Abstract:
A contactless power transfer system supplies power from a power transmitting device to a vehicle in a contactless manner. The power transmitting device and the vehicle are configured to be capable of exchanging information with each other through radio communication. The vehicle is provided with an RFID tag in which infoiivation on the vehicle is stored in advance. The power transmitting device includes an RFID reader that reads out information from the ID tag in a contactless manner. A power transmitting ECU recognizes that the vehicle is a vehicle to be supplied with power from the power transmitting device if vehicle information indicated by information from the ID tag corresponds to vehicle information indicated by information received through radio communication.
Abstract:
A vehicle is able to contactlessly receive electric power from a power transmitting device and to charge a mounted electrical storage device (electric load). The vehicle includes a communication unit that carries out wireless communication with the power transmitting device and a vehicle ECU (control fit) that controls the communication unit. The communication unit is able to switch a communication range between a wide communication range (wire-area communication) and a narrow communication range (narrow-area communication). The vehicle ECU, at the time of identifying a power transmitting device from which electric power should be received, controls the communication unit such that the communication unit communicates with the power transmitting device using the narrow-area communication.
Abstract:
A power receiving device includes: a power receiving unit moved between a first position and a second position and receiving electric power in the second position from a power transmitting unit contactlessly; a movement mechanism moving the power receiving unit to the first position and the second position; and a sensing unit provided at a vehicular body independently of the power receiving unit and sensing the intensity of one of a magnetic field and an electric field formed by the power transmitting unit. The second position is obliquely below the first position with respect to the vertical direction, and the second position has a shorter distance to the sensing unit than the first position.
Abstract:
A power transmitting device includes power transmitting coils, which contactlessly transmit electric power to a power receiving coil, and a switching device. When the power receiving coil is a solenoid coil, the switching device connects the power transmitting coils in parallel with each other such that magnetic fluxes generated inside the power transmitting coils flowing in the same direction along a winding axis. When the power receiving coil is a circular coil, the switching device connects the power transmitting coils in series with each other such that magnetic fluxes generated inside the power transmitting coils flowing in opposite directions along the winding axis.
Abstract:
A contactless power feeding system is capable of supplying power from a power transmission unit to a power reception unit in a contactless manner. The contactless power feeding system includes a raising and lowering mechanism that moves the power reception unit from a standby position toward the power transmission unit, and a vehicle ECU. The vehicle ECU performs first detection operation of detecting a position of the power transmission unit when the power reception unit is located in the standby position, and second detection operation of detecting a position of the power transmission unit when the power reception unit is located in a power reception position. The vehicle ECU causes the power transmission unit to start power transmission when it is detected that the power transmission unit is located within a predetermined range in both of the first and second detection operations.
Abstract:
A contactless power transmitting device that contactlessly transmits electric power to a power receiving device includes a transmitting unit and a power transmission controller. The transmitting unit transmits electric power at a variable transmission frequency. The power transmission controller sets the transmission frequency, based on frequency information concerning a frequency of a broadcast wave that can be received at a position of the contactless power transmitting device. The power transmission controller sets the transmission frequency so that one of the transmission frequency and the frequency of the broadcast wave differs from an integer multiple of the other thereof.
Abstract:
Power is transmitted from a power supply facility to a vehicle in a contact-less manner. A control device detects a distance between a power transmission unit of the power supply facility and a power receiving unit of the vehicle. A display unit displays a graphic in a display pattern which varies in accordance with the distance detected by the detection unit.
Abstract:
An ECU executes a program including a step of turning on an SM and an A-SMRP if an ignition switch is turned on a step of detecting voltage values VB(1)and VB(2) of running batteries when VH is detected and if VH is higher than 180 V; a step of detecting that SMRP connected to the running battery is welded, if VB(1) is higher than 150 V; and a step of detecting that A-SMRB connected to the running battery is welded, if VB(2) is higher than 150 V.
Abstract:
A contactless power feeding system is configured to supply power from a power transmission unit to a power reception unit in a contactless manner. The contactless power feeding system includes a raising and lowering mechanism that moves the power reception unit between a standby position and a power reception position facing the power transmission unit, and an ECU for controlling the raising and lowering mechanism. After the power reception unit has been moved to the power reception position and during reception of power from the power transmission unit, when a distance between the power transmission unit and the power reception unit becomes greater than the distance at a start of the reception of power, the ECU operates the moving device to bring the power reception unit closer to the power transmission unit. Consequently, a reduction in power transfer efficiency during power transmission can be prevented.
Abstract:
A power receiving device includes: a power receiving unit that receives electric power from an externally provided power transmitting unit contactlessly; and a casing having the power receiving unit accommodated therein, the casing including: a lid member located on the power transmitting unit's side and allowing a magnetic field to pass therethrough, and a plurality of temperature sensors provided at the lid member and sensing in temperature a foreign matter present between the power transmitting unit and the power receiving unit, the temperature sensors being spaced closer together at the location of a strong portion of an electromagnetic field strength generated from the power receiving unit than the location of a weak portion of the electromagnetic field strength generated from the power receiving unit.