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Charging Station and Method for Inductively Charging the Traction Battery of an Electronically Driven Vehicle

  • US 20140111155A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2013
  • Published: 04/24/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A charging station for inductively charging the traction battery of an electrically driven vehicle, the charging station comprising:

  • a charging coupler having a charging station-side transformer part by which electrical energy can be transferred to a vehicle-side transformer part arranged on the vehicle behind a license plate of the vehicle when the charging coupler is in a position relative to the license plate at which the transformer parts sandwich the license plate;

    a camera configured to generate positional information indicative of positioning of the charging coupler and the license plate relative to one another;

    a motorized positioner configured to move the charging coupler within a range of motion, wherein when the license plate is within the range of motion of the charging coupler the positioner is further configured to move the charging coupler based on the positional information to move the charging coupler to the position relative to the license plate at which the transformer parts sandwich the license plate; and

    an approach controller configured to generate driving instructions based on the positional information, the driving instructions being indicative on how to drive the vehicle to a position in which the license plate is within the range of motion of the charging coupler.

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