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WO2025155878A1 - Procédés, systèmes et appareils de collecte d'énergie sans fil - Google Patents

Procédés, systèmes et appareils de collecte d'énergie sans fil

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WO2025155878A1
WO2025155878A1 PCT/US2025/012128 US2025012128W WO2025155878A1 WO 2025155878 A1 WO2025155878 A1 WO 2025155878A1 US 2025012128 W US2025012128 W US 2025012128W WO 2025155878 A1 WO2025155878 A1 WO 2025155878A1
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Definitions

  • Electric vehicle (EV) deployment has steadily increased in recent years.
  • the global stock of electric passenger vehicles exceeded 5 million, and the global EV forecast is for a compound annual growth rate of 29 percent over the next ten years.
  • EVs expected to secure approximately 32 percent of the total market share for new car sales EV owners require easy access to a charging infrastructure.
  • Traditional means of charging require EV owners to visit a charging station and connect their vehicle to the charger.
  • One method of charging EVs requires the use of an adapter that couples the EV to a charging station or charging source in order to charge the EV’s battery.
  • the usage information may be used to determine an amount to debit an owner of the vehicle for charging the battery of the vehicle via the transmission line.
  • a vehicle comprising an inductive coupling device configured to generate, based on a magnetic field produced by a transmission line, a current for powering the vehicle or charging a battery of the vehicle, an antenna assembly comprising at least two antennas, wherein the antenna assembly is configured to generate, via a voltage differential of the transmission line, an electrical charge, and a charger configured to receive the current generated by the inductive coupling device and the electrical charge generated by the antenna assembly, convert the current generated by the inductive coupling device to a first voltage, generate, based on the electrical charge generated by the antenna assembly and the first voltage, a second voltage, and charge, based on the current generated by the inductive coupling device and the second voltage, the battery of the vehicle.
  • Figures 3A-3B show example scenarios
  • Figure 5 shows a flowchart of an example method
  • processor-executable instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including computer-readable instructions for implementing the function specified in the flowchart block or blocks.
  • the processorexecutable instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer-implemented process such that the instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks.
  • blocks of the block diagrams and flowchart illustrations support combinations of means for performing the specified functions, combinations of steps for performing the specified functions and program instruction means for performing the specified functions. It will also be understood that each block of the block diagrams and flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based computer systems that perform the specified functions or steps, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
  • the terms “user,” or “subject,” may indicate a person who uses an electronic device or a device (e.g., an artificial intelligence electronic device) that uses an electronic device.
  • the vehicle computing device 110 may be in communication with one or more components of the vehicle such as an electric motor of the vehicle and/or an energy storage module (e.g., battery) of the vehicle.
  • the vehicle computing device 110 may comprise a digital computer that may include a bus 111, memory 112, one or more processors 116, one or more input/output interfaces 117, and one or more communication interfaces 118.
  • the vehicle computing device 110 may omit at least one of the aforementioned elements or may additionally include other elements.
  • the memory 112 may include one or a combination of volatile memory elements (e g., random access memory (RAM, such as DRAM, SRAM, SDRAM, etc.)) and nonvolatile memory elements (e.g., ROM, hard drive, tape, CDROM, DVDROM, etc ). Moreover, the memory 112 may incorporate electronic, magnetic, optical, and/or other types of storage media. The memory 112 may have a distributed architecture, where various components are situated remote from one another, but may be accessed by the one or more processors 116.
  • the memory 112 may include one or more software programs, each of which comprises an ordered listing of executable instructions for implementing logical functions.
  • the software in the memory 112 may include an operating system 113, vehicle systems and components (VSC) unit 114, and charging control module 115.
  • the operating system 113 may control the execution of other computer programs and provides scheduling, inputoutput control, file and data management, memory management, and communication control, and related services.
  • the VSC module 114 may communicate with systems and components of the vehicle, such as the electric motor and the energy storage module.
  • the VSC unit 114 may determine a state (e.g., e.g., an operational state, a communication state, etc.), an operation, a mode, a configuration, and/or the like associated with the systems and components of the vehicle, such as the electric motor and the energy storage module of the vehicle.
  • the VSC unit 114 may communicate and/or exchange data/information with the charging control module 115.
  • the charging control module 115 may communicate and/or exchange information with the computing device 116 (e.g., server, cloud device, billing system/network, utility management device, etc.).
  • the charging control module 115 may communicate and/or exchange information with the vehicle, such as usage information.
