Patent ID: 8240406
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: B60L,B60M,H02J,H02K,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A powering assembly comprising: an axle; a wheel coupled to the axle and configured to rotate about the axle in a plane substantially perpendicular to an axis of the axle; at least one secondary coil winding affixed to the wheel and configured such that when the wheel is proximate to an embedded conductor embedded in a roadway and carrying a first electrical current, a magnetic field induced by the first electrical current induces a second electrical current in the at least one secondary coil winding; a magnetic sensor configured to determine an intensity of a magnetic field; and an actuator communicatively coupled to the magnetic sensor and configured to, based on at least the intensity, laterally move the wheel in a direction substantially parallel to the axis, the actuator comprising: