STORAGE-BATTERY INDUCTIVE CHARGING DEVICE

• US 20130278208A1
• Filed: 04/24/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: REJMAN, Marcin, LOHR, Guenter, MACK, Juergen, AMANN, Volker, DIETZEL, Friederike, HUBER, Brett
• Application Number:
  US13/869,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20130278208A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge

Abstract

A storage-battery inductive charging device, particularly a hand-held-tool storage-battery inductive charging device, for a motor vehicle, having at least one functional unit and at least one charging coil. The functional unit is intended at least to control a charging process of the charging coil as a function of at least one energy-availability characteristic.

Claims

1. A storage-battery inductive charging device, comprising:

at least one functional unit; and

at least one charging coil;

wherein the functional unit is configured to control a charging process of the charging coil as a function of at least one energy-availability characteristic.

2. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 1, wherein the storage battery inductive charging device is for a motor vehicle.

3. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a communication interface which, in at least one operating state, receives the energy-availability characteristic.

4. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor which, in at least one operating state, ascertains the energy-availability characteristic.

5. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 1, wherein the functional unit is configured to start the charging process of the charging coil as a function of the energy-availability characteristic.

6. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 1, wherein the functional unit is configured to stop the charging process of the charging coil as a function of the energy-availability characteristic.

7. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

at least one further charging coil;

wherein the functional unit is configured to prioritize a charging process of at least one of the charging coils.

8. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 7, wherein the functional unit is configured to prioritize the charging process of at least one of the charging coils as a function of job information.

9. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 7, wherein the functional unit is configured to prioritize the charging process of at least one of the charging coils as a function of usage information.

10. The storage-battery inductive charging device as recited in claim 7, wherein the functional unit in configured to prioritize the charging process of at least one of the charging coils as a function of operator-input information.

11. A hand-held-tool storage-battery inductive charging system, comprising:

an energy distributor;

a first and a second storage-battery inductive charging device, each of the first and second storage-battery inductive charging devices including at least one functional unit, at least one charging coil, wherein the functional unit is configured to control a charging process of the charging coil as a function of at least one energy-availability characteristic;

wherein the energy distributor is configured to distribute a charge energy to the storage-battery inductive charging devices and to acquire the energy-availability characteristic.

12. A method utilizing a storage-battery inductive charging device, having at least one functional unit, the method comprising:

controlling, by the functional unit, a charging process as a function of at least one energy-availability characteristic.