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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yanghe Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Qunfang Wu, Westland, MI (US);
Mengqi Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Weiyang Zhou, Westland, MI (US);
Chungchih Chou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle power system includes a coil that, in a first operational mode, receives power wirelessly from an external source, a first battery connected to the coil to receive power transferred from the coil while the coil is in the first operational mode, a second battery that receives power from the first battery, and a switch that switches the coil between the first operational mode and a second operational mode in which the coil receives power from the second battery and wirelessly transfers power from the second battery to an electrical load in the vehicle.