Patent ID: 9379571
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B60L,H02J,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. An electrical charging system to electrically charge an energy storage device of a vehicle, comprising: a power transmitter configured to provide energy; an energy coupling arrangement having an off-vehicle inductive coil and an on-vehicle inductive coil, the off-vehicle coil being disposed external to the vehicle and in electrical communication with the power transmitter and the on-vehicle coil being disposed on the vehicle, the on-vehicle coil being configured to receive at least a portion of the energy wirelessly transmitted from the off-vehicle coil; and an electrical signal shaping device in electrical communication with the on-vehicle coil to electrically shape a portion of said received energy and electrically transmit said electrically-shaped energy to electrically charge the energy storage device, and the electrical signal shaping device-includes a controller, wherein electrical signal shaping device further includes a transfer switch in downstream electrical communication with the on-vehicle coil, wherein the energy storage device is in downstream electrical communication with the transfer switch, wherein an amplifier in the power transmitter is periodically activated by the electrical charging system to determine if the vehicle is in a distance range with the off-vehicle coil effective for the on-vehicle coil to receive energy wirelessly transmitted from the off-vehicle coil, wherein a data message is electrically transmitted from the power transmitter to the electrical signal shaping device and then further electrically transmitted to electronic devices in the vehicle to indicate to the electronic devices in the vehicle that electrical charging of the energy storage device by the electrical charging system is available, wherein the data message is acknowledged by the vehicular electronic devices to the electrical charging system, wherein the vehicular electronic devices determine that electrical charging system charging conditions to electrically charge the energy storage device are met, wherein an electrical charge request is transmitted from the vehicle to the power transmitter, wherein the electrical charge request is acknowledged by the vehicle to the electrical charging system, wherein a required charge voltage message is transmitted by the vehicle to the electrical charging system, wherein the required charge voltage message is acknowledged by the electrical charging system, whereby the electrical charging system adjusts a voltage of the electrical charging system to electrically charge the energy storage device, wherein the transfer switch is energized by the electrical charging system, wherein a ready to electrically charge data message is transmitted from the vehicular electronic devices to the electrical charging system, wherein the ready to electrically charge message is acknowledged by the electrical charging system to the vehicular electronic devices, and wherein the energy storage device is electrically charged by the electrical charging system.