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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Michael Masquelier, Park City, UT (US);
Ryan Calder, Saratoga Springs, UT (US);
Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for multi-pad wireless charging is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of primary pad apparatuses. Each primary pad apparatus is positioned to transmit power to a secondary pad apparatus of a vehicle. The primary transmitter pad apparatuses are spaced apart sufficient for each of a plurality of vehicles to be positioned over one primary pad apparatus of the plurality of primary pad apparatuses. The apparatus includes a power converter apparatus connected to each of the plurality of primary pad apparatuses, a power feed that provides power to the power converter apparatus and a sharing controller that selectively controls which of the plurality of primary pad apparatuses transmits power to a secondary pad apparatus and/or controls power sharing between the primary pad apparatuses.