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FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTOR FOR NON-CONTACT CHARGING DEVICE

  • US 20150314689A1
  • Filed: 05/05/2014
  • Published: 11/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-contact charging device for charging a battery in a vehicle, said device comprising:

  • a source resonator configured to transfer electrical energy to a capture resonator in a vehicle; and

    a foreign object detector configured to detect a foreign object proximate to the source resonator, wherein the foreign object detector includes a vertical antenna configured to detect a foreign object above the source resonator, and a horizontal antenna configured to detect a foreign object beside the source resonator.

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