Patent Publication Number: US-10784035-B2

Title: Coil device and coil system

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure relates to a coil device and a coil system. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A wireless power transfer system includes a coil device for power transmission corresponding to a part of a power transmitter and a coil device for power reception corresponding to a part of a power receiver, and implements wireless power feeding using magnetic coupling between coils of an electromagnetic induction scheme, a magnetic resonance scheme, etc. In such a coil device, heat is generated by internal resistance of a coil, and a temperature inside the coil device rises. As a result, for example, coating of a conductive wire deteriorates and an electrical insulation property is degraded. 
     A coil device that suppresses a temperature rise of a coil has been known as a conventional coil device (for example, see Patent Document 1). The coil device described in Patent Document 1 includes a protective member as a casing for accommodating the coil. A flow path through which a liquid such as water flows is provided in the protective member to cool the heated coil. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-228123 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     In the above-described coil device, heat generated in the coil (a conductive wire or a coil portion) is transmitted to a fluid in the flow path of the protective member after passing through air present between the conductive wire and the protective member. That is, air is present in a transfer path for heat generated from the conductive wire. For this reason, cooling efficiency of the conductive wire has been degraded. 
     An object of this disclosure is to provide a coil device capable of improving cooling efficiency of a conductive wire or a coil portion. 
     Solution to Problem 
     A coil device according to an aspect of this disclosure includes a coil portion including a conductive wire and a holding member that holds the conductive wire, in which a cooling flow path through which a cooling fluid flows is provided in the holding member. 
     A first coil device according to an aspect of this disclosure includes a first coil portion, a housing that accommodates the first coil portion, and a coolant which is located inside the housing and has fluidity and thermal conductivity. 
     Effects of Invention 
     According to some aspects of this disclosure, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of a conductive wire or a coil portion. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an overall configuration diagram of a coil device according to a first embodiment of this disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a plan view of the coil device of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view taken along III-III line of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a plan view of a coil device according to a second embodiment of this disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a plan view of a coil device according to a third embodiment of this disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view taken along VI-VI line of  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 7  is a plan view of a coil device according to a fourth embodiment of this disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view taken along VIII-VIII line of  FIG. 7 . 
         FIG. 9  is a plan view of a coil device according to a fifth embodiment of this disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view taken along X-X line of  FIG. 9 . 
         FIG. 11A ,  FIG. 11B , and  FIG. 11C  are plan views of modifications of the coil device of  FIG. 4 , respectively. 
         FIG. 12  is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a coil system according to a sixth embodiment of this disclosure. 
         FIG. 13  is a side sectional view illustrating a coil device on a power transmission side and a coil device on a power reception side of  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 14  is a plan view illustrating the coil device on the power transmission side of  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 15  is a side sectional view illustrating a state in which a misalignment occurs in the coil system of  FIG. 12 . 
         FIG. 16  is a side sectional view illustrating a coil device on a power transmission side and a coil device on a power reception side included in a coil system according to a seventh embodiment of this disclosure. 
         FIG. 17  is a plan view illustrating the coil device on the power transmission side of  FIG. 16 . 
         FIG. 18A  and  FIG. 18B  are side sectional views illustrating modifications of the coil system of  FIG. 12 , respectively. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     A coil device according to an aspect of this disclosure includes a coil portion including a conductive wire and a holding member that holds the conductive wire, in which a cooling flow path through which a cooling fluid flows is provided in the holding member. 
     In this coil device, the cooling flow path through which the cooling fluid flows is provided in the holding member. By this configuration, heat generated in the conductive wire is directly transmitted to the cooling fluid in the cooling flow path through the holding member. Therefore, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire. 
     In some aspects, the holding member includes a first region in which the conductive wire is held and a second region outside of the first region, and the cooling flow path is provided in the second region. In this case, the first region is heated by the conductive wire, and the second region is cooled by the cooling fluid. For this reason, a temperature gradient is generated between the first region and the second region. Due to this temperature gradient, the heat of the conductive wire is smoothly transmitted to the cooling fluid. By this configuration, it is possible to reliably improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire. 
     In some aspects, the cooling flow path is provided to surround the first region. In this case, the cooling fluid flows around the first region. For this reason, the heat of the conductive wire is transmitted to spread toward a periphery of the first region. Therefore, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire. 
     In some aspects, the holding member includes a first region in which the conductive wire is held and a second region outside of the first region, and the cooling flow path extends from a center portion of the first region to the second region. Heat is easily trapped and a temperature is prone to rise in the center portion of the first region. For this reason, when the cooling fluid is supplied from the center portion side of the first region, it is possible to cool the center portion of the first region, which is likely to rise in temperature, while cooling capacity of the cooling fluid is high. Therefore, cooing efficiency of the conductive wire can be further improved. The outer periphery of the first region is less likely to rise in temperature than the center portion of the first region. For this reason, the outer periphery of the first region may be sufficiently cooled even using the cooling fluid passing through the center portion of the first region. 
     In some aspects, the conductive wire is wound in the holding member and includes a plurality of extending portions adjacent to each other, and the cooling flow path is provided between the plurality of extending portions of the conductive wire. In this case, since a distance between the conductive wire (extending portion) and the cooling flow path (a length of a heat transfer path) becomes short, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire. 
     In some aspects, the conductive wire includes a plurality of extending portions extending in the holding member, and the cooling flow path is provided to surround an outer circumferential surface of at least one of the extending portions. In this case, the cooling fluid flows around the conductive wire. For this reason, the heat of the conductive wire is transmitted toward a periphery of the conductor. Therefore, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire. 
     In some aspects, the cooling flow path includes a plurality of flow path portions having different flow path diameters. In this case, in a region in which the temperature of the holding member is likely to rise, a flow path diameter of a flow path portion may be decreased to increase a flow speed of the cooling fluid, thereby improving cooling efficiency of the conductive wire. On the other hand, in a region in which the temperature of the holding member rarely rises, a flow path diameter of a flow path portion may be increased to reduce a pressure loss of the cooling flow path, thereby guaranteeing smooth circulation of the cooling fluid. 
     In some aspects, the coil device further includes a housing that accommodates the coil portion, in which the cooling flow path leads to an outside of the housing. In this case, the cooling fluid is supplied from the outside of the housing, and thus the cooling fluid adjusted to a desired temperature outside the housing may be supplied into the housing. In this way, it is possible to reliably improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire. 
     A first coil device according to an aspect of this disclosure includes a first coil portion, a housing that accommodates the first coil portion, and a coolant located inside the housing, the coolant having fluidity and thermal conductivity. 
     The first coil device is located inside the housing and includes a coolant having fluidity and thermal conductivity. By this configuration, heat generated in the first coil portion is radiated to the outside of the housing through the coolant. Therefore, cooling efficiency of the first coil portion can be improved. 
     In some aspects, the coolant contains a cooling fluid and magnetic powder mixed in the cooling fluid. Since the coolant contains the magnetic powder, thermal conductivity of the coolant is improved. Therefore, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the first coil portion. 
     In some aspects, the magnetic powder is treated with a surface treatment that lowers affinity with the cooling fluid. By this configuration, aggregation between magnetic powders is suppressed, and an eddy current is less likely to flow in the magnetic powder. As a result, heat generation from the magnetic powder is suppressed. 
     In some aspects, the first coil portion includes a conductive wire and a holding member that holds the conductive wire, the conductive wire of the first coil portion is wound in a planar spiral shape in the holding member, the first coil device further includes a restriction member that surrounds a central axis of the wound conductive wire to allow passage of the cooling fluid and restrict passage of the magnetic powder, the magnetic powder is present outside the restriction member, and the restriction member restricts movement of the magnetic powder into the central axis side. In this way, the magnetic powder may be moved away from a magnetic pole present around the central axis of the wound conductive wire. For this reason, it is possible to inhibit magnetic flux generated from one magnetic pole of the first coil device from returning to the other magnetic pole of the first coil device without passing through a second coil portion due to an influence of the magnetic powder. 
     A coil system according to an aspect of this disclosure includes the first coil device and a second coil device including a second coil portion, in which at least one of a phase or an amplitude is different between a current flowing through the first coil portion of the first coil device and a current flowing through the second coil portion of the second coil device. 
     When a current flows through each of the first and second coil portions, a magnetic field is generated by each of the first and second coil devices, and a magnetic force is generated in magnetic powder present in a gradient magnetic field. In this coil system, at least one of the phase and the amplitude is different between the current flowing through the first coil portion and the current flowing through the second coil portion, or directions and magnitudes of gradients of magnetic fields generated by these currents are different from each other, so that a difference occurs between magnetic forces acting on the magnetic powder, and a magnetic gradient is generated between the first and second coil devices. A direction of the magnetic gradient is repeatedly inverted between the first and second coil portions in accordance with a period of a current (alternating current) flowing through each of the first and second coil portions. Since the magnetic powder is pulled by a coil device on a stronger magnetic force side, a direction in which the magnetic powder is pulled is repeatedly inverted in accordance with the period of the current. For this reason, a direction of movement of the magnetic powder changes, and a coolant is agitated. In this way, a warmed coolant does not remain on a side close to the first coil portion, and unheated coolant moves to a side close to the first coil portion. As a result, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the first coil portion. 
     The coil system according to some aspects is a coil system performing wireless power transfer between the first coil device and the second coil device, and further includes a power supply unit which is connected to the first coil device on a power transmission side and is capable of switching a frequency of a current supplied to the first coil device between a first frequency for wireless power transfer and a second frequency smaller than the first frequency. When the current having the second frequency is supplied to the first coil device, a timing at which a direction of a magnetic gradient generated between the first and second coil devices is reversed is delayed when compared to a case in which the current having the first frequency is supplied to the first coil device, and a timing at which the direction in which the magnetic powder is pulled is reversed is delayed. In other words, a moving distance of the magnetic powder is increased by switching the frequency of the current to the second frequency when compared to the case of the first frequency. By this configuration, a moving distance of a cooling fluid increases, and thus the coolant is further agitated. Therefore, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the first coil portion. 
