from the respective power generation units 110 connected in parallel may be controlled to coincide at the time of synthesis.
- the phases of the RF energy output from the respective power generation units may be slightly shifted at the time of being input to the combining unit 111.
- these phases should be perfectly matched, but if the pulse generation timing of each pulse generator is adjusted so that the phase difference of each RF output at the time of synthesis is reduced, the effect of this embodiment can be obtained. can get.
- the coincidence of two phases is defined as that the absolute value of the phase difference is 3 deg or less.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the effect of the power generation system of the present embodiment obtained by simulation.
- FIG. 7 shows waveforms of respective RF outputs outputted from the two power generation units 110-1 and 110-2 when they are combined by the combining unit 111, and a combined waveform of the two.
- FIG. 7 (a) shows the result when the above phase control is not performed
- FIG. 7 (b) shows the result when the above phase correction is performed.
- P1out shows the power waveform of the RF output of the first power generation unit 110-1
- P2out shows the power waveform of the RF output of the second power generation unit 110-2
- Psum shows the output power waveform of the combining unit 111.
- the transmission line conditions were set to 1 m and 11 m, respectively, as in the above, with the transmission line lengths of the first power generation unit 110-1 and the second power generation unit 110-2.
- a 1.1 mm diameter copper wire with a 1.46 mm insulating coating was used as a transmission line, and f0 was set to 1.8 MHz.
- the peak powers output from the two oscillators 102-1 and 102-2 are 61.4 W (25.6 V, 2.4 A).
- the input impedance is 10 ⁇
- the output impedance is 35 ⁇
- the transmission efficiency is 94.5%.
- the output of the combining unit 111 when the phase correction based on the difference in transmission line length is not performed is 102.3 W
- the output of the combining unit 111 when the phase correction is performed is 110.3 W. Therefore, it was found that when the transmission line length difference is 10 m, the peak value of the transmission power can be improved by about 8% by the phase correction.
- the power conversion unit 112 converts the RF energy synthesized by the above configuration into AC power of lower frequency (for example, 60 Hz or less) than direct current or RF energy according to the specification of the load, and outputs the AC power to the load or system.
- lower frequency for example, 60 Hz or less
- the RF output from the combining unit 111 may be input to a power transmission antenna of another magnetic resonance wireless power transmission system (such as a system for charging and feeding an electric vehicle) having the same resonance frequency f0.
- the maximum power can be extracted from the power generation device 101 even in the case of non-contact energy transmission, even when the transmission line length is different for each power generation unit 110. Furthermore, it is possible to boost up to a voltage required for output to the system or load. As a result, the installation cost can be reduced, replacement work can be simplified when the power generation module is deteriorated, and a power generation system that does not require an extra boost device can be realized.
- the output voltage of the power conversion unit 112 can be increased to, for example, the range of 200 V to 300 V. Furthermore, it is possible to raise the voltage to about 300 V to 400 V, which is required for a general conversion circuit (power conditioner), a DC power feeding system, or the like, or to boost the voltage further.
- a general conversion circuit power conditioner
- DC power feeding system or the like
- each power generation unit 110 is configured to include the pulse generator 113, but the pulse generator 113 may be disposed at a distance from the power generation unit 110.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing such a configuration example.
- n pulse generators 113-1,..., 113-n are mounted in one housing and installed at a location distant from each power generation unit 110. Even in such a configuration, if pulses are generated at appropriate timings in consideration of the difference in transmission distance from each pulse generator 113 to the corresponding oscillator 102, the phase of the RF energy output from the oscillator 102 Can be adjusted appropriately.
- phase adjustment is performed using the pulse control unit 114 and the plurality of pulse generators 113-1,..., 113-n, but phase control may be performed using another method.
- the reactance adjustment circuit 130 illustrated in FIG. 2 may be inserted on the transmission line without using the pulse control unit 114 and the pulse generator 113.
