METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF VEHICLES PRIOR TO WIRELESS CHARGING

A vehicle alignment system is adapted to align a vehicle with a wireless power induction coil for wireless charging through use of magnetic resonant induction. The system includes a transmission line disposed in the parking slot so as to guide the vehicle to the wireless power induction coil for cha...

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Hauptverfasser:	McMahon, Francis J, Long, Bruce Richard, Daga, Andrew W
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES MOTOR VEHICLES PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRAILERS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A vehicle alignment system is adapted to align a vehicle with a wireless power induction coil for wireless charging through use of magnetic resonant induction. The system includes a transmission line disposed in the parking slot so as to guide the vehicle to the wireless power induction coil for charging. The transmission line leaks a signal having an operating frequency that is detected to align the vehicle left-right in the parking slot when the vehicle is aligned for charging by the wireless power induction coil. At least two vehicle mounted antennas mounted on opposite sides of transmission line when the vehicle is aligned in the parking slot detect the operating frequency from the transmission line, and signal processing circuitry detects a relative signal phase between signals detected by the antennas. The relative phase differences between the detected signals from the antennas are representative of alignment of the vehicle with respect to the wireless power induction coil and the parking slot.