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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Luis David Gonzalez Valdez, Berkley, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Hrecznyj, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/025 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/042 (2013.01); H02J 17/00 (2013.01); H04B 5/0037 (2013.01); H04B 5/0075 (2013.01); H02J 2007/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reducing interference in an inductive charging system is provided. The method includes steps of inductively charging a chargeable device with an inductive charger, detecting the operation of a receiver in an AM band, and adjusting at least one of a frequency band employed by the charger and an amount of power provided to the chargeable device by the charger based on the operation of the receiver in the AM band.