     The coil system according to some aspects is a coil system performing wireless power transfer between the first coil device and the second coil device, and further includes a power supply unit which is connected to the second coil device on a power transmission side and is capable of switching a frequency of a current supplied to the second coil device between a first frequency for wireless power transfer and a second frequency smaller than the first frequency. When the current having the second frequency is supplied to the second coil device, a timing at which a direction of a magnetic gradient generated between the respective coil devices is reversed is delayed when compared to a case in which the current having the first frequency is supplied to the second coil device, and a timing at which the direction in which the magnetic powder is pulled is reversed is delayed. In other words, a moving distance of the magnetic powder is increased by switching the frequency of the current to the second frequency when compared to the case of the first frequency. By this configuration, a moving distance of a cooling fluid increases, and thus the coolant is further agitated. Therefore, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the first coil portion. 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of the disclosure will be described with reference to drawings. In description of the drawings, the same reference numeral will be assigned to the same element, and a repeated description will be omitted. 
     First Embodiment 
     A coil device  1  according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 3 . For example, the coil device  1  is applied to a wireless power transfer system. The wireless power transfer system is a system for supplying power from a power transmitter to a power receiver. The power transmitter and the power receiver are separated from each other in a vertical direction. The power transmitter is installed on a parking lot, etc. and the power receiver is mounted in an electric vehicle. The wireless power transfer system is configured to supply power to the electric vehicle EV arriving at the parking lot, etc. using a magnetic resonance scheme, an electromagnetic induction scheme, etc. The coil device  1  is applied as a coil device for power transmission corresponding to a part of the power transmitter and/or a coil device for power reception corresponding to a part of the power receiver. In coordinates of the figure, a direction in which the coil device for power transmission faces the coil device for power reception at the time of power feeding is defined as the vertical direction Z. Directions orthogonal to the vertical direction Z are defined as a direction X and a direction Y. The direction X and the direction Y are orthogonal to each other. An example of the wireless power transfer system (coil system) is described in sixth and seventh embodiments. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the coil device  1  includes a flat plate-shaped coil portion  2 , a flat plate-shaped magnetic member  6  on which the coil portion  2  is placed, and a housing  7  that accommodates the coil portion  2  and the magnetic member  6 . The coil portion  2  includes a conductive wire  10  and a holding member  20  that holds the conductive wire  10 . The magnetic member  6  directs and aggregates lines of magnetic force generated from the coil portion  2 . For example, the magnetic member  6  is a magnetic substance (a ferrite plate, etc.). 
     For example, the housing  7  has a shape of a flat rectangular parallelepiped, and includes a flat plate-shaped base  7   a  and a cover  7   b  that covers the coil portion  2 . The coil portion  2  is placed on the base  7   a  with the magnetic member  6  interposed therebetween. The base  7   a  ensures strength of the coil device  1 , and inhibits a magnetic flux due to the coil portion  2  from leaking to a rear side of the base  7   a  (an opposite side from the cover  7   b  side). For example, the base  7   a  is made of a nonmagnetic and electrically conductive material (copper, aluminum, etc.). The cover  7   b  has an opening on the base  7   a  side and faces a surface of the coil portion  2  (a surface on the cover  7   b  side). For example, the cover  7   b  is made of a nonmagnetic and insulating material (polyphenylene sulfide resin, etc.). By a peripheral portion of the base  7   a  and a peripheral portion of the opening of the cover  7   b  being joined together, an accommodating space for the coil portion  2  and the magnetic member  6  is formed. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the coil device  1  further includes a heat exchanger  8 , a supply pipe  3  and a discharge pipe  4  connected to the heat exchanger  8 , and a pump  5 . The heat exchanger  8  adjusts a cooling fluid circulating inside to a desired temperature. For example, insulating oil is used as the cooling fluid. The cooling fluid is not limited thereto, and may be a fluid having heat transferability. For example, the cooling fluid may correspond to water. The heat exchanger  8  is disposed outside the housing  7 . One end portions of the supply pipe  3  and the discharge pipe  4  are connected inside the heat exchanger  8 . Each of the other end portions of the supply pipe  3  and the discharge pipe  4  penetrates the cover  7   b . The supply pipe  3 , the discharge pipe  4 , and a cooling flow path  30  provided in the holding member  20  form a circulation flow path for circulating the cooling fluid. The pump  5  is provided in the circulation flow path. For example, the pump  5  is provided in the discharge pipe  4 . When the pump  5  is driven, the cooling fluid circulates through the circulation flow path. 
     Next, a detailed description will be given of the conductive wire  10  and the holding member  20  included in the coil portion  2 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the conductive wire  10  is wound in a planar spiral shape on a surface side of the holding member  20 . In  FIG. 2 , illustration of the cover  7   b  is omitted. The conductive wire  10  is wound in a substantially rectangular shape. The coil portion  2  is a circular type coil portion. In the circular type coil portion  2 , the conductive wire  10  may be wound in various shapes such as a rectangular shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, etc. when viewed from a winding axis direction (the vertical direction Z). For example, a single wire of copper or aluminum, a litz wire, a bus bar, etc. is used as the conductive wire  10 . 
     The conductive wire  10  may correspond to the litz wire. In particular, in the wireless power transfer system, a current of a radio frequency (for example, kHz order or more) may be allowed to flow to the coil device  1  to achieve extension of a power transmission distance, an improvement in transmission efficiency, etc. In general, when a current flowing through the conductive wire  10  corresponds to a radio frequency, skin effect occurring in the conductive wire  10  becomes large. As the skin effect increases, resistance in the conductive wire  10  increases, and heat loss increases. The increase in heat loss leads to a decrease in power efficiency of the whole wireless power transfer system (for example, a ratio of an battery input on the power receiver side to a power output on the power transmitter side). The litz wire is used to suppress the skin effect. The litz wire is formed by twisting a plurality of conductor elements insulated from each other. 
     A more detailed description will be given of arrangement of the conductive wire  10  in the coil portion  2 . The conductive wire  10  includes a plurality of first extending portions  11 , a plurality of second extending portions  12 , a plurality of third extending portions  13 , a plurality of fourth extending portions  14 , a first lead-out portion  15 , and a second lead-out portion  16 . For example, the first extending portions  11 , the second extending portions  12 , the third extending portions  13 , and the fourth extending portions  14  are formed in straight lines and included in respective parts of a circumference of the conductive wire  10  by being continued in order. The first extending portions  11  and the third extending portions  13  extend along a direction Y. The second extending portions  12  and the fourth extending portions  14  extend along a direction X. Bent portions curved substantially at right angles are provided between the first extending portions  11  and the second extending portions  12 , between the second extending portions  12  and the third extending portions  13 , between the third extending portions  13  and the fourth extending portions  14 , and between the fourth extending portions  14  and the first extending portions  11 , respectively. The plurality of first extending portions  11  are parallel to each other and have a predetermined interval. The plurality of second extending portions  12  are parallel to each other and have a predetermined interval. The plurality of third extending portions  13  are parallel to each other and have a predetermined interval. The plurality of fourth extending portions  14  are parallel to each other and have a predetermined interval. 
     The first lead-out portion  15  is led out from a distal end of the first extending portions  11  located on an innermost side of the conductive wire  10  to a rear surface (a surface on the base  7   a  side) side of the holding member  20 . The first lead-out portion  15  extends substantially in parallel with an extending direction of the first extending portions  11 , and is led out to an outside of the holding member  20 . The second lead-out portion  16  is led out from a distal end of the third extending portions  13  located on an outermost side. The second lead-out portion  16  extends substantially in parallel with an extending direction of the third extending portions  13 , and is led out to the outside of the holding member  20 . The first lead-out portion  15  and the second lead-out portion  16  are led out in the same direction and to, for example, a side at which the fourth extending portions  14  are located. 
     For example, the holding member  20  has a rectangular flat plate shape. The holding member  20  has a first region A in which the conductive wire  10  is held and a second region B which is outside of the first region A. The conductive wire  10  is wound in the first region A, and the conductive wire  10  is not wound in the second region B. The first region A is located at a center portion of the holding member  20 , and the second region B is located to surround the first region A. A center of the first region A may not rigorously match a center of the holding member  20 . The center of the first region A may be shifted from the center of the holding member  20 . 
     More specifically, as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the holding member  20  includes an upper member  21  and a lower member  22 . The upper member  21  and the lower member  22  are a pair of rectangular flat plate-shaped member having substantially the same size. The upper member  21  and the lower member  22  have a two-layer structure. The holding member  20  is configured by a rear surface of the upper member  21  and a front surface of the lower member  22  facing and coining into contact with each other. A front surface of the upper member  21  corresponds to a front surface of the holding member  20 , and a rear surface of the lower member  22  corresponds to a rear surface of the holding member  20 . For example, the upper member  21  and the lower member  22  are made of a nonmagnetic and insulating material (polyphenylene sulfide resin, etc.). The first region A of the holding member  20  includes center portions of the upper member  21  and the lower member  22 , and the second region B of the holding member  20  includes outer peripheries of the upper member  21  and the lower member  22 . 
     A groove  21   a  for accommodating the conductive wire  10  is provided on the upper member  21 . The groove  21   a  is open to a front surface side of the holding member  20 . For example, a shape of a cross section perpendicular to an extending direction of the groove  21   a  is a substantially rectangular shape whose one side is open. The cross-sectional shape of the groove  21   a  is not limited thereto, and may correspond to a substantially U-shape, etc. Any one of a side surface or a bottom surface of the groove  21   a  may come into contact with the accommodated conductive wire  10 . 
