Systems, methods, and apparatus related to electric vehicle parking and wireless charging
First Claim
1. An apparatus for parking a vehicle having a vehicle pad to receive a wireless charge from a charging system disposed in a plurality of parking spaces and having a plurality of charging stations each having a base pad, each parking space including one of the wireless charging stations, the apparatus comprising:
- an antenna circuit configured to wirelessly receive information identifying a location of at least two of the wireless charging stations that are within a communication range of the vehicle pad and with which the vehicle pad is able to establish a wireless communication link;
a user interface configured to;
display information identifying the at least two wireless charging stations; and
receive a selection of a wireless charging station from the at least identified two wireless charging stations via the user interface; and
a controller configured to;
determine that the vehicle is positioned within the parking space of the selected wireless charging station to receive the wireless charge at a level sufficient to charge the vehicle, andcause the wireless communication link to be established between the vehicle pad of the vehicle and the base pad of the selected wireless charging station based on the determination that the vehicle is positioned within the parking space of the selected wireless charging station.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for parking and wireless power transfer and communication of messages in a parking and charging system. In one aspect, an apparatus for parking a vehicle for receiving charging in a parking and charging system is provided. The apparatus includes an antenna configured to wirelessly receive information identifying a location of one or more charging stations. The apparatus further includes a user interface configured to display information identifying at least one of the one or more charging stations. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to cause a communication link to be established between the vehicle with and at least one identified charging station.
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1. An apparatus for parking a vehicle having a vehicle pad to receive a wireless charge from a charging system disposed in a plurality of parking spaces and having a plurality of charging stations each having a base pad, each parking space including one of the wireless charging stations, the apparatus comprising:
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an antenna circuit configured to wirelessly receive information identifying a location of at least two of the wireless charging stations that are within a communication range of the vehicle pad and with which the vehicle pad is able to establish a wireless communication link; a user interface configured to; display information identifying the at least two wireless charging stations; and receive a selection of a wireless charging station from the at least identified two wireless charging stations via the user interface; and a controller configured to; determine that the vehicle is positioned within the parking space of the selected wireless charging station to receive the wireless charge at a level sufficient to charge the vehicle, and cause the wireless communication link to be established between the vehicle pad of the vehicle and the base pad of the selected wireless charging station based on the determination that the vehicle is positioned within the parking space of the selected wireless charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of parking a vehicle having a vehicle pad to receive a wireless charge from a charging system disposed in a plurality of parking spaces and having a plurality of charging stations each having a base pad, each parking space including one of the wireless charging stations, the method comprising:
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receiving wireless information identifying a location of at least two of the wireless charging stations that are within a communication range of the vehicle pad and with which the vehicle pad is able to establish a wireless communication link; displaying information identifying the at least two wireless charging stations; receiving a selection of a wireless charging station from the at least two identified wireless charging stations via the user interface; determining that the vehicle is positioned within the parking space of the selected wireless charging station to receive the wireless charge at a level sufficient to charge the vehicle; and causing an establishment of the wireless communication link between the vehicle pad of the vehicle and the base pad of the selected wireless charging station based on the determination that the vehicle is positioned within the parking space of the selected wireless charging station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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