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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Kiyotaka Kawashima, Tokyo, JP;
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote systems such as electric vehicles. In one aspect, a wireless power receiver includes a first inductive element configured to receive wireless charging power from a transmitter. The wireless power receiver further includes a second inductive element, laterally separated from the first, configured to receive wireless charging power from the transmitter. The wireless power receiver further includes a position detector configured to determine a lateral position of the receiver relative to the transmitter based on characteristics of the first and second inductive elements.