     The cooling flow path  30  through which the cooling fluid flows is provided in the holding member  20 . As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the cooling flow path  30  corresponds to one flow path and is provided in the second region B to surround the first region A. For example, a shape of a cross section perpendicular to an extending direction of the cooling flow path  30  is a substantially rectangular shape. The cross-sectional shape of the cooling flow path  30  is not limited thereto, and may correspond to a substantially U-shape, etc. 
     The cooling flow path  30  includes an inflow portion  31  and an outflow portion  37  provided on a side of the first extending portions  11  and a first straight portion  32 , a second straight portion  33 , a third straight portion  34 , a fourth straight portion  35 , and a fifth straight portion  36  continuously extending to surround the first region A. The first straight portion  32 , the second straight portion  33 , the third straight portion  34 , the fourth straight portion  35 , and the fifth straight portion  36  are continued in order between the inflow portion  31  and the outflow portion  37 , and form a rectangular shape as a whole. 
     The first straight portion  32  and the fifth straight portion  36  extend along a first extending portion  11  located on an outermost side. The second straight portion  33  extends along a second extending portion  12  located on an outermost side. The third straight portion  34  extends along a third extending portion  13  located on an outermost side. The fourth straight portion  35  extends along a fourth extending portion  14  located on an outermost side. Respective connecting portions (that is, bent portions) of the inflow portion  31 , the outflow portion  37 , and the respective straight portions  32 ,  33 ,  34 ,  35 , and  36  have curved shapes to reduce flow resistance of the cooling fluid. The inflow portion  31  leads to one end of the supply pipe  3  located inside the housing  7 . The outflow portion  37  leads to one end of the discharge pipe  4  located inside the housing  7 . 
     The cooling flow path  30  is formed by a groove provided on the lower member  22  and a rear surface portion of the upper member  21  which closes an open portion of the groove on a front surface side. The cooling flow path  30  is incorporated in the holding member  20 . A sealing member (not illustrated) such as a packing, an O-ring, etc. is provided between the upper member  21  and the lower member  22  along the cooling flow path  30  such that the cooling fluid does not leak from the holding member  20 . In this way, while the cooling flow path  30  is provided on the lower member  22 , the conductive wire  10  is provided in the upper member  21 . Therefore, positions of the conductive wire  10  and the cooling flow path  30  in the winding axis direction of the conductive wire  10  are different from each other. 
     In the coil device  1  configured as described above, the cooling fluid circulates between the supply pipe  3  and the discharge pipe  4 , and the cooling flow path  30  provided on the holding member  20 . Specifically, first, the cooling fluid flowing out from the inside of the heat exchanger  8  flows through the supply pipe  3 . Subsequently, the cooling fluid flows through the inflow portion  31 , the respective straight portions  32 ,  33 ,  34 ,  35 , and  36 , and the outflow portion  37  in this order. The cooling fluid flowing out from the cooling flow path  30  returns to the inside of the heat exchanger  8  through the discharge pipe  4 . In this instance, heat generated in the conductive wire  10  is transmitted to the holding member  20  through at least one of the side surface and the bottom surface of the groove  21   a . The heat transmitted to the holding member  20  is transmitted to the cooling fluid flowing in the cooling flow path  30 . The cooling fluid having a temperature increased due to transfer of the heat of the conductive wire  10  is cooled again in the heat exchanger  8 . 
     As described above, in the coil device  1 , the cooling flow path  30  through which the cooling fluid flows is provided in the holding member  20 . By this configuration, the heat generated in the conductive wire  10  is directly transmitted to the cooling fluid in the cooling flow path  30  through the holding member  20 . In particular, in the coil device  1 , any one of the side surface and the bottom surface of the groove  21   a  comes into contact with the conductive wire  10 . For this reason, air is not present in a transfer path of the heat generated in the conductive wire  10 . In addition, even when air is present in the transfer path of the heat, a proportion of air in the transfer path is small. Therefore, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     The holding member  20  has the first region A in which the conductive wire  10  is held and the second region B on the outside of the first region A, and the cooling flow path  30  is provided in the second region B. The first region A is heated by the conductive wire  10 , and the second region B is cooled by the cooling fluid. For this reason, a temperature gradient is generated between the first region A and the second region B. Due to this temperature gradient, the heat of the conductive wire  10  is smoothly transmitted to the cooling fluid. In this way, it is possible to reliably improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     The cooling flow path  30  is provided to surround the first region A. By this configuration, the cooling fluid flows around the first region A. For this reason, the heat of the conductive wire  10  is transmitted to spread toward a periphery of the first region A. Therefore, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     The cooling flow path  30  leads to an outside of the housing  7 . By this configuration, the cooling fluid is supplied from the outside of the housing  7 , and thus the cooling fluid adjusted to a desired temperature outside the housing  7  may be supplied into the housing  7 . Therefore, it is possible to reliably improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     The cooling flow path  30  is provided in the second region B. By this configuration, the conductive wire  10  may be densely wound in the first region A. As a result, it is possible implement desired power transmission performance by increasing an inductance. 
     When the cooling flow path  30  is provided in the second region B, since the second region B does not hold the conductive wire  10 , the conductive wire  10  and the cooling flow path  30  do not interfere with each other. For this reason, the cooling flow path  30  may be provided on the upper member  21  rather than the lower member  22 . For example, a groove may be provided on the upper member  21  such that the rear surface of the upper member  21  is open, and an open portion of the upper member  21  may be closed by the front surface of the lower member  22 . In this case, since the cooling flow path  30  is not provided on the lower member  22 , a thickness of the lower member  22  may be reduced. Therefore, the conductive wire  10  is which the holding member  20  is held and the magnetic member  6  may be brought close to each other. In this way, when the conductive wire  10  and the cooling flow path  30  are provided at substantially the same position in the vertical direction Z (when the cooling flow path  30  is not provided between the conductive wire  10  and the magnetic member  6  in the vertical direction Z), the conductive wire  10  and the magnetic member  6  may be brought close to each other. In this way, it is possible implement desired power transmission performance by increasing an inductance. 
     The cooling flow path  30  is incorporated in the holding member  20 , and does not protrude to the cover  7   b  side. That is, the cooling flow path  30  is not provided between the cover  7   b  and the conductive wire  10  in the vertical direction Z. When the cooling flow path  30  is provided between the cover  7   b  and the conductive wire  10 , the cover  7   b  and the conductive wire  10  need to be separated from each other by the extent that the cooling flow path  30  protrudes to the cover  7   b  side. In other words, the accommodating space between the base  7   a  and the cover  7   b  needs to be enlarged, and a thickness of the cover  7   b  in the vertical direction Z increases. In this case, the coil device on the power transmission side obstructs passage of a pedestrian, and the coil device on the power reception side is prone to collide with a curbstone, an obstacle on a road, etc. Because the cooling flow path  30  does not protrude to the cover  7   b  side, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the cover  7   b , and to suppress passage obstruction or contact with an obstacle. In addition, when an interval between the coil device for power transmission and the coil device for power reception is set to a desired value, a distance between covers of these coil devices is measured as a distance between the coil devices. In this case, when the cover  7   b  and the conductive wire  10  are separated from each other, the conductive wire  10  of the coil device on the power transmission side and the conductive wire  10  of the coil device on the power reception side are separated from each other, and a coupling coefficient between the coil devices becomes small. For this reason, power efficiency decreases. Because the cooling flow path  30  does not protrude to the cover  7   b  side, the decrease in power efficiency is suppressed. 
     Second Embodiment 
     A coil device  1 A according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 4 . In  FIG. 4 , illustration of the cover  7   b  is omitted. The cooling flow path  30  of the first embodiment is provided in the second region B to surround the first region A. In the present embodiment, the coil device  1 A includes two cooling flow paths  40 . In a second region B, the cooling flow paths  40  are provided on a first extending portion  11  side and a third extending portion  13  side, respectively. The coil device  1 A is different from the coil device  1  in this point. 
     Each of the cooling flow paths  40  is a substantially U-shaped flow path. Specifically, the cooling flow path  40  on the first extending portion  11  side includes a straight portion  42  extending along a first extending portion  11  located on an outermost side, an inflow portion  41  extending from one end of the straight portion  42  toward an edge of a holding member  20  on the first extending portion  11  side, and an outflow portion  43  extending from the other end of the straight portion  42  toward the edge of the holding member  20  on the first extending portion  11  side. The cooling flow path  40  on the third extending portion  13  side includes a straight portion  42  extending along a third extending portion  13  located on an outermost side, an inflow portion  41  extending from one end of the straight portion  42  toward an edge of a holding member  20  on the third extending portion  13  side, and an outflow portion  43  extending from the other end of the straight portion  42  toward the edge of the holding member  20  on the third extending portion  13  side. Each inflow portion  41  leads to one end portion of a supply pipe  3 , and each outflow portion  43  leads to one end portion of a discharge pipe  4 . By this configuration, a cooling fluid flowing in from the inflow portion  41  flows out from the outflow portion  43  through the straight portion  42 . 
     In the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment. In more detail, heat generated in a conductive wire  10  is directly transmitted to the cooling fluid in the cooling flow path  40  through the holding member  20 . As a result, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . In addition, the cooling flow path  40  is provided in the second region B as in the first embodiment. For this reason, a temperature gradient is generated between a first region A and the second region B. Due to this temperature gradient, the heat of the conductive wire  10  is smoothly transmitted to the cooling fluid. In this way, it is possible to reliably improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     In the present embodiment, the cooling flow path  40  is provided on each of the first extending portion  11  side and the third extending portion  13  side in the second region B. However, the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the cooling flow path  40  may be provided at any position in the second region B. 