- the reactance adjustment circuit 130 is an LC circuit including, for example, an inductor and a capacitive element, and is connected between the oscillator 102 and the power transmitting antenna 107 or between the power receiving antenna 108 and the combining unit 111.
- the power generation system of the present embodiment is different from the power generation system of the first embodiment in that the impedance of each circuit block can be matched according to the fluctuation of the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- differences from the power generation system of the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the description of the same matters will be omitted.
- the output impedance of the power generation device 101 may change depending on environmental conditions such as the intensity of sunlight to be irradiated and the temperature of the cell. For this reason, when driving a fixed load by a solar cell, a mismatch occurs between the output impedance of the cell and the impedance of the transmission line due to the intensity of the sunlight to be irradiated and the temperature change of the cell. As a result, there is a problem that the transmission efficiency of the power in the transmission path is reduced.
- the output impedance of the power generation device 101 may fluctuate due to fluctuations in the pressure of hydrogen gas to be injected or the temperature of the cell. Therefore, it is necessary to match the impedance of the transmission line by converting the input / output impedance of the transmission line.
- the reactance value in the converted circuit block generally changes, so the phase of the RF energy to be transmitted is shifted.
- the phase at the synthesis point of the RF energy output from each power generation unit 101 changes as compared to before the impedance conversion. According to the power generation system of the present embodiment, it is possible to properly correct the phase of the RF output of each power generation unit 110 involved in this impedance conversion.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of the power generation system of the present embodiment.
- a measurement unit 51 that measures the current and voltage output from the power generation device 101, and impedance control that controls input / output impedance in each circuit block of the transmission path.
- a unit 52 that controls input / output impedance in each circuit block of the transmission path.
- the power generation system also includes a phase shift data memory 53 in which information indicating the estimated value of the amount of phase shift of the RF output accompanying impedance conversion is stored.
- the impedance control unit 52 performs impedance conversion based on the value of the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- the phase shift data memory 53 in the present embodiment stores data indicating the correspondence between the fluctuation of the output impedance of the power generation device 101 and the size of the phase shift of RF energy generated as a result of the impedance conversion.
- each power generation unit 110 DC energy generated by the power generation device 101 is sent to the oscillator 102.
- the measurement unit 51 measures the current and voltage output from the power generation device 101 and sends the measurement result to the impedance control unit 52.
- the impedance control unit 52 calculates the output impedance of the power generation device 101 from the input current and voltage value, and the impedance in each circuit block on the transmission line so that the transmission efficiency becomes highest in accordance with the calculated output impedance value. Is converted to a preset value.
- the impedance control unit 52 optimizes the input impedance of the oscillator 102 in each power generation unit 110, the input impedance of the power transmission antenna 107, and the output impedance of the power reception antenna 108 according to the fluctuation of the output impedance of the power generation device 101. Set to a value.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the impedance control unit 52.
- the impedance control unit 52 controls the switching control unit 52a that changes the input impedance at the output destination, and the impedance correspondence in which data to be referred to change the input impedance of the output destination according to the fluctuation of the output impedance of the power generation device 101 is recorded.
- a table 52b Here, the output destination indicates the oscillating unit 102, the power transmitting antenna 107, and the power receiving antenna 108.
- the impedance correspondence table 52b is stored, for example, in a memory (not shown).
- the oscillator 102, the power transmitting antenna 107, and the power receiving antenna 108 in the present embodiment have a plurality of switches for impedance control.
- the impedance in each functional unit can be changed by changing the combination of ON and OFF of the plurality of switches in each functional unit.
- the correspondence between the range of the output impedance of the power generation device 101 and the combination of ON and OFF of each switch at the output destination is recorded in the impedance correspondence table 52b, and is set in advance at the time of design.
- the impedance correspondence table 52b is, for example, a table as shown in Table 1 below.
- Table 1 shows that the oscillator is switched according to the range of the value of the output impedance Z of the power generation device 101.
- FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing of impedance matching in the present embodiment.
- the start timing of the process in the impedance control unit 52 shown in FIG. 11 may be every fixed time, or it is performed when the fluctuation of the value of the output impedance of the power generation device 101 becomes equal to or more than a predetermined value. It is also good.
- the impedances of the oscillation unit 102, the power transmitting antenna 107, and the power receiving antenna 108 in the rear stage of the power generation device 101 can be matched to the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- the input impedance of each functional unit with the output impedance of the power generation device 101 that changes depending on the environmental conditions, it is possible to always take out the maximum output power from the power generation device 101.
- two impedances “match” are not limited to cases where the impedances exactly match, but include cases where the difference between the two impedances is 25% or less of the larger impedance.
- the power transmitting antenna 107 and the power receiving antenna 108 there are, for example, the following four methods.
- the same system can be used about the power transmission antenna 107 and the power receiving antenna 108, only the impedance conversion in the power transmission antenna 107 is demonstrated hereafter.
- FIG. 12A shows a first example of the variable impedance system in the power transmission antenna 107.
- the power transmission antenna 107 includes a plurality of inductors connected in series and a plurality of capacitive elements connected in series to them.
- a plurality of switches are provided in this circuit, and the impedance control unit 52 switches these switches based on the value of the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- the impedance control unit 52 can change the input impedance of the power transmission antenna 107 in accordance with the change in the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- FIG. 12 (b) shows a second example of the variable impedance system in the power transmission antenna 107.
- the power transmission antenna 107 includes a plurality of inductors 107 aa connected in parallel with different inductances, and an inductor 107 ab disposed close to these inductors.
- This is a configuration having a passive circuit that transmits power from one of the plurality of inductors 107aa to the inductor 107ab according to the principle of electromagnetic induction.
- the inductance component formed by the inductors 107aa and 107ab and the capacitance component between the inductors 107aa and 107ab can be changed to change the impedance.
- the impedance control unit 52 selects one of the plurality of inductors 107aa based on the value of the output impedance of the power generation device 101, and switches the switch so that the current flows in the selected inductor 107aa. Thereby, the impedance control unit 52 can change the input impedance of the power transmission antenna.
- FIG. 12C shows a third example of the variable impedance system in the power transmission antenna 107.
- the power transmission antenna 107 includes an inductor, a plurality of capacitive elements connected in series to the inductor, and a movable portion 115 having a metal or magnetic body.
- the capacitance component can be changed by bringing the metal body closer and the inductance component can be changed by bringing the magnetic body closer.
- the input and output impedance of the power transmission antenna 107 can also be changed by opening and closing a switch connected to a plurality of capacitive elements.
- the impedance control unit 52 changes the distance between the inductor and the movable portion based on the value of the output impedance of the power generation device 101, and controls the switching of the switch so that the current flows in at least one of the plurality of capacitive elements. I do. Thereby, the input impedance of the power transmission antenna 107 can be changed according to the change of the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- FIG. 12 (d) shows a fourth example of the variable impedance system in the power transmission antenna 107.
- the transmitting antenna 107 has a plurality of resonators with different input impedances. These resonators are connected in parallel, and the resonators to be used are switched according to the fluctuation of the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- the impedance control unit 52 selects one of the plurality of resonators based on the value of the output impedance of the power generation device 101, and changes the input impedance of the power transmitting antenna 107 by causing a current to flow to the selected resonators. Let At this time, the unused resonators are not grounded in order to prevent power transmission to the unused resonators.
- the switching control unit 52a in the impedance control unit 52 changes the impedance of the power transmission antenna 107 using at least one of the four methods described above, for example. Thereby, the input impedance of the power transmission antenna 107 can be matched with the output impedance of the power generation device 101.
