Method and Base Unit for Inductively Charging Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
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1. A base unit for a charging station for inductively charging an energy store of a vehicle, the base unit comprising:
- a primary coil, which is designed to transfer electrical energy to a secondary coil of the vehicle when there is an electromagnetic coupling with the secondary coil;
a sensor, which is designed to sense sensor data from at least a part of the vehicle; and
a control unit, which is designed to provide or use the sensor data for a positioning of the secondary coil in relation to the primary coil.
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Abstract
A base unit is provided for a charging station for inductively charging an electrical store of a vehicle. The base unit has a primary coil, which is designed, if there is electromagnetic coupling to a secondary coil of the vehicle, to transmit electrical energy to the secondary coil. The base unit also has an image sensor, which is designed to capture image data of at least a part of the vehicle. In addition, the base unit has a control unit, which is designed to provide or use the image data for positioning the secondary coil in relation to the primary coil.
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1. A base unit for a charging station for inductively charging an energy store of a vehicle, the base unit comprising:
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a primary coil, which is designed to transfer electrical energy to a secondary coil of the vehicle when there is an electromagnetic coupling with the secondary coil; a sensor, which is designed to sense sensor data from at least a part of the vehicle; and a control unit, which is designed to provide or use the sensor data for a positioning of the secondary coil in relation to the primary coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for positioning a primary coil of a base unit under a secondary coil of a vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
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determining sensor data by a sensor of the base unit, wherein the sensor data comprise items of information relating to the position of at least a part of the vehicle; and changing the position of the primary coil and/or of the secondary coil in dependence on the sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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18. A method for positioning a secondary coil of a vehicle in relation to a primary coil of a base unit, wherein the position of the secondary coil of the vehicle is changeable by an activation of an actuator of the vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
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determining positioning signals from sensor data of a sensor that is connected to the base unit; transmitting the positioning signals to the vehicle; and activating the actuator of the vehicle in dependence on the transmitted positioning signals in order to bring about an electromagnetic coupling between the primary coil and the secondary coil for inductively charging an energy store of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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