18727997. VEHICLE AND POWER SUPPLY FOR MOVING BODY (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

VEHICLE AND POWER SUPPLY FOR MOVING BODY

Organization Name

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

Kazutaka Kimura of Mishima-shi JP

Toshiya Hashimoto of Miyoshi-shi JP

Makoto Hashimoto of Seto-shi JP

Kazuyoshi Obayashi of Aichi JP

Keisuke Tani of Aichi JP

Nobuhisa Yamaguchi of Aichi JP

Masaki Kanesaki of Aichi JP

Yuichi Takemura of Aichi JP

VEHICLE AND POWER SUPPLY FOR MOVING BODY

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18727997 titled 'VEHICLE AND POWER SUPPLY FOR MOVING BODY

Original Abstract Submitted

A vehicle includes: a wireless power receiver that receives power in a wireless manner from a plurality of wireless power transmitters arranged at predetermined intervals in a vehicle traveling direction on a traveling path; a rotating electric machine capable of generating driving force for traveling; an inverter that exchanges power with the rotating electric machine; a first power supply; a second power supply having higher output density and lower capacity density than the first power supply; and a DC-DC converter that exchanges power with the second power supply. Further, the wireless power receiver, the inverter, the DC-DC converter, and the first power supply are electrically connected in parallel to a power bus that supplies the power from the wireless power receiver to the inverter, and the second power supply and the power bus are electrically connected via the DC-DC converter.