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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohamed Elshaer, Dearborn, MI (US);
Chingchi Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Paul Gibeau, Canton, MI (US);
Mark J. Ferrel, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/02 (2016.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01); H03H 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/182 (2013.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/22 (2019.02); G01R 31/006 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02); H03H 7/38 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7022 (2013.01); Y02T 90/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a coil and a sensor. The coil is adapted to receive power wirelessly in single-phase form from an external coil. The sensor is adapted to measure a characteristic of the power. The vehicle is also provided with a controller that is programmed to estimate a parameter indicative of coil alignment using a three-phase representation of the power based on the characteristic, and to adjust the power received by the coil based on the parameter.