     Third Embodiment 
     A coil device  1 B according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 . In  FIG. 5 , illustration of the cover  7   b  is omitted. The cooling flow path  30  of the first embodiment is located in the second region B to surround the first region A. However, a cooling flow path  50  of the present embodiment extends from a center portion of a first region A to a second region B. The center portion of the first region A refers to a region surrounded by respective extending portions  11 ,  12 ,  13 , and  14  located on innermost sides, and an outer periphery of the first region A refers to a region other than the center region in the first region A. In addition, while the conductive wire  10  of the first embodiment is accommodated in the groove  21   a  which is open to the front surface side of the upper member  21 , for example, a conductive wire  10  of the present embodiment is incorporated in the upper member  21  by insert molding, and is not exposed from a holding member  20 . The coil device  1 B is different from the coil device  1  in this point. 
     The cooling flow path  50  is a flow path that leads from a front surface (upper surface) of the holding member  20  to a side surface through the inside. The cooling flow path  50  includes a radiating portion  52  spreading in a planar radial shape substantially parallel to the front surface of the holding member  20  on the conductive wire  10  inside the holding member  20 , a frame-shaped outer periphery  53  surrounding each distal end of the radiating portion  52  inside the holding member  20 , an inflow portion  51  extending from a center portion of the radiating portion  52  to the front surface of the holding member  20 , and an outflow portion  54  laterally extending from the outer periphery  53  to an end surface of the holding member  20 . Each straight line part radially extending from the center portion of the radiating portion  52  extends from the center portion of the first region A to the second region B. 
     More specifically, the inflow portion  51  is a through-hole provided at a center portion of the upper member  21 . The inflow portion  51  leads to one end portion of a supply pipe  3 . The radiating portion  52 , the outer periphery  53 , and the outflow portion  54  are formed by grooves provided on a front surface side of a lower member  22  and a rear surface portion of the upper member  21  closing open portions of the grooves on the front surface side. The outflow portion  37  leads to one end portion of a discharge pipe  4 . 
     In the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment. In more detail, heat generated in the conductive wire  10  is directly transmitted to a cooling fluid in the cooling flow path  50  through the holding member  20 . As a result, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     In addition, in the present embodiment, the cooling flow path  50  extends from the center portion of the first region A to the second region B. More specifically, each straight line part radially spreading from the center portion of the radiating portion  52  extends from the center portion of the first region A to the second region B. Heat is easily trapped and a temperature is prone to rise in the center portion of the first region A. For this reason, when the cooling fluid is supplied from the center portion side of the first region A, it is possible to cool the center portion of the first region A, which is likely to rise in temperature, while cooling capacity of the cooling fluid is high. Therefore, cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10  can be further improved. The outer periphery of the first region A is less likely to rise in temperature than the center portion of the first region A. For this reason, the outer periphery of the first region A may be sufficiently cooled even using the cooling fluid passing through the center portion of the first region A. 
     A circulation direction of the cooling fluid may be appropriately changed according to a temperature distribution of the holding member  20 . For example, when the outer periphery of the first region A is more likely to rise in temperature than the center portion of the first region A due to a winding manner, etc. of the conductive wire  10 , the cooling fluid may be supplied from the outflow portion  54 , and the cooling fluid may be discharged from the inflow portion  51 . 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     A coil device  1 C according to a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 . In  FIG. 7 , illustration of the cover  7   b  is omitted. The cooling flow path  30  of the first embodiment is located in the second region B to surround the first region A. However, the cooling flow path  60  of the present embodiment is provided in each of a part between adjacent first extending portions  11 , a part between adjacent second extending portions  12 , a part between adjacent third extending portions  13 , and a part between adjacent fourth extending portions  14 . In addition, while the conductive wire  10  of the first embodiment is accommodated in the groove  21   a  which is open to the front surface side of the upper member  21 , a conductive wire  10  of the present embodiment is covered with a groove which is open to a rear surface side of an upper member  21  and open to a front surface side of a lower member  22  at a position facing the groove. For this reason, the conductive wire  10  is incorporated in a holding member  20  and is not exposed from the holding member  20 . The coil device  1 C is different from the coil device  1  in this point. 
     The cooling flow path  60  is provided in a planar spiral shape substantially in parallel with a surface of the holding member  20  inside the holding member  20 . For example, the cooling flow path  60  is wound in a substantially rectangular shape. More specifically, the cooling flow path  60  includes a plurality of first straight portions  61 , a plurality of second straight portions  62 , a plurality of third straight portions  63 , a plurality of fourth straight portions  64 , and an outflow portion  65 . For example, the first straight portions  61 , the second straight portions  62 , the third straight portions  63 , and the fourth straight portions  64  are formed straight lines, and included in respective parts of a circumference of the cooling flow path  60  by being continued in order. Bent portions curved substantially at right angles are provided between the first straight portions  61  and the second straight portions  62 , between the second straight portions  62  and the third straight portions  63 , and between the third straight portions  63  and the fourth straight portions  64 , respectively. The first straight portions  61  extend between the adjacent third extending portions  13 , the second straight portions  62  extend between the adjacent second extending portions  12 , the third straight portions  63  extend between the adjacent first extending portions  11 , and the fourth straight portions  64  extend between the adjacent fourth extending portions  14 . 
     For example, a first straight portion  61  located on an outermost side extends up to an end surface of the fourth extending portions  14  in the holding member  20 . This first straight portion  61  leads to one end portion of a supply pipe  3 . A third straight portion  63  located on an innermost side leads to the outflow portion  65 . The outflow portion  65  extends up to a center portion of a first region A in the holding member  20 . The outflow portion  65  leads to a discharge pipe  4  located below a base  7   a  through a hole  6   a  located at a center portion of a magnetic member  6  and a hole  7   c  located at a center portion of the base  7   a . The first straight portions  61 , the second straight portions  62 , the third straight portions  63 , the fourth straight portions  64 , and the outflow portion  65  are formed by grooves provided on the lower member  22  and a rear surface portion of the upper member  21  closing open portions of the grooves on a front surface side. 
     In the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment. In more detail, heat generated in the conductive wire  10  is directly transmitted to a cooling fluid in the cooling flow path  60  through the holding member  20 . As a result, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     In addition, the cooling flow path  60  is provided in each of the part between the adjacent first extending portions  11 , the part between the adjacent second extending portions  12 , the part between the adjacent third extending portions  13 , and the part between the adjacent fourth extending portions  14 . By this configuration, even when the cooling flow path  60  is provided only in the second region B, since a distance between the conductive wire  10  and the cooling flow path  60  in the first region A (a length of a heat transfer path) becomes short, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     The cooling flow path  60  may be provided in at least one of the part between the adjacent first extending portions  11 , the part between the adjacent second extending portions  12 , the part between the adjacent third extending portions  13 , and the part between the adjacent fourth extending portions  14 . 
     Fifth Embodiment 
     A coil device  1 D according to a fifth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 . In  FIG. 9 , illustration of the cover  7   b  is omitted. The cooling flow path  30  of the first embodiment is located in the second region B to surround the first region A. However, a cooling flow path  70  of the present embodiment is provided to surround an outer circumferential surface  10   a  of each of extending portions  11 ,  12 ,  13 , and  14 . In addition, the conductive wire  10  of the first embodiment is accommodated in the groove  21   a  which is open to the front surface side of the upper member  21 . A holding member  20  of the present embodiment further includes an intermediate member  23  between an upper member  21  and a lower member  22 . For example, a conductive wire  10  is incorporated in the intermediate member  23  by insert molding. In other words, the conductive wire  10  is not exposed from the holding member  20 . The coil device  1 D is different from the coil device  1  in this point. 
     The cooling flow path  70  is located inside the holding member  20 . Specifically, the cooling flow path  70  includes a plurality of inflow portions  71  located above the conductive wire  10 , a plurality of relay portions  72 , each of which is located on a side of the conductive wire  10 , and a plurality of outflow portions  73  located below the conductive wire  10 . The inflow portions  71 , the relay portions  72 , and the outflow portions  73  are continued in order. 
     The plurality of inflow portions  71  substantially horizontally (direction X) extends in a straight line shape from a top of the first extending portion  11  toward a top of the third extending portion  13 , and is provided at a predetermined interval along an extending direction (direction Y) of the first extending portion  11  and the third extending portion  13 . The plurality of relay portions  72  substantially vertically (vertical direction Z) extends downward from the inflow portions  71  by passing through between adjacent first extending portions  11  and between adjacent third extending portions  13 . The outflow portions  73  substantially horizontally (direction X) extend in a straight line shape from under the first extending portion  11  toward under the third extending portion, and are provided at a predetermined interval along the extending direction (direction Y) of the first extending portion  11  and the third extending portion  13 . In this way, respective outer circumferential surfaces  10   a  of the first extending portions  11  and the third extending portions  13  are surrounded by the inflow portions  71 , the relay portions  72 , and the outflow portions  73 . 
     Each of the inflow portions  71  is formed by a linear groove provided on the upper member  21  and a front surface portion of the intermediate member  23  closing an open portion of the groove on a rear surface side. The plurality of relay portions  72  corresponds to through-holes having a predetermined diameter in a thickness direction of the intermediate member  23 . Each of the outflow portions  73  is formed by a linear groove provided on the lower member  22  and a rear surface portion of the intermediate member  23  closing an open portion of the groove on a front surface side. 
     The plurality of inflow portions  71  leads to one end portions of a plurality of branch passages  3   a , and the plurality of outflow portions  73  leads to one end portions of a plurality of branch passages  4   a . The branch passages  3   a  and  4   a  are exposed to the outside of a housing  7  by penetrating a base  7   a . The branch passages  3   a  leads to a supply pipe  3  through a connector  9  on the outside of the housing  7 , and the branch passages  4   a  leads to a discharge pipe  4  through the connector  9  on the outside of the housing  7 . 
