TRANSMITTER APPARATUS OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR CHARGING VEHICLE

• US 20150137744A1
• Filed: 07/10/2014
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: LEE, Hee Jin, YANG, Chae Mo
• Application Number:
  US14/328,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20150137744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/147 electro magnetic [EMI]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• 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 53/37 using optical position determination, e.g. using cameras
• 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 transmitter apparatus of a wireless power transmission system for charging a vehicle includes a parking stopper configured to be fixedly mounted on a ground of a parking space. A transmitter is configured to be connected to the parking stopper and to include a transmitter coil which generates a magnetic field at the time of parking the vehicle.

Claims

1. A transmitter apparatus of a wireless power transmission system for charging a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a parking stopper configured to be fixedly mounted on a ground of a parking space; and

a transmitter configured to be connected to the parking stopper and to include a transmitter coil which generates a magnetic field at the time of parking the vehicle.

2. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a vehicle detection sensor configured to detect the vehicle entering the parking space.

3. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a power supplier configured to supply a current to the transmitter coil; and

a controller configured to receive a signal of the vehicle detection sensor to control an operation of the power supplier.

4. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter protrudes backward of the parking stopper.

5. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter protrudes forward of the parking stopper.

6. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is disposed at the same height as the parking stopper, and

the transmitter coil is mounted on the transmitter so that a distance between the transmitter coil and a receiver coil mounted in the vehicle is minimized.

7. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle detection sensor is integrally mounted on a front surface of the parking stopper which contacts a tire of the vehicle at the time of parking the vehicle.

8. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle detection sensor is fixedly mounted on the ground in front of the parking stopper.

9. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle detection sensor is a pressure sensor or a photo sensor.

10. A transmitter apparatus of a wireless power transmission system for charging a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

a parking stopper configured to be fixedly mounted on a ground of a parking space; and

a transmitter coil configured to be integrally mounted in the parking stopper to generate a magnetic field at the time of parking the vehicle.

11. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

a vehicle detection sensor configured to detect the vehicle entering the parking space.

12. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

a power supplier configured to supply a current to the transmitter coil; and

a controller configured to receive a signal of the vehicle detection sensor to control an operation of the power supplier.

13. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the transmitter coil is mounted on the parking stopper so that a distance between the transmitter coil and a receiver coil mounted in the vehicle is minimized.

14. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the vehicle detection sensor is integrally mounted on a front surface of the parking stopper which contacts a tire of the vehicle at the time of parking the vehicle.

15. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the vehicle detection sensor is fixedly mounted on the ground in front of the parking stopper.

16. The transmitter apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the vehicle detection sensor is a pressure sensor or a photo sensor.