Power transfer device with a plurality of converters

• Main Authors: Raghunathan, Arun, Ramachandrapanicker, Somakumar, Bhat, Suma Memana Narayana, Kanakasabai, Viswanathan, Bhogineni, Satishbabu, Bhujade, Rahul
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.05.2021
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC,OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWERSUPPLY SYSTEMS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUTPOWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TRANSMISSION

A power transfer device and an associated method thereof are disclosed. The power transfer device includes a driver unit having a plurality of converters. The driver unit includes a plurality of legs forming ones of the plurality of converters, such that at least one leg of a first converter of the plurality of converters is common to a second converter of the plurality of converters. Each converter of the plurality of converters includes an output terminal. The driver unit may include a plurality of transmitter coils. In some implementations, a different transmitter coil is coupled to each output terminal of a respective converter.