     In the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment. In more detail, heat generated in the conductive wire  10  is directly transmitted to a cooling fluid in the cooling flow path  70  through the holding member  20 . As a result, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     In addition, the cooling flow path  70  is provided to surround the outer circumferential surface  10   a  of each of the extending portions  11  and  13 . By this configuration, the cooling fluid flows around the conductive wire  10 . For this reason, the heat of the conductive wire  10  is transmitted toward a periphery of the conductive wire  10 . Therefore, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     In the present embodiment, the cooling flow path  70  is provided to surround the outer circumferential surface  10   a  of each of the extending portions  11  and  13 . However, the cooling flow path  70  may be provided to surround the outer circumferential surfaces  10   a  of all the extending portions  11 ,  12 ,  13 , and  14 . Alternatively, the cooling flow path  70  may be provided to surround at least one extending portion (furthermore, only a part of the extending portion). 
     In the present embodiment, it is presumed that each of the relay portions  72  has the predetermined diameter. However, for example, in the respective relay portions  72 , a relay portion  72  closer to the branch passages  3   a  may have a smaller diameter, and a relay portion  72  farther from the branch passages  3   a  may have a larger diameter. By this configuration, flow rates of the cooling fluid flowing into the respective relay portions  72  may be equalized. As a result, it is possible to suppress a position variation of cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     The first to fifth embodiments of this disclosure have been described above. However, the invention is not limited to the above embodiments. 
     In the second embodiment (see  FIG. 4 ), in the second region B, the cooling flow paths  40  are provided on the first extending portion  11  side and the third extending portion  13  side, respectively. However, for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 11A , the cooling flow path  40  on the first extending portion  11  side may be doubly arranged in parallel, and the cooling flow path  40  on the third extending portion  13  side may be doubly arranged in parallel. By this configuration, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     In the second embodiment, the cooling flow path  40  includes the inflow portion  41  located on one end side of the straight portion  42  and the outflow portion  43  located on the other end side of the straight portion  42 . However, for example, as illustrated in  FIG. 11B , the inflow portion  41  may be provided at a center portion of the straight portion  42 , and two outflow portions  43  may be provided at respective ends of the straight portion  42 . By this configuration, a distance from the inflow portion  41  to the outflow portion  43  is about half when compared to the case of the second embodiment. Therefore, the cooling fluid may maintain high cooling capacity around the outflow portion  43 . 
     The cooling flow path  40  may include a plurality of flow path portions having different flow path diameters. Specifically, as illustrated in  FIG. 11B , a flow path diameter of the straight portion  42  may be smaller than a flow path diameter of the inflow portion  41 . In a region in which the temperature of the holding member  20  is likely to rise (a region close to the conductive wire  10 ), the flow path diameter of the straight portion  42  may be decreased to increase a flow speed of the cooling fluid, thereby improving cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . On the other hand, in a region in which the temperature of the holding member  20  rarely rises (a region far from the conductive wire  10 ), the flow path diameter of the inflow portion  41  may be increased to reduce a pressure loss of the cooling flow path  40 , thereby guaranteeing smooth circulation of the cooling fluid. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 11C , in the cooling flow path  40  of  FIG. 11B , the straight portion  42  may be doubly arranged in parallel. That is, two straight portions  42  may be extended from one outflow portion  43  to the other outflow portion  43 . The inflow portion  41  leads to both the two straight portions  42  at center portions of the respective straight portions  42 . By this configuration, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the conductive wire  10 . 
     Only modifications of the second embodiment have been described above. However, technical ideas thereof are not limited to the second embodiment, and may be applied to other embodiments described above. 
     In the first and second embodiments, the upper member  21  and the lower member  22  have the two-layer structure. However, for example, the holding member  20  may have a two-layer structure only in the second region B. In this case, for example, the lower member is a member including a rectangular flat plate-shaped main body and a rectangular protrusion protruding from a center portion of the main body. The upper member is a rectangular frame-shaped member surrounding a side portion of the protrusion. 
     In the above embodiments, the circular type coil portion  2  is adopted. However, the invention is not limited thereto. For example, it is possible to adopt a solenoid coil portion in which a conductive wire is spirally wound in a three-dimensional spatial manner. In this case, a shape of the holding member that holds the conductive wire may correspond to any one of a flat square tubular shape, a cylindrical shape, an elliptic cylindrical shape, etc. 
     In the above embodiments, the pump  5  is provided to forcibly cause the cooling fluid to flow. However, a water head difference, etc. may be used, and the pump  5  may not be provided. A dedicated power line may be drawn as a power supply of the pump  5 , and power of wireless power transfer may be used. Since the pump  5  needs to be rotated only when heat is generated, that is, during power feeding, it is efficient to drive the pump  5  in accordance with power feeding. 
     In the above embodiments, the supply pipe  3 , the discharge pipe  4 , and the cooling flow path provided in the holding member form the circulation flow path for circulating the cooling fluid. However, the supply pipe  3 , the discharge pipe  4 , and the cooling flow path may form a flow path through which the cooling fluid does not circulate. The cooling flow path is not limited to the above-described configurations of the respective embodiments, and may have any configuration as long as the cooling flow path is provided in the holding member. 
     When a coil device installed in the vehicle is cooled, a coolant for cooling of a vehicle (for example, an engine) may be used as the cooling fluid. When a coil device installed in an underwater movable object is cooed, water (sea water) present around the underwater movable object may be taken in. A temperature may be intentionally adjusted by adjusting cooling capacity in accordance with a misalignment, etc. between coil devices, thereby approaching a coil characteristic suitable for power feeding. 
     It is possible to provide a Peltier element including two metal plates, and a metal electrode and a semiconductor provided therebetween. In this case, one metal plate is brought into contact with a cooling flow path of a coil device on a power transmission side. Then, heat from a cooling fluid absorbing heat is transmitted to the one metal plate. The other metal plate is exposed to a surrounding environment. By this configuration, a temperature difference is created between the two metal plates, and power generation using the Seebeck effect is performed. Therefore, thermal energy may be converted into electric energy, and energy may be efficiently used. 
     In the above embodiments, a description has been given of a case in which the coil device of this disclosure is applied to the wireless power transfer system. However, the application is not limited to the wireless power transfer system. For example, the coil device of this disclosure may be applied to an inductive heating system or an eddy current flaw detecting system. 
     In the above embodiments, a description has been given of a case in which the cooling flow path leads to the outside of the housing. However, the invention is not limited thereto. The cooling flow path may be provided inside the housing. The cooling flow path may be configured to circulate the cooling fluid inside the housing. For example, each component illustrated in  FIG. 1  may be provided inside the housing. 
     Sixth Embodiment 
     A wireless power transfer system (coil system)  101  according to a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 12 . The wireless power transfer system  101  is a system for charging a battery mounted in a vehicle such as an electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, etc. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the wireless power transfer system  101  includes a power transmitter  103  installed on a ground surface and a power receiver  104  provided on a side of a vehicle  102 . When the vehicle  102  traveling on the ground stops at a predetermined position (a position at which an electromagnetic coupling circuit described below is formed), the power transmitter  103  wirelessly transmits power (power for charging a battery  109 ) to the power receiver  104  of the vehicle  102 . 
     The power transmitter  103  includes a coil device  105  on a power transmission side and a power supply unit  110  connected to the coil device  105 . The coil device  105  is installed on the ground surface. The power supply unit  110  includes an external power supply  111 , a rectification circuit  112 , a power transmission circuit  113 , and a controller  114 . The external power supply  111  is a power supply for supplying power necessary for generating power to be transmitted to the vehicle  102 . For example, the external power supply  111  is a power supply that supplies single-phase AC power such as a commercial AC power supply. The external power supply  111  is not limited to a single-phase AC power source, and may correspond to a power supply that supplies three-phase AC power. 
     The rectification circuit  112  is a circuit that rectifies AC power supplied from the external power supply  111  and converts the rectified power into DC power. The rectification circuit  112  may have a power factor correction (PFC) function or a step-up/step-down function. A DC power source such as a fuel cell, a solar cell, etc. may be used as the external power supply  111 . In this case, the rectification circuit  112  may be omitted. In addition, when the external power supply  111  corresponds to the DC power source, a DC conversion circuit (DC/DC converter) may be provided instead of the rectification circuit  112 . 
     The power transmission circuit  113  wirelessly supplies power supplied from the rectification circuit  112  to the vehicle  102  through an electromagnetic coupling circuit formed by the coil device  105  on the power transmission side and a coil device  106  on a power reception side provided on the vehicle  102 . For example, the power transmission circuit  113  includes an inverter circuit to invert DC power from the rectification circuit  112  into AC power having a higher frequency than that of the AC power of the external power supply  111  (radio frequency power) and transmits the inverted AC power to the coil device  105  on the power transmission side. In this way, wireless power transfer is performed between the coil device  105  on the power transmission side and the coil device  106  on the power reception side. The power transmission circuit  113  may include a resonance capacitor forming a power transmission side resonance circuit together with a coil portion  120  (see  FIG. 13 ) included in the coil device  105  on an output side of the inverter circuit. 
     For example, the controller  114  is an electronic control unit including a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), etc. The controller  114  controls power supply from the coil device  105  on the power transmission side to the coil device  106  on the power reception side. The controller  114  controls each circuit (the power transmission circuit  113 , etc.) of the power supply unit  110  to change the magnitude of power supplied from the coil device  105  on the power transmission side to the coil device  106  on the power reception side. For example, in a case in which an abnormality occurs in a circuit on the power reception side (at least one of the coil device  106 , a power reception circuit  107 , and a charging circuit  108 ) or the battery  109 , etc., the controller  114  may perform a control operation to suspend power supply from the coil device  105  on the power transmission side to the coil device  106  on the power reception side. 
     In addition, the controller  114  controls the inverter circuit of the power transmission circuit  113  such that a frequency of a current supplied to the coil device  105  on the power transmission side is switched between a first frequency for wireless power transfer and a second frequency lower than the first frequency. The first frequency is a frequency for appropriately performing wireless power transfer between the coil device  105  and the coil device  106 . For example, the first frequency is determined taking into account circumstances such as law regulation, etc. For example, the first frequency is about 100 kHz. The second frequency may correspond to a low frequency at which magnetic powder easily responds (easily moves). For example, the second frequency may correspond to about several tens Hz to several kHz. The controller  114  controls the power transmission circuit  113  such that the frequency of the current supplied to the coil device  105  is set to the first frequency in principle during wireless power transfer, and the frequency is switched to the second frequency, for example, only in a predetermined time at predetermined timing. For example, the predetermined time corresponds to about one second. For example, the predetermined timing corresponds to a time at which the coil device  105  reaches a predetermined temperature. 
