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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Kyoichi Terao, Kanagawa, JP;
Kyoichi Terao, Kanagawa, JP;
PIONEER CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A power transmission system () is provided with a power transmitting apparatus () having a power transmission coil () and a power receiving apparatus () having a power reception coil () disposed at a distance from the power transmission coil, and transmits and receives electric power in a wireless manner between the power transmission coil and the power reception coil. The power transmission system is provided with: a foreign body detecting device () configured to detect a foreign body positioned in surroundings of the power transmission coil and the power reception coil and detect a relative position of the detected foreign body to the power transmission coil or the power reception coil; and a power controlling device () configured to control the power transmitting apparatus to control the transmitted and received electric power according to the detected relative position.