  • the usage information may comprise information indicative of an amount of energy used to charge a battery of the vehicle via a transmission line (e.g., a utility power line) and location information associated with charging the vehicle via the transmission line.
  • the charging control module 115 may determine and/or store usage information, for example, whenever the vehicle charges (e.g., electricity, power, energy, etc.) its battery via a transmission line.
  • the charging control module 115 may determine and/or store usage information to facilitate time-varying electricity rates and/or pricing, such as Time of Use (TOU), Critical Peak Pricing (CPP), Real-Time Pricing (RTP), and/or the like for locations associated with charging the battery via a transmission line.
  • TOU Time of Use
  • CPP Critical Peak Pricing
  • RTP Real-Time Pricing
  • the usage information may further include, for example, data/information related to the systems and components of the vehicle such as the electric motor of the vehicle, as well as data/information related to the recharging of an energy storage module (e.g., battery) of the vehicle via the transmission line.
  • an energy storage module e.g., battery
  • the usage information may further include, for example, ignition status (e.g., ON/OFF), location information (e g., GPS coordinates, an address associated with an EV and/or charging station, etc.), temporal charging information (e.g., a charge start time/date, a charge end time/date), a time of use (TOU) rate, a charging energy source information (e.g., charging station manufacture details, communication protocols associated with a charging station, data format and/or encryption/decryption information associated with a charging station, etc.), a charge amount, a current state-of- charge (SOC), a SOC at the charge start time, a SOC at the charge end time, a utility area/region, a battery type, a charger type, charger timer usage, an ignition ON time, an ignition OFF time, and/or the like.
  • the usage information may be sent to a computing device 116, wherein the computing device 116 may store the usage information in a database 124.
  • the charger may convert the current generated by the inductive coupling device to a steady state DC voltage.
  • the charger may then use the electrical charge generated by the antenna assembly to increase the voltage of the steady state DC voltage.
  • the charger may then charge the battery of the vehicle based on the current generated by the inductive coupling device and the increased steady state DC voltage.
  • the vehicle computing device 110 may determine the usage information based on charging the battery.
  • the usage information may comprise an amount of energy consumed to charge the battery of the vehicle via the transmission line and location information associated with charging the vehicle via the transmission line.
  • the one or more processors may provide the usage information to the computing device 120 for further analysis.
  • the usage information may be used to determine an amount to debit the account of the owner of the vehicle based on the amount of energy consumed to charge the battery and the location information associated with charging the battery via the transmission line.
  • the one or more communication interfaces 118 may be used to transmit and receive data/information from the vehicle computing device 110 and/or the computing device 120.
  • the one or more communication interfaces 118 may include, for example, a lOBaseT Ethernet Adaptor, a l OBaseT Ethernet Adaptor, a LAN PHY Ethernet Adaptor, a Token Ring Adaptor, a wireless network adapter (e.g., WiFi, cellular, satellite), or any other suitable network interface device.
  • the one or more communication interfaces 118 may include address, control, and/or data connections to enable appropriate communications on the network 130 (e.g., a wireless network, a cellular network, a packet-switched network, etc.).
  • the one or more communication interfaces 118 may include one or more of the inductive coupling device and/or the antenna assemble for generating the current based on the magnetic field of the transmission line and generating the electrical charge based on the voltage differential of the transmission line in order to charge the vehicle’s battery.
  • the communication interfaces 118 may further include charging links for optionally connecting the vehicle via a charging adapter to an outlet in order to charge the vehicle’s battery.
  • the one or more charging links may support single-phase vehicle couplers, single-phase and three-phase vehicle couplers, single-phase and three-phase vehicle couplers equipped with safety shutters, fast charge couplers, and/or the like.
  • the computing device 120 may comprise one or more devices associated with a utility provider and/or billing system/network.
  • the computing device 120 may comprise one or more of one or more servers, one or more cloud devices, a utility management device, and the like.
  • the computing device 120 may include a bus 121, memory 122, one or more processors 126, one or more input/output (I/O) interfaces 127, and a network interface 128.
  • the device 120 may omit at least one of the aforementioned elements or may additionally include other elements.
  • the bus 121 may include a circuit for connecting the memory 122, the one or more processors 126, the one or more input/output interfaces 127, and network interface 128 to each other and for delivering communication (e.g., a control message and/or data) between the bus 121 may include a circuit for connecting the memory 122, the one or more processors 126, the one or more input/output interfaces 127, and the network interface 128.