     An electromagnetic coupling circuit is formed due to the coil device  105  and the coil device  106  approaching each other, and the coil portion  120  (see  FIG. 13 ) included in the coil device  105  and a coil portion  140  (see  FIG. 13 ) included in the coil device  106  are positioned close to each other. This electromagnetic coupling circuit refers to a circuit in which the coil portions  120  and  140  are electromagnetically coupled to each other to perform wireless power feeding from the coil portion  120  on the power transmission side to the coil portion  140  on the power reception side. The electromagnetic coupling circuit may correspond to a circuit that performs power feeding using an “electromagnetic induction scheme” or a circuit that performs power feeding using a “magnetic resonance scheme”. 
     The vehicle  102  includes the power receiver  104 . The vehicle  102  includes components necessary for traveling such as an electric motor, an operation handle, a brake, etc. In  FIG. 12 , illustration of these components is omitted. The power receiver  104  includes the coil device  106 , the power reception circuit  107 , and the charging circuit  108 . The coil device  106  receives power (AC power) wirelessly supplied from the coil device  105  on the power transmission side. 
     The power reception circuit  107  converts AC power from the coil device  106  into DC power and outputs the converted power to the charging circuit  108 . The power reception circuit  107  may include a resonance capacitor included in a power reception side resonance circuit together with the coil portion  140  on the power reception side. The capacitance of the resonance capacitor of the power reception circuit  107  may be set such that a resonance frequency of the power reception side resonance circuit is the same as the resonance frequency of the power transmission side resonance circuit. 
     The charging circuit  108  has an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the power reception circuit  107  and an output terminal connected to an input terminal of the battery  109 , and converts power (DC power) from the charging circuit  108  to desired power to supply the converted power to the battery  109 . The battery  109  is a rechargeable battery (for example, a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, a nickel hydride battery, etc.) mounted on the vehicle  102 , and supplies power to a traveling electric motor (not illustrated), etc. The charging circuit  108  is controlled based on a power reception control program prepared in advance by a power reception controller (not illustrated). 
     Next, the coil device  105  on the power transmission side and the coil device  106  on the power reception side will be described with reference to  FIG. 13  and  FIG. 14 . 
     The coil device  105  on the power transmission side is installed on the ground surface. As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the coil device  105  includes the coil portion  120  having a flat plate shape, a flat plate-shaped magnetic member  115  on which the coil portion  120  is placed, a housing  116  accommodating the coil portion  120  and the magnetic member  115 , and a coolant  130  located inside the housing  116 . 
     The coil portion  120  includes a conductive wire  121  and a holding member  122  that holds the conductive wire  121 . For example, the holding member  122  has a rectangular flat plate shape. As illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the conductive wire  121  is wound in a planar spiral shape on a front surface side of the holding member  122 . The conductive wire  121  is wound in a substantially rectangular shape. The coil portion  120  corresponds to a circular type coil portion. In the circular type coil portion  120 , the conductive wire  121  may be wound in various shapes such as a rectangular shape, a circular shape, an elliptical shape, etc. when viewed in a direction of a winding axis (central axis) L 1  of the wound conductive wire  121 . For example, a single wire of copper or aluminum, a litz wire, a bus bar, etc. is used as the conductive wire  121 . 
     The conductive wire  121  may correspond to the litz wire. In particular, in the wireless power transfer system, a current of a radio frequency (for example, kHz order or more) may be allowed to flow to the coil device  105  to achieve extension of a power transmission distance, an improvement in transmission efficiency, etc. In general, when a current flowing through the conductive wire  121  corresponds to a radio frequency, skin effect occurring in the conductive wire  121  becomes large. As the skin effect increases, resistance in the conductive wire  121  increases, and heat loss increases. The increase in heat loss leads to a decrease in power efficiency of the whole wireless power transfer system  101  (for example, a ratio of an battery  109  input on the power receiver  104  side to a power output on the power transmitter  103  side). The litz wire is used to suppress the skin effect. The litz wire is formed by twisting a plurality of conductor elements insulated from each other. 
     The conductive wire  121  includes a plurality of linear extending portions  121   a  and two lead-out portions  121   b . Each of the plurality of extending portions  121   a  is included in four substantially rectangular-shaped sides forming each circumference of the conductive wire  121 . A bent portion curved substantially at a right angle is provided between the respective extending portions  121   a . The plurality of linear extending portions  121   a  is included in each circumference of the conductive wire  121  by being continued in order through the bent portion. Adjacent extending portions  121   a  forming a side on the same side are parallel to each other and have a predetermined interval. One of the lead-out portions  121   b  extends from a distal end of an extending portion  121   a  located on an innermost side to a rear surface side of the holding member  122  and is drawn to an outside of the holding member  122 . The other one of the lead-out portions  121   b  extends from a distal end of an extending portion  121   a  located on an outermost side and is drawn to the outside of the holding member  122 . 
     As described above, for example, the holding member  122  has a rectangular flat plate shape and holds the conductive wire  121  on the front surface side. The front surface of the holding member  122  faces the vehicle  102  (the coil device  106 ) side. A groove  122   a  for accommodating the conductive wire  121  is provided on the holding member  122 . The groove  122   a  is open to the front surface side of the holding member  122 . For example, the holding member  122  is made of a nonmagnetic and insulating material (polyphenylene sulfide resin, etc.). 
     The magnetic member  115  directs and aggregates lines of magnetic force generated from the coil portion  120 . For example, the magnetic member  115  is a ferrite plate, etc. 
     For example, the housing  116  has a shape of a flat rectangular parallelepiped, and includes a flat plate-shaped base  117  and a cover  118  that covers the coil portion  120  as illustrated in  FIG. 13 . The base  117  ensures strength of the coil device  105  and inhibits magnetic flux due to the coil portion  120  from leaking to a rear side of the base  117  (an opposite side from a side of the cover  118 ). The coil portion  120  is placed on the base  117  with the magnetic member  115  interposed therebetween. For example, the base  117  is made of a nonmagnetic and electrically conductive material (copper, aluminum, etc.). The cover  118  has an opening on the base  117  side, and an inner surface of the cover  118  faces a front surface and a side surface of the holding member  122  by being separated therefrom. For example, the cover  118  is made of a nonmagnetic and insulating material (polyphenylene sulfide resin, etc.). By a peripheral portion of the base  117  and a peripheral portion of the opening of the cover  118  being joined together, an accommodating space for the coil portion  120  and the magnetic member  115  is formed. 
     The coolant  130  has fluidity and thermal conductivity. In particular, the coolant  130  has a higher thermal conductivity than that of air. The higher thermal conductivity than that of air means that the thermal conductivity of the coolant  130  is higher than that of air when the thermal conductivities are measured in an environment of the same pressure and the same temperature. The coolant  130  is located between the housing  116  and the coil portion  120 . More specifically, the coolant  130  is located inside a region surrounded by the inner surface of the cover  118  and the front surface and the side surface of the holding member  122 . For example, the coolant  130  is sealed between the housing  116  and the coil portion  120  through a hole (not illustrated) provided in the cover  118 . The coolant  130  is sealed between the housing  116  and the coil portion  120  at a capacity that allows smooth flow. The coolant  130  may be sealed (filled) in the entire region between the housing  116  and the coil portion  120  or sealed in a part thereof when the smooth flow is allowed. 
     The coolant  130  contains a cooling fluid  131  and magnetic powder  132  mixed in the cooling fluid  131 . For example, the cooling fluid  131  may correspond to insulating oil. The insulating oil has extremely low electrical conductivity, and thus it is possible to suppress adverse influence on the conductive wire  121 . The cooling fluid  131  is not limited thereto, and may correspond to a fluid having fluidity and thermal conductivity. For example, the cooling fluid  131  may correspond to a liquid such as water, liquid ammonia, etc. or a gas such as ammonia, methane, etc. When the cooling fluid  131  is a substance such as water that conducts electricity, for example, the conductive wire  121  is coated with an insulator. When a liquid is used as the cooling fluid  131 , the coil device  105  is excellent in absorbing impact from the outside, and expansion and contraction due to a change in external pressure is suppressed when compared to gas. 
     The magnetic powder  132  is powder having magnetism. For example, “powder” corresponds to particulate matter having a diameter of several nm to several hundred μm, and may correspond to “particles” or “grains”. Thermal conductivity of the magnetic powder  132  may be higher or lower than or equal to thermal conductivity of the cooling fluid  131 . The magnetic powder  132  includes a main body part  132   a  and an outer layer  132   b  covering an outer circumferential surface of the main body part  132   a . For example, a material such as ferrite is used as the main body part  132   a . The outer layer  132   b  is a layer subjected to a surface treatment that lowers affinity with the cooling fluid  131 . In other words, the magnetic powder  132  is treated with a surface treatment that lowers affinity with the cooling fluid  131 . When oil (insulating oil) is used as the cooling fluid  131 , the magnetic powder  132  is treated with a surface treatment that imparts hydrophilicity. When water is used as the cooling fluid  131 , the magnetic powder  132  is treated with a surface treatment that imparts hydrophobicity. 
     As described above, the coil device  106  on the power reception side is provided in the vehicle  102 . The coil device  106  has the same configuration as that of the coil device  105 . That is, the coil device  106  includes the coil portion  140  having a flat plate shape, a flat plate-shaped magnetic member  161  on which the coil portion  140  is placed, a housing  162  accommodating the coil portion  140  and the magnetic member  161 , and a coolant  150  located inside the housing  162 . 
