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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventor:

Kiyotaka Kawashima, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G01B 7/31 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1829 (2013.01); B60L 11/182 (2013.01); B60L 11/1833 (2013.01); G01B 7/31 (2013.01); H02J 7/025 (2013.01); G01B 2210/58 (2013.01); Y02T 90/168 (2013.01); Y04S 30/12 (2013.01);
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.


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