Systems, methods, and apparatus related to mutual detection and identification of electric vehicle and charging station
First Claim
1. A method for communicating at an electric vehicle with a charging electric vehicle via a magnetic field, the method comprising:
- establishing a wireless communication link with a communications controller of the charging system;
transmitting service information indicative of one or more wireless power transfer capabilities of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system;
retrieving, by a vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle, an identifier of a first wireless charging station of the one or more wireless charging stations via a mechanism different than the wireless communication link;
transmitting the identifier of the first wireless charging station to the communications controller of the charging system;
transmitting a vehicle identifier of the vehicle charging system to the communications controller of the charging system; and
transmitting a message to initiate an alignment procedure between the vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle and the first wireless charging station.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for communicating with a charging system comprising a plurality of charging stations configured to charge an electric vehicle. At least one first signal is transmitted to the charging system via a first communication link while the electric vehicle is a first distance from at least one charging station of the plurality of charging stations. The at least one first signal is indicative of a vehicle identifier of the electric vehicle. At least one second signal is received from the at least one charging station of the plurality of charging stations via a second communication link while the electric vehicle is a second distance from the at least one charging station, the second distance less than the first distance. The at least one second signal is indicative of a charging station identifier of the at least one charging station.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communicating at an electric vehicle with a charging electric vehicle via a magnetic field, the method comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication link with a communications controller of the charging system; transmitting service information indicative of one or more wireless power transfer capabilities of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system; retrieving, by a vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle, an identifier of a first wireless charging station of the one or more wireless charging stations via a mechanism different than the wireless communication link; transmitting the identifier of the first wireless charging station to the communications controller of the charging system; transmitting a vehicle identifier of the vehicle charging system to the communications controller of the charging system; and transmitting a message to initiate an alignment procedure between the vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle and the first wireless charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for communicating at an electric vehicle with a charging system comprising one or more wireless charging stations configured to wirelessly charge the electric vehicle via a magnetic field, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication transceiver circuit configured to; establish a wireless communication link with a communications controller of the charging system; and transmit service information indicative of one or more wireless power transfer capabilities of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system; and a processor circuit configured to; retrieve an identifier of a first wireless charging station of the one or more wireless charging stations via a mechanism different than the wireless communication link, wherein the communication transceiver circuit is further configured to; transmit the identifier of the first wireless charging station to the communications controller of the charging system; transmit a vehicle identifier of a vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system; and transmit a message to initiate an alignment procedure between the vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle and the first wireless charging station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for communicating at an electric vehicle with a charging system comprising one or more wireless charging stations configured to wirelessly charge the electric vehicle via a magnetic field, the apparatus comprising:
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means for establishing a wireless communication link with a communications controller of the charging system; means for transmitting service information indicative of one or more wireless power transfer capabilities of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system; means for retrieving an identifier of a first wireless charging station of the one or more wireless charging stations via a mechanism different than the wireless communication link; means for transmitting the identifier of the first wireless charging station to the communications controller of the charging system; means for transmitting a vehicle identifier of a vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system; and means for transmitting a message to initiate an alignment procedure between the vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle and the first wireless charging station. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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