Vehicular inductive power transfer systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10688874B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-23

    申请号:US15182441

    申请日:2016-06-14

    Abstract: A vehicular inductive power transfer system includes a power transmission unit and a power receiving unit. The distance between the units and the overall alignment of the units with respect to each other determines the overall efficiency of the energy transfer between the power transmission unit and the power receiving unit. Magnetic fields produced by the inductive power transfer system may exceed allowable standards or regulations for human exposure to electromagnetic fields. An inductive power transfer control circuit autonomously causes an actuator to position at least one of the power transmission unit or the power receiving unit in a three-dimensional space based on one or more measured power transfer parameters. Such positioning may occur while the vehicle is moving or stationary. The control circuit may further autonomously adjust one or more power transfer parameters to maintain magnetic field exposure levels at or below industry standards or governmental regulations.

    SHIELD FOR A WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170288445A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15088277

    申请日:2016-04-01

    Abstract: Techniques for focusing the energy radiated by a wireless power transmitting unit are described. An example power transmitting unit includes a transmit coil configured to generate a magnetic field to wirelessly power a device within an active wireless charging area. The power transmitting unit also includes a power generating circuitry to deliver current to the transmit coil to generate the magnetic field. The power transmitting unit also includes a patch array disposed in parallel with the transmit coil to reduce the strength of the magnetic field at frequencies outside of the operating frequency during operation of the power transmitting unit.

    Sensing coil system
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11114884B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16332904

    申请日:2016-09-30

    Abstract: A sensor system can include a sensor coil and a sensor coupled to the sensor coil. The sensor coil can include coil portions that generate signals based on magnetic coupling induced in the coil portions by a receiving coil device (e.g., a NFC tag) and magnetic distortion induced in the coil portions by magnetic coupling of a power transmitting unit (PTU). The sensor can reduce the magnetic distortion induced in the first and the second coil portions by the PTU, detect the receiving coil device based the first and the second signals, and control the PTU based on the detected receiving coil device.

    BEND ANGLE SENSING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20190101415A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US15721669

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Abstract: Systems and methods for sensing angular displacement between body segments of users include disposing an electromagnetic transmitting sensor about a first body segment and an electromagnetic receiving sensor about a second body segment. Data related to the magnetic field coupling between the transmitting and receiving sensors can be captured for determining the angular displacement between the first and second body segments.

    Transmission power control methods and devices

    公开(公告)号:US10129834B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15476061

    申请日:2017-03-31

    Abstract: Transmission power control methods and devices are described. In a transmission power control method, a specific absorption rate (SAR) is calculated based on a transmission power of the communication device and a proximity distance of the communication device with an external object. A time average specific absorption rate can be calculated based on the SAR. A power absorption budget value can be calculated based on the time average specific absorption rate and a time average specific absorption rate threshold value. Further, the transmission power of the communication device can be adjusted based on the power absorption budget value.

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