Method and charging station for traction battery of an electric vehicle with automatic, motorized positioning of station-side coupler to inductively charge through the vehicle license plate

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9272631
APP PUB NO 20140111155A1
SERIAL NO

14135741

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A charging station for charging a vehicle includes a charger, a camera, a positioner, and a controller. The charger has a transformer part by which electrical energy can be transferred to a corresponding transformer part arranged behind the vehicle license plate when the charger is in a position relative to the license plate at which the transformer parts sandwich the license plate. The camera generates positional information indicative of positioning between the charger and the license plate. The positioner can move the charger within a range of motion. When the license plate is within the range of motion, the positioner moves the charger based on the positional information to the position at which the transformer parts sandwich the license plate. The controller uses the positional information to generate instructions indicative on how to drive the vehicle to a position in which the license plate is within the range of motion.

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LEOPOLD KOSTAL GMBH & CO KGAN DER BELLMEREI 10 LUEDENSCHEID 58513

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bendicks, Norbert Schalksmuehle, DE 13 260

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