- the impedance control unit 52 preferably performs impedance conversion on all of the oscillator 102, the power transmitting antenna 107, and the power receiving antenna 108, but is configured to perform impedance conversion on only at least one of them. It may be
- the phase shift data memory 53 shown in FIG. 9 has recorded therein information indicating the magnitude of phase shift due to impedance conversion.
- the impedance control unit 52 outputs, to the pulse control unit 114, information indicating the converted impedance value for each output destination defined in the impedance correspondence table 52b.
- the pulse control unit 114 receives information output from the impedance control unit 52 and reads out information indicating the phase shift of the RF output of each power generation unit 110 accompanying the impedance conversion from the phase shift data memory 53.
- the pulse control unit 114 obtains the amount of phase shift of the entire power generation unit based on the information read from the phase shift data memory 53 and the information of the transmission line length of each power generation unit 110. Thereafter, switching timing is instructed to the pulse generator 113 corresponding to each power generation unit 110 so as to correct the phase shift of the entire power generation unit. In this manner, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to adjust the phase of the RF output of each power generation unit 110, and to suppress the decrease in the power output from the combining unit 111.
- the maximum power can be obtained from the power generation device by matching the impedance in each circuit block of the transmission line according to the operating environment state. It can be taken out. Furthermore, it is possible to boost up to the voltage required to output power to the grid and load, which reduces installation costs, simplifies module replacement work when the device degrades, and eliminates the need for extra boost devices. It can be realized.
- the output voltage of the power conversion unit 112 can be increased to, for example, the range of 200 V to 300 V. Furthermore, it is possible to raise the voltage to about 300 V to 400 V, which is required for a general conversion circuit (power conditioner), a DC power feeding system, or the like, or to boost the voltage further. It is preferable that the input / output impedance of each circuit block in each power generation unit 110 and the boost ratio of each power generation unit 110 be set such that the output voltage of the power conversion unit 112 has a high value as described above.
- the RF energy at the time of combining for at least two power generation units 110-1 and 110-2 may be comprised so that the phase difference of may reduce.
- the out-of-phase data memory 53 may include variations in output impedance of the power generation devices 101-1 and 110-2 included in at least two power generation units 110-1 and 110-2, and two power generation units 110-1 and 110, respectively. It suffices to store information indicating the relationship with the magnitude of the phase shift when the respective RF outputs of ⁇ 2 are combined.
- the oscillation phase control unit 120 (in the present embodiment, the pulse control unit 114 and the pulse generators 113-1,..., 113-n) generates the above two power generation based on the information of the phase shift data memory 53. It may be configured to adjust the phase difference of the RF energy output from each of the oscillators 102-1 and 102-2 included in each of the units 110-1 and 110-2.
- impedance matching and phase control are not limited to the methods described above, and various methods are possible.
- a thermometer, an illuminance meter, or the like may be installed near the power generation device 101 without using the measurement unit 51 described above, and the output impedance of the power generation device 101 may be estimated from measurement data thereof.
- phase control for example, the phase correction amount corresponding to the fluctuation amount of the output impedance value of each power generation device 101 is not used according to a program incorporated in advance in pulse control section 114 without using phase shift data memory 53 described above. It may be calculated.
- the phase adjustment is performed using the pulse control unit 114 and the pulse generator 113 as the oscillation phase control unit 120, but the phase adjustment may be performed using another method.
- the phase adjustment is performed by setting the reactance value of each output destination to a value with which the phase of the RF energy to be transmitted does not deviate as much as possible. You may
- the phase of each RF output is adjusted by inserting the reactance adjustment circuit 130 shown in FIG. 2 on the transmission line without using the pulse control unit 114 and the pulse generator 113. It is also good. By selecting a circuit in which the inductance component and / or the capacitance component is appropriately set, it is possible to reduce the phase difference of each RF energy at the time of synthesis.
- the series resonant circuit and the parallel resonant circuit may be used in a conventional wireless communication system represented by an RF tag.
