Power reception apparatus, vehicle, power transmission apparatus, power transmission and reception system, and control method

• US 10,596,918 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2017
• Issued: 03/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Amari, Yusaku
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Abby Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): LaRose, Renee
• Application Number:
  US15/497,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20170313201A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,063 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/36 by positioning the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/37 using optical position determination, e.g. using cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/38 specially adapted for charging by inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/06 Automatic manoeuvring for parking
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/028 Guided parking by providing commands to the driver, e.g. acoustically or optically
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0285 Parking performed automatically
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0225 involving docking at a fixed facility, e.g. base station or loading bay parking aids B62D15/027
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0234 using optical markers or beacons optical beacons per se G01S1/70
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A power reception apparatus includes a secondary coil which receives electric power in a non-contact manner from a primary coil which is provided on a plane defined by a front-rear direction and a left-right direction which are at right angles to each other, a drive part which can change a relative position on the plane of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil, a display unit, and a processing unit for processing an image to be displayed on the display unit. The processing unit calculates a relative position and a gradient of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil based on a coupling coefficient between the primary coil and the secondary coil, and a change with time in the coupling coefficient.

Claims

1. A power reception apparatus, comprising:

a secondary coil which receives electric power in a non-contact manner from a primary coil which is disposed on a plane defined by a front-rear direction and a left-right direction which are at right angles to each other;

a drive part for changing a relative position of the secondary coil on the plane relative to the primary coil;

a display unit; and

a processing unit for processing an image to be displayed on the display unit,

wherein the processing unit calculates the relative position and a yaw angle of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil based on a coupling coefficient between the primary coil and the secondary coil, and a change with time in the coupling coefficient, and

the processing unit displays information on the relative position and information on the yaw angle of the secondary coil on the display unit,

the processing unit determines a target zone on the plane which includes the primary coil,

the processing unit displays information on the relative position and information on the yaw angle of the secondary coil on the display unit in an event that the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction, and

the processing unit issues a predetermined notice when a change takes place from a state where the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction to a state where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction.

2. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the processing unit calculates the yaw angle of the secondary coil based on a change with time in information on the relative position in relation to the left-to-right direction, and a change with time in information on the relative position in relation to the front-rear direction.

3. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit displays information on the relative position while reducing information on the relative position in relation to the left-right direction when the change takes place from the state where the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction to the state where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction.

4. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein

the processing unit displays information on the relative position and information on the yaw angle of the secondary coil on the display unit in an event that, although the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction, it is assumed that the secondary coil is not included in the target zone when the secondary coil shifts to a position where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the front-rear direction.

5. The power reception apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the processing unit displays information on the target zone on the display unit.

6. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit displays information on the relative position excluding information on the relative position in relation to the left-right direction when the change takes place from the state where the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction to the state where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction.

7. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein information on the relative position includes information indicating the relative position by a figure, and

information on the yaw angle of the secondary coil includes information indicating the yaw angle of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil by a figure.

8. The power reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power reception apparatus is mounted on a vehicle, and the processing unit issues a notice on a steered angle of the vehicle when the change takes place from the state where the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction to the state where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction.

9. The power reception apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein a notice on the steered angle which is issued in an event that it is assumed that the secondary coil is not included in the target zone when the secondary coil shifts to a position where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the front-rear direction while the yaw angle of the secondary coil is maintained is a notice requiring the steered angle to be changed gradually to almost 0 degree.

10. The power reception apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein a notice on the steered angle which is issued in an event that it is assumed that the secondary coil is included in the target zone when the secondary coil shifts to a position where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the front-rear direction while the yaw angle of the secondary coil is maintained is a notice requiring the steered angle to be held as it is.

11. A vehicle comprising the power reception apparatus according to claim 1.

12. A power transmission and reception system, comprising:

a primary coil which is disposed on a plane defined by a front-rear direction and a left-right direction which are at right angles to each other;

a secondary coil which receives electric power in a non-contact manner from the primary coil;

a drive part for changing a relative position of the secondary coil on the plane relative to the primary coil;

a display unit; and

a processing unit for processing an image to be displayed on the display unit,

wherein the processing unit determines a target zone on the plane which includes the primary coil,

the processing unit calculates the relative position and a yaw angle of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil based on a coupling coefficient between the primary coil and the secondary coil, and a change with time in the coupling coefficient, and

when the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction and the secondary coil shifts to a position where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the front-rear direction, at least either in an event that it is assumed that the secondary coil is not included in the target zone or in an event that the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction, information on the relative position and information on the yaw angle of the secondary coil are displayed on the display unit, and

the processing unit issues a predetermined notice when a change takes place from a state where the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction to a state where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction.

13. A control method of supporting an alignment in position of a secondary coil, which receives electric power in a non-contact manner from a primary coil which is disposed on a plane defined by a front-rear direction and a left-right direction which are at right angles to each other, with the primary coil by means of an image which is displayed on a display unit, comprising the steps of:

determining a target zone on the plane which includes the primary coil;

calculating a relative position of the secondary coil on the plane relative to the primary coil which is changed by a drive part for changing the relative position and a yaw angle of the secondary coil relative to the primary coil based on a coupling coefficient between the primary coil and the secondary coil, and a change with time in the coupling coefficient;

displaying information on the relative position and information on the yaw angle of the secondary coil on the display unit at least either in an event that it is assumed that the secondary coil is not included in the target zone or in an event that the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction when the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction and the secondary coil shifts to a position where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the front-rear direction; and

issuing a predetermined notice when a change takes place from a state where the secondary coil is not included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction to a state where the secondary coil is included in the target zone in relation to the left-right direction.