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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp., Seoul, KR;
Jae Yong Seong, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Kong Pengfei, Seoul, KR;
Won Shil Kang, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Chul Ku, Seoul, KR;
Jong Gyun Lim, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A coil alignment method performed in a vehicle-side coil alignment apparatus coupled to a vehicle assembly (VA) controller includes: moving a light-blocking unit protruding from a vehicle parked in a wireless charging area in a first direction toward the ground facing one side of a vehicle-side wireless power transfer pad which is mounted on the vehicle and includes a VA coil, where the light-blocking unit protrudes from the one side of the vehicle-side wireless power transfer pad; stopping movement of the light-blocking unit in response to a first stop signal from a ground assembly (GA) controller; moving the light-blocking unit in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and stopping movement of the light-blocking unit in response to a second stop signal from the GA controller.