Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inductive power distribution in a vehicle
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Application No.: US16176994Application Date: 2018-10-31
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Publication No.: US11322980B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Ronald Eisenhour , Balkishan Malay Gupta
- Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Franklin
- Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Franklin
- Agency: Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.
- Main IPC: H01F27/42
- IPC: H01F27/42 ; H01F37/00 ; H01F38/00 ; H02J50/10 ; H01F38/14 ; H02J50/40 ; B60R16/023 ; B60R16/03 ; H02J50/00

Abstract:
In one aspect of the present disclosure, an induction hub is disclosed for use in powering components in a vehicle. The induction hub includes a source coil; first and second receiver coils having first and second conductive portions, respectively; and at least one isolation member that is positioned between the first and second conductive portions. The receiver coils are separated from the source coil such that, upon being energized by a power source, the source coil creates an induced electromagnetic field (EMF) and an electrical current in the receiver coils, which are in electrical communication with at least one component in the vehicle to thereby deliver power from the receiver coils to the at least one component. The at least one isolation member includes a material that is electrically nonconductive and electromagnetically permeable so as to physically and electrically separate the receiver coils without impacting the induced EMF.
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