VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a battery;
a charge plate electrically connected to the battery;
a sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a sensed temperature; and
at least one controller configured to cause (a) an association signal to be repeatedly transmitted during a battery charge procedure such that charging of the battery via the charge plate is maintained, and (b) in response to the sensed temperature exceeding a primary threshold, the repeated transmission of the association signal to be interrupted such that charging of the battery ceases.
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided comprising a battery, a charge plate electrically connected to the battery, and a thermal sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a sensed temperature. The thermal sensor can be positioned to determine temperature in the area proximate to the charge plate. The vehicle further includes at least one controller configured to (a) cause an association signal to be repeatedly transmitted during a battery charge procedure such that charging of the battery via the charge plate is maintained, and (b) in response to the sensed temperature exceeding a primary threshold, cause the repeated transmission of the association signal to be interrupted such that charging of the battery ceases.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a battery; a charge plate electrically connected to the battery; a sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a sensed temperature; and at least one controller configured to cause (a) an association signal to be repeatedly transmitted during a battery charge procedure such that charging of the battery via the charge plate is maintained, and (b) in response to the sensed temperature exceeding a primary threshold, the repeated transmission of the association signal to be interrupted such that charging of the battery ceases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle comprising:
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a battery; a charge plate in electrical communication with the battery; a sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a temperature in a vicinity of the charge plate; and at least one controller configured to cause (a) an association signal to be repeatedly transmitted to a charge system during a charging of the battery via the charge plate such that charging of the battery is maintained, and (b) in response to the temperature exceeding a primary threshold, the repeated transmission of the association signal to be suspended such that charging of the battery discontinues. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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outputting a temperature signal indicative of a temperature proximate to a charge plate; repeatedly transmitting an association signal to a charge system during charging of a battery via the charge plate such that the charge system maintains the charging of the battery; and interrupting the repeated transmission of the association signal in response to the temperature exceeding a primary threshold such that the charge system discontinues the charging of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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