- the termination impedance of the measurement terminal of the measuring instrument used for the characteristic test of the high frequency block of the wireless communication system and the characteristic impedance of the high frequency cable are basically set to 50 ⁇ . Therefore, at the connection point with the antenna of the wireless communication system, it is general to connect the circuit blocks according to the impedance of 50 ⁇ in the transmitting device and the receiving device.
- the input / output impedance conversion ratio Zr in the wireless transmission unit in the present embodiment is set to exhibit an extremely high value such as exceeding 100, or depending on conditions, exceeding 20000.
- Such high input / output impedance conversion ratio Zr is not considered in the conventional communication system.
- the boosting effect can also be realized by increasing the ratio of the number of turns N2 of the second inductor to the number N1 of turns of the first inductor.
- the transformer booster circuit it is necessary to increase the number of turns N2 to be 10 or more times the number of turns N1.
- a large increase in the number of turns N2 proportionally increases the parasitic resistance component R2 in the second inductor, resulting in a decrease in transmission efficiency.
- high Zr can be obtained even if the number of turns N1 and the number of turns N2 are set to the same value.
- the present invention can be applied to a solar power generation system or a fuel cell power generation system installed on a wall or a high place of a building.
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まず、図3から図8を参照しながら、本発明の第1の実施形態を説明する。図3は、本実施形態による発電システムの全体構成を示す図である。本実施形態の発電システムは、太陽光エネルギをRFエネルギに変換して伝送する複数の発電ユニット110-1、・・・110-nと、各発電ユニットから伝送されたRFエネルギを合成して出力する合成部111と、合成部111によって合成されたRFエネルギを直流エネルギまたはRFエネルギよりも低周波の交流エネルギに変換して出力する電力変換部112とを備えている。電力変換部112から出力された直流または交流エネルギは、負荷(電子機器など)や系統に送出されて利用される。
(式1) |fT-fR|≦fT/QT+fR/QR
ここで、QTは送電アンテナの共振器としてのQ値、QRは受電アンテナ108の共振器としてのQ値である。一般に、共振周波数をX、共振器のQ値をQxとした場合、この共振器の共振が生じる帯域はX/Qxに相当する。上記の式1の関係が設立すれば、2つの共振器間で磁気共振によるエネルギ伝送が実現する。
(式2) k=(fH2-fL2)/(fH2+fL2)
(式3) M=k×(L1×L2)0.5
(式4) I2=-IL2-IC2
(式5) (R2+jωL2)×IL2+jωM×IL1=IC2/(jωC2)
(式6) ωL2=1/(ωC2)
(式7) R2×IL2+jωM×IL1=jωL2×I2
(式8) I2=k×(L1/L2)0.5×IL1-j(R2/ωL2)×IL2
(式9) Q2=ωL2/R2