  • the bus 121 may comprise a plurality of buses or other wired or wireless connection.
  • the bus 121 may comprise additional elements, such as controllers, buffers (caches), drivers, repeaters, and receivers, to enable communications.
  • the local interface may include address, control, and/or data connections to enable appropriate communications among the aforementioned components.
  • the memory 121 may include one or a combination of volatile memory elements (e g., random access memory (RAM, such as DRAM, SRAM, SDRAM, etc.)) and nonvolatile memory elements (e g., ROM, hard drive, tape, CDROM, DVDROM, etc ). Moreover, the memory 121 may incorporate electronic, magnetic, optical, and/or other types of storage media. The memory 121 may have a distributed architecture, where various components are situated remote from one another, but may be accessed by the one or more processors 126. [0040] The memory 121 may include one or more software programs, each of which comprises an ordered listing of executable instructions for implementing logical functions.
  • the software in the memory 121 may include an operating system 123, a database 124, and a charging analysis module 161.
  • the operating system 123 may control the execution of other computer programs and provides scheduling, input-output control, file and data management, memory management, and communication control, and related services.
  • the computing device 120 may be configured to receive the usage information from the vehicle computing device 110.
  • the computing device 120 may store the usage information, in addition to data/information associated with the service owner (e.g., service provider) of the transmission line, such as data/information associated with utility services associated with the service owner in the database 124.
  • the service owner information may be stored and/or associated with an account associated with the service owner.
  • the one or more processors 126 may facilitate vehicle charging analysis, for example, to determine vehicle electricity consumption and related electricity consumption rates.
  • the one or more processors 126 may execute software stored within the memory 122, to communicate data to and from the memory 122, and to generally control operations of the computing device 120 pursuant to the software.
  • the one or more processors 126 may implement the charging analysis module 161 to analyze the usage information and the service owner information and determine an amount to debit an account of an owner of the vehicle and an amount to credit an account of the service owner based on the amount of energy consumed to charge the battery of the vehicle and the location information associated with charging the battery.
  • the vehicle may charge its battery via different transmission lines at different locations. Each location may be associated with a different service owner.
  • the computing device 120 may determine which service owner accounts to credit based on the location information associate with charging the vehicle’s battery at the different transmission lines at the different locations.
  • the one or more processors 126 may include one or more of a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Processor (AP), or a Communication Processor (CP).
  • the one or more processors 126 may control, for example, at least one of the bus 121, the memory 122, the one or more input/output interfaces 127, and/or the network interface 128 of the device 120 and/or may execute an arithmetic operation or data processing for communication.
  • the processing (or controlling) operation of the one or more processors 126 according to various embodiments is described in detail with reference to the following drawings.
  • the device 120 may include one or more I/O interfaces 127.
  • the one or more I/O interfaces 127 may be used to receive user input from, and/or for providing system output to, one or more devices or components.
  • Input may be provided via, for example, a keyboard, a touchscreen, a voice-activated control, and/or the like.
  • Output may be provided via one or more audio units (e.g., speakers, etc.) and/or a display.
  • the one or more I/O interfaces 127 may include, for example, a serial port, a parallel port, a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), an infrared (IR) interface, a radio frequency (RF) interface, and/or a universal serial bus (USB) interface.
  • SCSI Small Computer System Interface
  • IR infrared
  • RF radio frequency
  • USB universal serial bus
  • a network interface 128 may be used to transmit and receive data/information from the charging adapter 110 and/or the computing device 160.
  • the network interface 128 may include, for example, a l OBaseT Ethernet Adaptor, a lOBaseT Ethernet Adaptor, a LAN PHY Ethernet Adaptor, a Token Ring Adaptor, a wireless network adapter (e.g., WiFi, cellular, satellite), or any other suitable network interface device.
  • the network interface 128 may include address, control, and/or data connections to enable appropriate communications on the network 130.
  • FIG. 2A shows an example system 200 for charging the battery of the vehicle (e.g., electric vehicle (EV) such as an electric car, truck, or SUV, or an electric aerial vehicle).
  • the vehicle may include an inductive coupling device 202, an antenna assembly 210, a charger assembly 220, a GPS unit 230, a battery 240, and a vehicle computing device 110.
  • the inductive coupling device 202 may be configured to generate, based on a magnetic field 208 produced by a transmission line 206 (e.g., utility power line), a current for powering the vehicle or charging a battery 240 of the vehicle.
