Patent ID: 11878596
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A non-contact charging system comprising:
a power-transmitting unit that transmits power to a power-receiving unit mounted on a vehicle in a non-contact manner for charging a battery mounted on the vehicle;
an information-obtaining unit that receives various kinds of information transmitted from a vehicle-mounted controller; and
a charging controller that controls power transmission operation of the power-transmitting unit, based on the various kinds of information obtained by the information-obtaining unit,
wherein the information-obtaining unit obtains:
operation information representing an operation of a user of the vehicle for parking or start of running of the vehicle, and
intention information representing intention of the user of the vehicle reflected on an action for getting off or getting in the vehicle, and
authentication information for authenticating the user of the vehicle, and
wherein the charging controller causes, when the vehicle is stopped at a location at which the power-transmitting unit is installed, the power-transmitting unit to start transmitting the power to the power-receiving unit on condition that the following (i) and (ii) are satisfied:
(i) the operation information obtained by the information-obtaining unit represents a parking operation of the vehicle, and
(ii) the authentication information represents that the user of the vehicle is a registered user,
wherein the charging controller causes, when the power transmission from the power-transmitting unit to the power-receiving unit has been started, the power-transmitting unit to pause transmitting the power to the power-receiving unit on condition that the following (iii) is satisfied:
(iii) the intention information obtained by the information-obtaining unit represents that the user of the vehicle intends to get off the vehicle.