     The coil portion  140  includes a conductive wire  141  and a holding member  142  that holds the conductive wire  141  on a front surface side. For example, the holding member  142  has a rectangular flat plate shape, and a front surface of the holding member  142  faces the coil device  105  side. The conductive wire  141  is wound in a planar spiral shape on the front surface side of the holding member  142 . For example, the housing  116  has a shape of a flat rectangular parallelepiped and includes a flat plate-shaped base  163  and a cover  164  covering the coil portion  140 . The coolant  150  contains a cooling fluid  151  and magnetic powder  152  mixed in the cooling fluid  151 . The coolant  150  (that is, the cooling fluid  151  and the magnetic powder  152 ) may have the same configuration as that of the coolant  130  or a different configuration therefrom. A further detailed description of each component overlaps with the description of each component of the coil device  105 , and thus will be omitted. 
     In the wireless power transfer system  101  configured as described above, when a current flows through the conductive wire  121  of the coil device  105  by the power supply unit  110 , heat is generated from the conductive wire  121  by electric resistance of the conductive wire  121 . The heat generated in the conductive wire  121  is transmitted to the holding member  122 , and thereafter is radiated to the outside of the housing  116  through the coolant  130 . 
     When a current flows through the conductive wire  121 , magnetic flux is generated in the coil portion  120 . The magnetic flux from the coil portion  120  extends from a magnetic pole of the coil portion  120  present around the winding axis L 1  toward a magnetic pole of the coil portion  140  present around a winding axis L 2 , and interlinks with the coil portion  140  of the coil device  106 . In this way, the coil portions  120  and  140  are electromagnetically coupled to each other. In this instance, a current (for example, an induced current) flows through the conductive wire  141  of the coil portion  140 . A phase of the current flowing through the coil portion  120  of the coil device  105  and a phase of the current flowing through the coil portion  140  of the coil device  106  may be different from each other. When a current flows through the conductive wire  141 , heat is generated from the conductive wire  141 . The heat generated in the conductive wire  141  is transmitted to the holding member  142 , and thereafter is radiated to the outside of the housing  162  through the coolant  150 . 
     As described above, the coil devices  105  and  106  are located inside the housings  116  and  162  and include coolants  130  and  150  having fluidity and thermal conductivity. When currents flow through the coil portions  120  and  140  of the coil devices  105  and  106  (specifically, the conductive wires  121  and  141 ), heat is generated in the coil portions  120  and  140 , respectively. The heat generated in the coil portions  120  and  140  are radiated to the outside of the housings  116  and  162  through the coolants  130  and  150 . Therefore, cooling efficiency of the coil portions  120  and  140  (specifically, the conductive wires  121  and  141 ) can be improved. 
     The coolants  130  and  150  have fluidity. For example, the coolants  130  and  150  are different from a thermally conductive insulating resin, etc. which is coated on a surface inside the housing and does not have fluidity. When heat is generated in the conductive wires  121  and  141 , the coolants  130  and  150  are warmed. In this instance, the coolants  130  and  150  move inside the housings  116  and  162 , respectively, due to natural convection caused by a temperature difference. In this way, the warmed coolants  130  and  150  do not remain on sides close to the coil portions  120  and  140 , and the unheated coolants  130  and  150  move to the sides close to the coil portions  120  and  140 . As a result, the cooling efficiency of the coil portions  120  and  140  can be improved. 
     The coolants  130  and  150  contain the cooling fluids  131  and  151  and the magnetic powders  132  and  152  mixed in the cooling fluids  131  and  151 . The thermal conductivities of the magnetic powders  132  and  152  may be higher than the thermal conductivities of the cooling fluids  131  and  151  in some cases. By the coolants  130  and  150  containing such magnetic powders  132  and  152 , thermal conductivities of the coolants  130  and  150  are improved. Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the coil portions  120  and  140  can be further improved. 
     The magnetic powder  132  of the coil device  105  is pulled by the magnetic pole of the coil portion  120  present around the winding axis L 1  during wireless power transfer, and is located on a magnetic flux path between the coil portions  120  and  140 . Similarly, the magnetic powder  152  of the coil device  106  is pulled by the magnetic pole of the coil portion  140  present around the winding axis L 2  during wireless power transfer, and is located on the magnetic flux path between the coil portions  120  and  140 . By the magnetic powders  132  and  152  being located on the magnetic flux path, the magnetic flux path is shortened accordingly. For this reason, the magnetic flux from the coil portion  120  becomes more likely to interlink with the coil portion  140 . That is, a coupling coefficient between the coil portions  120  and  140  can be increased. As a result, the power transmission performance can be improved. 
     The magnetic powders  132  and  152  are subjected to a surface treatment for lowering the affinity between the magnetic powders  132  and  152  and the cooling fluids  131  and  151 . By this configuration, aggregation between the magnetic powders  132  and aggregation between the magnetic powders  152  are suppressed, and eddy currents are less likely to flow in the magnetic powders  132  and  152 . As a result, heat generation from the magnetic powders  132  and  152  is suppressed. 
     When a current flows through each of the coil portions  120  and  140  of each of the coil devices  105  and  106 , a magnetic field is generated by each of the coil devices  105  and  106 , and a magnetic force is generated in each of the magnetic powders  132  and  152  present in a gradient magnetic field. In the wireless power transfer system  101 , the phases of the currents flowing through the coil portions  120  and  140  are different from each other, or directions and magnitudes of gradients of magnetic fields generated by these currents are different from each other, so that a difference occurs between magnetic forces acting on the magnetic powders  132  and  152 , and a magnetic gradient is generated between the respective coil devices  105  and  106 . A direction of the magnetic gradient is repeatedly inverted between the respective coil devices  105  and  106  in accordance with a period of a current (alternating current) flowing through each of the conductive wires  121  and  141 . Since the magnetic powders  132  and  152  are pulled by the coil devices  105  and  106  on a stronger magnetic force side, directions in which the magnetic powders  132  and  152  are pulled are repeatedly inverted in accordance with the period of the current. For this reason, directions of movement of the magnetic powders  132  and  152  change. For example, the magnetic powders  132  and  152  vibrate. The coolants  130  and  150  are agitated by movement of the magnetic powders  132  and  152 . In this way, the warmed coolants  130  and  150  do not remain on the sides close to the coil portions  120  and  140 , and the unheated coolants  130  and  150  move to a side close to the holding member. Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the coil portions  120  and  140  can be improved. 
     The wireless power transfer system  101  includes the power supply unit  110  capable of switching the frequency of the current supplied to the coil device  105  on the power transmission side between the first frequency for wireless power transfer and the second frequency lower than the first frequency. When the current having the second frequency is supplied to the coil device  105 , a timing at which a direction of a magnetic gradient generated between the respective coil devices  105  and  106  is reversed is delayed when compared to a case in which the current having the first frequency is supplied to the coil device  105 , and a timing at which the directions in which the magnetic powders  132  and  152  are pulled are reversed is delayed. In other words, moving distances of the magnetic powders  132  and  152  are increased by switching the frequency of the current to the second frequency when compared to the case of the first frequency. By this configuration, moving distances of the cooling fluids  131  and  151  increase, and thus the coolants  130  and  150  are further agitated. Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the coil portions  120  and  140  can be improved. 
     Here, a description will be given of a case in which a misalignment occurs in the coil devices  105  and  106 . As illustrated in  FIG. 15 , a case in which the misalignment occurs in the coil devices  105  and  106  refers to a case in which the coil devices  105  and  106  are shifted from each other in a direction orthogonal to the winding axes L 1  and L 2 . Parts of the coil devices  105  and  106  overlap each other when viewed in directions of the winding axes L 1  and L 2 . In this case, the magnetic flux from the coil portion  120  extends from the magnetic pole of the coil portion  120  present around the winding axis L 1  toward the magnetic pole of the coil portion  140  present around the winding axis L 2 , and interlinks with the coil portion  140  of the coil device  106 . However, the magnetic flux path between the coil portions  120  and  140  becomes longer when compared to a case in which no misalignment occurs in the coil devices  105  and  106 . 
     When a current flows through each of the conductive wires  121  and  141  of each of the coil devices  105  and  106 , a magnetic field is generated by each of the coil devices  105  and  106 , and a magnetic force is generated in each of the magnetic powders  132  and  152  present in a gradient magnetic field. In the wireless power transfer system  101 , the phases of the currents flowing through the coil portions  120  and  140  are different from each other, or directions and magnitudes of gradients of magnetic fields generated by these currents are different from each other, so that a difference occurs between magnetic forces acting on the magnetic powders  132  and  152 , and a magnetic gradient is generated between the respective coil devices  105  and  106 . In the coil device  105 , in a direction orthogonal to the winding axis L 1 , the magnetic force increases toward the coil device  106 , and the magnetic force decreases toward a side farther from the coil device  106 . In the coil device  106 , in a direction orthogonal to the winding axis L 2 , the magnetic force increases toward the coil device  105 , and the magnetic force decreases toward a side farther from the coil device  105 . As a result, the magnetic powder  132  of the coil device  105  moves toward the coil device  106  side including the magnetic flux path, and the magnetic powder  152  of the coil device  106  moves toward the coil device  105  side including the magnetic flux path. By the magnetic powders  132  and  152  being located on the magnetic flux path, the magnetic flux path is shortened accordingly. That is, a magnetic flux path from the coil portion  120  shortens by a region in which the magnetic powder  132  is present and a region in which the magnetic powder  152  is present. In this way, by the presence of the magnetic powders  132  and  152 , magnetic flux from the coil portion  120  is more likely to interlink with the coil portion  140 . In other words, a decrease in coupling coefficient between the coil portions  120  and  140  is suppressed. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in power transmission performance. 
