Power transmitting and receiving system for vehicle
US8772960B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power transmitting and receiving system for a vehicle includes: an information communication device for transmitting/receiving vehicle positional relation specifying information; a power transmitting/receiving antenna for wirelessly transmitting/receiving an electric power between vehicles; a directionality specifying information transmitting/receiving device for transmitting/receiving directionality specifying information of the power transmitting/receiving antenna between vehicles; and an antenna directionality controller for controlling the directionality of the power transmitting/receiving antenna of the vehicles based on the vehicle positional relation specifying information and the directionality specifying information of the vehicles, so that the power transmitting/receiving antenna of the vehicle faces the power transmitting/receiving antenna of another vehicle.
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