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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Hideto Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideto Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
PIONEER CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A wireless power transmission system () can perform power transmission in a wireless manner. The wireless power transmission system is provided with: a power transmission coil (); a power supplying device () configured to supply electric power to the power transmission coil; a metal detecting device () configured to perform metal detection for detecting whether or not there is metal in surroundings of the power transmission coil; and a controlling device () configured to provide a power transmission period which is a period for the power transmission and a metal detection period which is a period for the metal detection, and to control the power supplying device to supply electric power, which is lower than electric power supplied to the power transmission coil in the power transmission period, or not to supply electric power, to the power transmission coil in the metal detection period.