     Seventh Embodiment 
     A coil device  105 A according to a seventh embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 16  and  FIG. 17 . As illustrated in  FIG. 16  and  FIG. 17 , the coil device  105 A may further include a restriction member  171  that surrounds a winding axis L 1  of a conductive wire  121  to allow passage of a cooling fluid  131  and restrict passage of magnetic powder  132 . 
     The restriction member  171  is located between a surface of a holding member  122  and an inner surface of a cover  118 . As illustrated in  FIG. 17 , the restriction member  171  is a substantially rectangular annular member. The restriction member  171  extends around four extending portions  121   a  forming an outermost circumference to surround the wound conductive wire  121  when viewed in a direction of the winding axis L 1 . For example, a filter, etc. is used as the restriction member  171 . The magnetic powder  132  is present outside the restriction member  171 . The restriction member  171  restricts movement of the magnetic powder  132  to the winding axis L 1  side by an aperture of a hole of the filter being set to be smaller than a size of the magnetic powder  132 . The restriction member  171  allows passage of the cooling fluid  131  by the aperture of the hole of the filter being set to be larger than a particle size of the cooling fluid  131 . 
     In this way, the magnetic powder  132  may be moved away from a magnetic pole present around the winding axis L 1  of the wound conductive wire  121 . For this reason, it is possible to inhibit magnetic flux generated from one magnetic pole of the coil device  105 A from returning to the other magnetic pole of the coil device  105 A without passing through a coil device  106  (so-called self-return of magnetic flux) due to an influence of the magnetic powder  132 . For this reason, magnetic flux from a coil portion  120  of the coil device  105 A is more likely to interlink with a coil portion  140  of the coil device  106 . That is, it is possible to increase a coupling coefficient between the coil portions  120  and  140 . As a result, it is possible to improve the power transmission performance. 
     Even though it is presumed that the restriction member  171  extends around the four extending portions  121   a  forming the outermost circumference to surround the wound conductive wire  121  when viewed in the direction of the winding axis L 1 , the restriction member  171  may be further disposed on the winding axis L 1  side if the self-return of the magnetic flux is within an allowable range. The restriction member  171  may be disposed close to a part around a peripheral portion of the holding member  122  to more reliably suppress the self-return of the magnetic flux. 
     The sixth and seventh embodiments of this disclosure have been described. However, the invention is not limited to the above embodiments. 
     For example, even though the coolants  130  and  150  are located between the housing  116  and the coil portion  120  and between the housing  162  and the coil portion  140  in the above sixth and seventh embodiments, the coolants  130  and  150  may be located at any positions inside the housings  116  and  162 . For example, as illustrated in FIG.  18 A, the coolant may be provided inside a holding member  123  of the coil portion  120 . The holding member  123  includes a groove  123   a  which is open to a surface side of the holding member  123 . The conductive wire  121  and a tube  181  having an insulating property come into contact with each other to be adjacent to each other in a depth direction of the groove  123   a  and are accommodated in the groove  123   a . The coolant  130  is accommodated in the tube  181 . By this configuration, heat generated in the conductive wire  121  is rapidly transmitted to the coolant  130  through the tube  181 . Therefore, cooling efficiency of the coil portion  120  may be further improved. If the conductive wire  121  is coated with an insulator, the tube  181  may not have the insulating property. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 18B , the coolant  130  may be provided inside a holding member  124  of the coil portion  120 . The holding member  124  includes a groove  124   a  which is open to a surface side of the holding member  124 . The conductive wire  121  and a tube  181  having an insulating property come into contact with each other to be adjacent to each other in a direction parallel to a surface of the holding member  124  and are accommodated in the groove  124   a . The coolant  130  is accommodated in the tube  181 . By this configuration, heat generated in the conductive wire  121  is rapidly transmitted to the coolant  130  through the tube  181 . Therefore, cooling efficiency of the coil portion  120  may be further improved. If the conductive wire  121  is coated with an insulator, the tube  181  may not have the insulating property. 
     The coolant  130  may be located inside the magnetic member  115 . In this case, heat generated in the conductive wire  121  is transmitted to the coolant  130  through the holding member  122  and the magnetic member  115 . Heat from the conductive wire  121  is not directly transmitted to the coolant  130 . However, air is not interposed or hardly interposed in a heat transfer path. Therefore, the cooling efficiency of the coil portion  120  can be improved. The conductive wire  121  may be hollow and the coolant  130  may be located inside the conductive wire  121 . 
     In the above sixth and seventh embodiments, it is presumed that the phase of the current flowing through the coil portion  120  of the coil device  105  can be different from the phase of the current flowing through the coil portion  140  of the coil device  106 . However, at least one of the phase and amplitude may be different between the current flowing through the coil portion  120  and the current flowing through the coil portion  140 . In this case, similarly to the above description, a magnetic gradient is generated between the respective coil devices  105  and  106 , and thus directions of movement of the magnetic powders  132  and  152  change. As a result, the coolants  130  and  150  are agitated. Therefore, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the coil portions  120  and  140 . 
     In the above sixth and seventh embodiments, it is presumed that the coil devices  105  and  106  have the same configuration. However, for example, a configuration of this disclosure may be applied to only the coil device  105  or only the coil device  106 . For example, when the coolant  130  is provided only in the coil device  105  on the power transmission side, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the coil portion  120  on the power transmission side. When the coolant  150  is provided only in the coil device  106  on the power reception side, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of the coil portion  140  on the power reception side. When a coolant containing magnetic powder (the magnetic powder  132  or the magnetic powder  152 ) is provided in any one of the coil device  105  and the coil device  106 , a direction of movement of the magnetic powder changes in the one of the coil devices in response to a reversal of a magnetic gradient. Further, when a frequency of a current supplied to the coil device  105  is switched between the first frequency and the second frequency, a moving distance of the magnetic powder increases in the one of the coil devices. Due to occurrence of these actions, it is possible to further improve cooling efficiency of the coil portion in the one of the coil devices. The restriction member that restricts passage of the magnetic powder may be provided only in the coil device on the power reception side or in both the coil devices on the power transmission side and the power reception side. 
     In the above sixth and seventh embodiments, the circular type coil portions  120  and  140  are adopted. However, the invention is not limited thereto. For example, it is possible to adopt a solenoid coil portion in which a conductive wire is spirally wound in a three-dimensional spatial manner. In this case, a shape of the holding member that holds the conductive wire may correspond to any one of a flat square tubular shape, a cylindrical shape, an elliptic cylindrical shape, etc. 
     In the above sixth and seventh embodiments, it is presumed that the coolants  130  and  150  are located inside the housings  116  and  162 . However, the coolants may circulate inside and outside the housings  116  and  162 . For example, the tube  181  illustrated in  FIG. 18  may be extended to the outside of the housings  116  and  162 , and the coolants  130  and  150  may be circulated inside and outside the housing  116 . 
     It is possible to provide a Peltier element including two metal plates and a metal electrode and a semiconductor provided therebetween. In this case, one of the metal plates is indirectly or directly brought into contact with the coolant  130  of the coil device  105  on the power transmission side. Then, heat from the coolant  130  absorbing heat is transmitted to the one metal plate. The other metal plate is exposed to a surrounding environment. By this configuration, a temperature difference is created between the two metal plates, and power generation using the Seebeck effect is performed. Therefore, thermal energy may be converted into electric energy, and energy may be efficiently used. 
     In the above sixth and seventh embodiments, a description has been given of a case in which this disclosure is applied to the wireless power transfer system among coil systems. However, the application is not limited to the wireless power transfer system. For example, this disclosure may be applied to a coil system such as an inductive heating system, an eddy current flaw detecting system, etc. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     According to some aspects of this disclosure, it is possible to improve cooling efficiency of a conductive wire or a coil portion. 
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               1  coil device 
               2  coil portion 
               3  supply pipe 
               4  discharge pipe 
               5  pump 
               6  magnetic member 
               6   a  hole 
               7  housing 
               7   a  base 
               7   b  cover 
               7   c  hole 
               8  heat exchanger 
               9  connector 
               10  conductive wire 
               10   a  outer circumferential surface 
               11  first extending portion 
               12  second extending portion 
               13  third extending portion 
               14  fourth extending portion 
               15  first lead-out portion 
               16  second lead-out portion 
               20  holding member 
               21  upper member 
               21   a  groove 
               22  lower member 
               23  intermediate member 
               30  cooling flow path 
               31  inflow portion 
               32  first straight portion 
               33  second straight portion 
               34  third straight portion 
               35  fourth straight portion 
               36  fifth straight portion 
               37  outflow portion 
               40  cooling flow path 
               41  inflow portion 
               42  straight portion 
               43  outflow portion 
               50  cooling flow path 
               51  inflow portion 
               52  radiating portion 
               53  outer periphery 
               54  outflow portion 
               60  cooling flow path 
               61  first straight portion 
               62  second straight portion 
               63  third straight portion 
               64  fourth straight portion 
               65  outflow portion 
               70  cooling flow path 
               71  inflow portion 
               72  relay portion 
               73  outflow portion 
             A first region 
             B second region 
               101  wireless power transfer system 
               102  vehicle 
               103  power transmitter 
               104  power receiver 
               105  coil device 
               106  coil device 
               107  power reception circuit 
               108  charging circuit 
               109  battery 
               110  power supply unit 
               111  external power supply 
               112  rectification circuit 
               113  power transmission circuit 
               114  controller 
               115  magnetic member 
               116  housing 
               117  base 
               118  cover 
               120  coil portion 
               121  conductive wire 
               122  holding member 
               123  holding member 
               124  holding member 
               130  coolant 
               131  cooling fluid 
               132  magnetic powder 
               132   a  main body part 
               132   b  outer layer 
               140  coil portion 
               141  conductive wire 
               142  holding member 
               150  coolant 
               151  cooling fluid 
               152  magnetic powder 
               161  magnetic member 
               162  housing 
               163  base 
               164  cover 
               171  restriction member 
               181  tube 
             L 1  winding axis (central axis)