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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Applicants:
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Henry Chen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignees:
VOLKSWAGEN AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1833 (2013.01); B60L 11/182 (2013.01); B60L 11/1825 (2013.01); B60L 11/1829 (2013.01); B60L 11/1835 (2013.01); B60L 2230/16 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); B60L 2260/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless vehicle charging system includes a charging station and an electric or hybrid passenger vehicle. The charging station is configured to wirelessly provide power to the passenger vehicle when the passenger vehicle is properly positioned in the charging station. The wireless vehicle charging system also includes a positioning system configured to guide the passenger vehicle into the charging station so that the passenger vehicle is properly positioned in the charging station to receive power from the charging station.