Foreign object detector for non-contact charging device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9376028
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14269714

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A non-contact charging device for charging a battery in a vehicle includes a source resonator, and a foreign object detector. The source resonator is configured to transfer electrical energy to a capture resonator in a vehicle. The foreign object detector is configured to detect a foreign object proximate to the source resonator. The foreign object detector includes a vertical antenna configured to detect a foreign object above the source resonator, and a horizontal antenna configured to detect a foreign object beside the source resonator.

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APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AGPESTALOZZISTRASSE 2 SCHAFFHAUSEN 8200

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Hickox, Jeffrey Michael Middlefield, US 14 300
Thompson, Gary R Youngstown, US 5 2

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