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Inductive power transmitter

US10840744B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2016
Grant dateNov 17, 2020
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J50/90
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inductive power transmitter comprising: at least one power transmitting coil configured to generate an inductive power transfer (IPT) field; and an object detection system configured to detect objects in or adjacent a space occupied by the IPT field when generated; wherein the object detection system is configured to detect a receiver object based on a tag associated with the receiver object.

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