SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER IN VEHICLE APPLICATIONS
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Abstract
A vehicle powering wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply. The wireless receiver including a load configured to power the drive system of a vehicle using electrical power, a second electromagnetic resonator adapted to be housed upon the vehicle and configured to be coupled to the load, a safety system for to provide protection with respect to an object that may become hot during operation of the first electromagnetic resonator. The safety system including a detection subsystem configured to detect the presence of the object in substantial proximity to at least one of the resonators, and a notification subsystem operatively coupled to the detection subsystem and configured to provide an indication of the object, wherein the second resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the first resonator to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second resonator from the first resonator.
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43 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A power source for wirelessly providing power to a power receiver coupled to a vehicle, the power source comprising:
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a power supply; and an electromagnetic resonator coupled to the power supply and enclosed in a housing, wherein the electromagnetic resonator is configured to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power transfer to the wireless power receiver; and a safety system configured to detect living objects positioned in proximity to at least one of the electromagnetic resonator and the power receiver, the safety system comprising; a detection subsystem comprising one or more capacitive sensors; and a notification subsystem coupled to the detection subsystem and configured to generate a notification signal when a living object is detected by the detection subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A vehicle wireless power system, comprising:
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a power supply; a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to the power supply; a load coupled to a drive system of the vehicle; and a second electromagnetic resonator coupled to the load and configured for attachment to the vehicle, wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to wirelessly receive resonant, non-radiative power from the first electromagnetic resonator and to deliver power to the load; and a safety system configured to detect living objects positioned in proximity to at least one of the first and second electromagnetic resonators, the safety system comprising; a detection subsystem comprising one or more capacitive sensors; and a notification subsystem coupled to the detection subsystem and configured to generate a notification signal when a living object is detected by the detection subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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