An apparatus 10 for wirelessly charging an electric vehicle (EV) comprises: a wireless charger 14; a location mechanism 16 connected to, and arranged to move, the wireless charger; a control device 18 connected to, and arranged to control the movement of, the location mechanism; a communication device 20; a power supply 24 connected, and arranged to supply power, to the wireless charger; and a cover 26 extending over at least the wireless charger and the location mechanism. The communication device is connected to the control device and receives a communication 40 for determining the location of a vehicle component 22 to be charged. To perform wireless/contactless/inductive charging: the location mechanism is moved according to the received communication for determining the location of the vehicle component; power is supplied to the wireless charger which wirelessly charges the vehicle component. The location mechanism may include: a base mounting the wireless charger; and a set of pulleys (28-Fig.2) and wires (30-Fig.2) connected to the wireless charger to move it in at least two dimensions. A camera (46-Fig.5), to capture an image of the EV to be charged, may be connected to the communication device which identifies the EV from the image.
Apparatus for wirelessly charging electric vehicles
25.09.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |
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