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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, HK;
Shu Yuen Ron Hui, Shatin, HK;
The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, HK;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for charging an electric vehicle. The method includes two steps. The first step is to move at least one of a transmitter coil of a charger and a receiver coil arranged at an upper end of a chassis of an electric vehicle relative to the other. The second step is to align the transmitter coil with the receiver coil such that the transmitter coil is arranged above and proximal to the receiver coil. The present invention also provides an electric vehicle arranged to be charged by the above method, a method for manufacturing such electric vehicle, and a charger or charging station that is arranged to charge electric vehicles using the above method.