Charging system for vehicles where the charging coils are coupled through the vehicle license plate
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1. A system for charging an electric vehicle, the system comprising:
- a vehicle-side transformer part arranged behind a license plate of the vehicle physically against an inner side of the license plate;
wherein the vehicle-side transformer part couples with a charging station-side transformer part through the license plate when the charging station-side transformer part is arranged physically against an outer side of the license plate opposite to the vehicle-side transformer part with the transformer parts physically sandwiching the license plate such that electrical energy can be transferred through the transformer parts to the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for charging an electric vehicle includes a vehicle-side transformer part arranged behind a license plate of the vehicle. The vehicle-side transformer part couples with a charging station-side transformer part through the license plate when the charging station-side transformer part is arranged in front of the license plate such that electrical energy can be transferred through the transformer parts to the vehicle.
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1. A system for charging an electric vehicle, the system comprising:
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a vehicle-side transformer part arranged behind a license plate of the vehicle physically against an inner side of the license plate; wherein the vehicle-side transformer part couples with a charging station-side transformer part through the license plate when the charging station-side transformer part is arranged physically against an outer side of the license plate opposite to the vehicle-side transformer part with the transformer parts physically sandwiching the license plate such that electrical energy can be transferred through the transformer parts to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for charging an electric vehicle parked at a charging station, the system comprising:
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a charging station-side transformer part associated with a coupler of the charging station; and a vehicle-side transformer part associated with the vehicle and arranged behind a license plate of the vehicle physically against an inner side of the license plate; wherein the coupler is attachable to the vehicle to arrange the charging-side transformer part physically against an outer side of the license plate opposite to the vehicle-side transformer part with the transformer parts physically sandwiching the license plate and being coupled together through the license plate when the coupler is attached to the vehicle such that energy can be transferred from the charging station through the transformer parts to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A system for charging an electric vehicle, the system comprising:
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a license plate having a front surface and a rear surface; a charging station-side transformer part arranged physically against the front surface of the license plate; and a vehicle-side transformer part arranged physically against the rear surface of the license plate opposite to the charging station-side transformer part; wherein the transformer parts physically sandwich the license plate and are inductively coupled together through the license plate such that energy can be transferred through the transformer parts to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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