  • a transmission line 206 e.g., utility power line
  • the antenna assembly 210 may be coupled to the vehicle via a gimbal assembly, wherein the orientation of the antenna assembly 210 may be controlled to dynamically adjust based on the direction of travel of the vehicle.
  • the first antenna 212 and the second antenna 214 may each be coupled to the vehicle via separate gimbal assemblies. The orientations of the first antenna 212 and the second antenna 214 may each separately be controlled.
  • the antenna assembly 210 may provide the generated electrical charge to the charger assembly 220.
  • a first antenna 212 of the at least two antennas may be configured to point toward the transmission lines 306/316 and a second antenna 214 of the at least two antennas may be configured to point in an opposite direction of the first antenna 212 away from the transmission lines 306/316.
  • FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of an example method 500.
  • the method 500 may be implemented in whole or in part by a computing device (e.g., computing device 110).
  • a current for powering a vehicle or charging a battery of the vehicle may be generated based on a magnetic field produced by a transmission line.
  • the current may be generated by the vehicle based on the magnetic field.
  • the vehicle may comprise an inductive coupling device.
  • the inductive coupling device may generate the current based on the magnetic field produced by the transmission line.
  • the transmission line may comprise a utility power line.
  • transmission lines may generate/produce a magnetic field around each line based on the current passing through each line.
  • the inductive coupling device may harvest the magnetic field to generate a current.
  • the inductive coupling device may comprise an induction coil configured to generate the current based on the magnetic field.
  • the induction coil may comprise loops of wire comprising a predetermined number of loops, wherein a plane of the loops of wire is perpendicular to the magnetic field.
  • the current generated based on the magnetic field may be converted to a first voltage.
  • the vehicle may convert the current to the first voltage.
  • the vehicle may further comprise a charger or charger assembly comprising a converter.
  • the converter may be configured to convert the current to the first voltage.
  • the first voltage may comprise a first steady state DC voltage.
  • high voltage transmission lines may vary between multiple voltages such as 128 kV, 345 kV, and 765 kV based on the location of the transmission lines.
  • a vehicle harvesting the magnetic field to generate a current would need to be configured to handle multiple inputs based on the multiple voltages.
  • the converter may be configured to receive multiple current inputs and generate a steady state DC voltage.
  • a second voltage may be generated based on the electrical charge and the first voltage.
  • the vehicle may generate the second voltage based on the electrical charge and the first voltage.
  • the second voltage may comprise a second steady state DC voltage.
  • the vehicle may increase the first voltage to the second voltage based on the electrical charge.
  • the charger or charger assembly may further comprise a capacitor. Based on the electrical charge generated by the antenna assembly, the capacitor may not provide sufficient capacitance to charge the current generated by the inductive coupling device.
  • the capacitor may be configured to increase the steady state DC voltage (e.g., charge the electrons of the charger assembly to a higher voltage) based on the electrical charge generated by the antenna assembly.
  • the battery of the vehicle may be charged based on the current and the second voltage.
  • the charger or charger assembly may charge the battery based on the current and the second voltage.
  • usage information associated with charging the battery may be determined.
  • the charger may be in communication with a computing device of the vehicle.
  • the charger may provide the usage information to the computing device.
  • the computing device may be in further communication with a GPS unit/device.
  • the computing device may receive location information associated with charging the battery via the transmission line.
  • the GPS unit/device may provide location information to the computing device.
  • the computing device may associate location information with the times the vehicle charged the battery via the transmission line.
  • the computing device may determine that the vehicle charged its battery at a first location at a first time point, a second location at a second time point, and a third location at a third time point.
  • the computing device may associate the different locations with each time the vehicle charged its battery.
  • the usage information may comprise the amount of energy consumed to charge the battery via the transmission line and the location information associated with charging the battery via the transmission line.
  • the computing device may send the usage information, wherein the usage information (e.g., the amount of energy consumed and the location information) may be used to determine an amount to debit an account of an owner of the vehicle.
  • the computing device may send the usage information to a second computing device (e.g., server, service provider computing device, etc.), wherein the second computing device may determine the amount to debit the account of the owner of the vehicle based on the usage information.
  • a second computing device e.g., server, service provider computing device, etc.

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L'invention concerne des procédés, des systèmes et des appareils destinés à charger sans fil un véhicule tel qu'un véhicule électrique.
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