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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2021
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Kostas Chatziioannou, Gothenburg, SE;
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a system for wireless charging of an electric vehicle, the system comprising: an electric vehicle having at least a wireless power transfer module and a wireless communication device; the wireless power transfer module being coupled to a battery of the electric vehicle; and a charging station having a wireless communication module and being coupled to a power source, the power source being a domestic power grid; the charging station being configured to charge the battery by wirelessly transmitting power to the wireless power transfer module; the wireless communication device being configured to send signals to the environment for detecting the charging station, waking-up the charging station or activating the wireless power transfer module; the wireless communication module being configured to switch from a standby-mode into an active mode in response to a signal from the wireless communication device; and the wireless power transfer module being configured to switch from a standby-mode into an active mode in response to the wireless communication module being in the active mode. The disclosure further relates to a method for wireless charging of an electric vehicle.