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Method and apparatus for inductively charging the energy storage device of a vehicle by aligning the coils using heat sensors

US9254755B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33References

5Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Georg Bachmaier · Birkenfeld, DE
Christian Bachmann · Hersbruck, DE
Dominik Bergmann · Sachsenkam, DE
Marco Cyriacks · Hersbruck, DE
Reinhard Freitag · Birkenfeld, DE
Matthias Gerlich · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 28, 2013
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/14
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A charging installation for inductively charging an electrical energy storage device of a vehicle, has a vehicle-side coil and a ground-side coil. At least one temperature sensor is disposed in the region of the ground-side coil and at least one heat source is disposed in the region of the vehicle-side coil.

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