(式10) I2=k×(L1/L2)0.5×IL1
(式11) Ir=|I2/I1|/Voc=k/Voc×(L1/L2)0.5
(式12) Vr=(Voc/k)×(L2/L1)0.5
(式13) Zr=(Voc/k)2×(L2/L1)
次に、図9を参照しながら本発明の第2の実施形態を説明する。
以下、本実施形態の発電システムの効果を従来技術と比較しながら説明する。
102、102-1、102-2、102-n 発振器
103、103-1、103-2、103-n 無線伝送部
107、107-1、107-2、107-n 送電アンテナ
107a 送電アンテナにおけるインダクタ
107b 送電アンテナにおける容量素子
108a 受電アンテナにおけるインダクタ
108b 受電アンテナにおける容量素子
108、108-1、108-2、108-n 受電アンテナ
110、110-1、110-2、110-n 発電ユニット
111 合成部
112 電力変換部
113、113-1、113-2、113-n パルス生成器
113a パルス生成器の入力部
114 パルス制御部
115 可動部
120 発振位相制御部
130 リアクタンス調整回路
51 計測部
52 インピーダンス制御部
52a スイッチング制御部
52b インピーダンス対応テーブル
53 位相ずれデータメモリ
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- 各発電ユニットが、それぞれ、直流エネルギを出力する発電デバイスと、前記発電デバイスから出力された直流エネルギを周波数f0のRFエネルギに変換して出力する発振器と、前記発振器から出力された前記RFエネルギを送出する送電アンテナと、前記送電アンテナによって送出された前記RFエネルギの少なくとも一部を受け取る受電アンテナとを有し、前記送電アンテナの共振周波数および前記受電アンテナの共振周波数は周波数f0に等しく設定され、前記受電アンテナが受け取った前記RFエネルギを出力する、第1の発電ユニットおよび第2の発電ユニットと、
前記各発電ユニットから出力された前記RFエネルギを受け、前記RFエネルギを合成して出力する合成部と、
前記第1の発電ユニットから出力された第1のRFエネルギおよび前記第2の発電ユニットから出力された第2のRFエネルギが前記合成部によって合成されるときの前記第1のRFエネルギの位相および前記第2のRFエネルギの位相を一致させるように、前記第1の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力される前記RFエネルギと前記第2の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力される前記RFエネルギとの間の位相差を調整する発振位相制御部と、
を備える発電システム。 - 前記各発電ユニットにおいて、前記送電アンテナは直列共振回路であり、前記受電アンテナは並列共振回路である請求項1に記載の発電システム。
- 前記発振位相制御部は、
第1の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力される前記RFエネルギの位相を規定するパルスを生成し、前記パルスを前記発振器に入力する第1のパルス生成器と、
第2の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力される前記RFエネルギの位相を規定するパルスを生成し、前記パルスを前記発振器に入力する第2のパルス生成器と、
前記第1および第2のパルス生成器にパルスの生成タイミングを指示するパルス制御部と、
を有している、請求項1または2のいずれかに記載の発電システム。 - 前記第1の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力される前記RFエネルギと前記第2の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力される前記RFエネルギとの間の位相差は、前記第1の発電ユニットにおける前記受電アンテナから前記合成部までの伝送線路の長さと前記第2の発電ユニットにおける前記受電アンテナから前記合成部までの伝送線路の長さとの差に応じて設定されている、請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の発電システム。
- 前記各発電ユニットにおいて、前記発電デバイスの出力インピーダンスの変動に応じて前記発振器の入力インピーダンス、前記送電アンテナの入力インピーダンス、および前記受電アンテナの出力インピーダンスの少なくとも1つを変化させるインピーダンス制御部を備え、
前記発振位相制御部は、前記インピーダンス制御部が前記発振器の入力インピーダンス、前記送電アンテナの入力インピーダンス、および前記受電アンテナの出力インピーダンスの少なくとも1つを変化させた場合に、前記第1のRFエネルギおよび前記第2のRFエネルギが前記合成部によって合成されるときの前記第1のRFエネルギの位相と前記第2のRFエネルギの位相とを一致させるように、前記第1の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力されるRFエネルギと前記第2の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力されるRFエネルギとの間の位相差を調整する、
