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Wireless charging for vehicle batteries

US10023059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Roehrl · Barbing, DE
Martin Boeld · Regensburg, DE
Joris Fokkelman · Tegernheim, DE
Karsten Hofmann · Cincinnati, US
Mael Thevenet · Regensburg, DE
Christoph Weigand · Ingolstadt, DE
Stephan Bartz · Thumhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/14
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to automobiles and, more specifically, teaches methods and systems that may be used for wirelessly charging batteries used in vehicles. In one embodiment, a method for detecting a relative position between a vehicle-side receiving charging coil and a fixed transmission charging coil, may include: generating an alternating magnetic orientation field using one of the coils; detecting the orientation field using at least one coil provided for inductive excitation, wherein the orientation field is detected in a frequency-selective manner by the at least one coil; and ascertaining the relative position using an orientation receiving signal induced by the orientation field in the at least one coil.

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