Systems, methods and apparatuses for guidance and alignment in electric vehicles wireless inductive charging systems
First Claim
1. An apparatus for determining a relative position of a wireless power transmitter from a wireless power receiver, comprising:
- a plurality of sense coils, each configured to generate a respective signal under influence of an alternating magnetic field generated by the wireless power transmitter and comprising a plurality of wave pulses, each wave pulse occurring in a respective time slot of a plurality of time slots; and
a processor configured to determine the relative position of the wireless power transmitter from the wireless power receiver based on the respective signal from each of the plurality of sense coils.
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Abstract
An apparatus for determining a relative position of a wireless power transmitter from a wireless power receiver is provided. The apparatus comprises a plurality of sense coils, each configured to generate a respective signal under influence of an alternating magnetic field comprising a plurality of wave pulses, each wave pulse occurring in a respective time slot of a plurality of time slots. The apparatus further comprises a processor configured to determine the relative position of the wireless power transmitter from the wireless power receiver based on the respective signal from each of the plurality of sense coils.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for determining a relative position of a wireless power transmitter from a wireless power receiver, comprising:
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a plurality of sense coils, each configured to generate a respective signal under influence of an alternating magnetic field generated by the wireless power transmitter and comprising a plurality of wave pulses, each wave pulse occurring in a respective time slot of a plurality of time slots; and a processor configured to determine the relative position of the wireless power transmitter from the wireless power receiver based on the respective signal from each of the plurality of sense coils. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining a relative position of a wireless power transmitter from a wireless power receiver, comprising:
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generating, by each of a plurality of sense coils, a respective signal under influence of an alternating magnetic field generated by the wireless power transmitter and comprising a plurality of wave pulses, each wave pulse occurring in a respective time slot of a plurality of time slots; and determining the relative position of the wireless power transmitter from the wireless power receiver based on the respective signal from each of the plurality of sense coils. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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