請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の発電システム。 - 各発電ユニットにおいて、前記発電デバイスの出力電流および出力電圧を計測する計測部を備え、
前記インピーダンス制御部は、前記計測部によって計測された前記出力電流および前記出力電圧から前記発電デバイスの出力インピーダンスの値を検出する、請求項5に記載の発電システム。 - 各発電ユニットに含まれる前記発電デバイスの出力インピーダンスの変動と、前記第1および第2のRFエネルギが前記合成部によって合成されるときの前記第1および第2のRFエネルギの位相のずれの大きさとの関係を示す情報が格納された位相ずれデータメモリを備え、
前記発振位相制御部は、前記位相ずれデータメモリに格納された情報に基づいて、前記第1の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力されるRFエネルギの位相および前記第2の発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器から出力されるRFエネルギの位相を同期させる、
請求項5または6に記載の発電システム。 - 前記合成部の出力を直流または60Hz以下の交流に変換して出力する電力変換部を備えている、請求項1から7のいずれかに記載の発電システム。
- 前記電力変換部の出力電圧が200~300Vの範囲になるように、各発電ユニットに含まれる前記発振器の入力インピーダンス、前記送電アンテナの入力インピーダンス、前記受電アンテナの出力インピーダンス、および各発電ユニットの昇圧比が設定されている、前記請求項8に記載の発電システム。
- 各発電ユニットに含まれる前記発電デバイスは、太陽光発電デバイスである、請求項1から9のいずれかに記載の発電システム。
- 前記太陽光発電デバイスは、結晶系シリコンを用いた太陽光発電デバイスである、請求項10に記載の発電システム。
- 各発電ユニットにおいて、前記発電デバイスおよび前記送電アンテナは建物の外側に設置され、前記受電アンテナは前記建物の内部に設置されている、請求項10または11に記載の発電システム。
- 各発電ユニットにおいて、前記発電デバイス、前記送電アンテナ、および前記受電アンテナは建物の外側に設置され、前記送電アンテナの少なくとも一部と前記受電アンテナの少なくとも一部とが対向するように配置されている、請求項10または11に記載の発電システム。
- 各発電ユニットにおいて、前記発振器の昇圧比をVoc、前記送電アンテナにおけるインダクタンスをL1、前記受電アンテナにおけるインダクタンスをL2、前記送電アンテナと前記受電アンテナとの結合係数をkとするとき、
(L2/L1)≧4(k/Voc)2を満足する、請求項1から13のいずれかに記載の発電システム。 - 各発電ユニットが、それぞれ、直流エネルギを出力する発電デバイスと、前記発電デバイスから出力された直流エネルギを周波数f0のRFエネルギに変換して出力する発振器と、前記発振器から出力された前記RFエネルギを送出する送電アンテナと、前記送電アンテナによって送出された前記RFエネルギの少なくとも一部を受け取る受電アンテナとを有し、前記送電アンテナの共振周波数および前記受電アンテナの共振周波数は周波数f0に等しく設定され、前記受電アンテナが受け取った前記RFエネルギを出力する、第1の発電ユニットおよび第2の発電ユニットと、
前記各発電ユニットから出力された前記RFエネルギを受け、前記RFエネルギを合成して出力する合成部と、
前記第1の発電ユニットおよび前記第2の発電ユニットの少なくとも一方において、前記発振器と前記送電アンテナとの間、または前記受電アンテナと前記合成部との間の伝送線路上に挿入されたリアクタンス調整回路であって、インダクタおよび容量素子の少なくとも一方を含み、前記第1の発電ユニットから出力された第1のRFエネルギおよび前記第2の発電ユニットから出力された第2のRFエネルギが前記合成部によって合成されるときの前記第1のRFエネルギの位相および前記第2のRFエネルギの位相を一致させる値にリアクタンス値が設定されたリアクタンス調整回路と、
を備える発電システム。 - 直流エネルギを出力する発電デバイスと、
前記発電デバイスから出力された直流エネルギを周波数f0のRFエネルギに変換して出力する発振器と、
前記発振器から出力される前記RFエネルギの位相を規定するパルスを生成し、前記発振器に入力するパルス生成器であって、外部から入力される制御信号を受け取る入力部を有し、前記制御信号の入力に応答して前記パルスを生成するパルス生成器と、
前記発振器から出力された前記RFエネルギを送出する送電アンテナと、
前記送電アンテナによって送出された前記RFエネルギの少なくとも一部を受け取る受電アンテナと、
を有し、
前記送電アンテナの共振周波数および前記受電アンテナの共振周波数は周波数f0に等しく設定され、
前記受電アンテナが受け取った前記RFエネルギを出力する、
発電ユニット。
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