METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE USING FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION

    公开(公告)号:US20180083349A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:US15269749

    申请日:2016-09-19

    Inventor: Lukas Sieber

    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus for determining alignment information of a vehicle is disclosed, the vehicle comprising an antenna circuit configured to modulate one or more electrical characteristics of the antenna circuit. The apparatus comprises multiple sensor circuits configured to generate multiple magnetic fields. At least one sensor circuit may be configured to sense the modulated electrical characteristic of the antenna circuit when the antenna circuit couples to the at least one sensor circuit via one of the magnetic fields. The apparatus may further comprise a controller circuit configured to determine alignment information of the vehicle based on the sensed modulated electrical characteristic.

    GUIDANCE AND ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEMS
    38.
    发明申请
    GUIDANCE AND ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEMS 有权
    电动无线充电系统的指导和对准系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160025821A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-28

    申请号:US14515291

    申请日:2014-10-15

    Abstract: Guidance and alignment systems are disclosed for wireless charging systems to assist in aligning the transmitter and receiver inductive power transfer (IPT) couplers. These systems guide positioning and alignment to provide sufficient coupling between the transmitter and receiver IPT couplers. Exemplary systems provide a magnetic field sensor, magnetic field generator, and magnetic vectoring to determine a position of an electric vehicle or a wireless charging base. In a magnetic vectoring system, an alignment system comprising at least three coils (or similar circuits) on a magnetically permeable substrate receives a positioning magnetic field including modulated information signals and processes the received signal to generate an output for determining a position of the positioning magnetic field source relative to the magnetic field sensor position. The alignment system may further comprise a similar structure that generates the positioning magnetic field, that may include modulated information signals, based on input signals.

    Abstract translation: 公开了用于无线充电系统的引导和对准系统,以帮助对准发射机和接收机感应功率传输(IPT)耦合器。 这些系统引导定位和对准,以在发射器和接收器IPT耦合器之间提供足够的耦合。 示例性系统提供磁场传感器,磁场发生器和磁矢量以确定电动车辆或无线充电座的位置。 在磁性矢量化系统中,包括至少三个线圈(或类似电路)的对准系统在导磁基底上接收包括调制信息信号的定位磁场,并处理接收到的信号以产生用于确定定位磁体的位置的输出 场源相对于磁场传感器位置。 对准系统还可以包括基于输入信号产生定位磁场的类似结构,其可以包括调制信息信号。

    PACKAGING AND DETAILS OF A WIRELESS POWER DEVICE
    40.
    发明申请
    PACKAGING AND DETAILS OF A WIRELESS POWER DEVICE 有权
    无线电源装置的包装和细节

    公开(公告)号:US20130342025A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-26

    申请号:US13913097

    申请日:2013-06-07

    Abstract: A wireless power system includes a power source, power receiver, and components thereof. The system can also include a parasitic antenna that can improve the coupling to the power source in various modes. The antenna can have both a variable capacitor and a variable inductor, and both of those can be changed in order to change characteristics of the matching.

    Abstract translation: 无线电力系统包括电源,电力接收器及其部件。 该系统还可以包括可以以各种模式改善与电源的耦合的寄生天线。 天线可以具有可变电容器和可变电感器,并且可以改变这两者以改变匹配的特性。

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