Power transmission device, non-contact power transmission system, and method for controlling power transmission device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12135220-B2
Application number	US-202217964126-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2022
Priority date	Dec 7, 2021
Publication date	Nov 5, 2024
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024

Abstract

A power supply system includes a plurality of power transmission coils, a display layer, and a controller. The power transmission coils are arranged in a predetermined direction on a road and configured to transmit electric power in a non-contact manner to a power receiving coil mounted on a vehicle. The display layer is provided above the power transmission coils. The controller controls a display mode of the display layer so as to guide the vehicle in accordance with a traveling state of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power transmission device comprising:
a plurality of power transmission coils arranged in a predetermined direction on a road and configured to transmit electric power in a non-contact manner to a power receiving coil mounted on a vehicle;
a display unit provided above the power transmission coils; and
a control unit that controls a display mode of the display unit so as to guide the vehicle in accordance with a traveling state of the vehicle, wherein:
when a traveling speed of the vehicle is slower than a specified speed of the road, the control unit controls the display unit such that the display unit emits light in a light emission pattern flowing in a traveling direction of the road on which the power transmission coils are installed;
the control unit increases a speed at which the light emission pattern flows as the traveling speed of the vehicle is slower; and
the power transmission coils are configured to transmit the electric power in the non-contact manner to the power receiving coil while the vehicle is moving on the road.

2. The power transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit
controls the display unit such that the display unit displays an icon or a message for moving the vehicle to the left when the vehicle is traveling with the power receiving coil deviated to the right with respect to the power transmission coils, and
controls the display unit such that the display unit displays an icon or a message for moving the vehicle to the right when the vehicle is traveling with the power receiving coil deviated to the left with respect to the power transmission coils.

3. The power transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit
controls the display unit such that the display unit emits light in a first light emission color in a section where a traveling position of the vehicle is maintained on the power transmission coils, and
controls the display unit such that the display unit emits light in a second light emission color different from the first light emission color in a section where the traveling position of the vehicle deviates from the power transmission coils.

4. A non-contact power transmission system comprising:
the power transmission device according to claim 1 ; and
the vehicle.

5. The non-contact power transmission system according to claim 4 , wherein:
the vehicle includes
a display device that provides information to a driver of the vehicle, and
a control device that controls the display device; and

the control device controls the display device such that the display device displays a notification for adjusting a traveling position of the vehicle.

6. The non-contact power transmission system according to claim 5 , wherein the notification includes an icon for improving efficiency of power transmission from the power transmission coils to the power receiving coil.

7. The non-contact power transmission system according to claim 5 , wherein
the display device includes a head-up display, and
the control device controls the head-up display such that the head-up display displays the notification when the vehicle approaches the power transmission device within a predetermined distance.

8. The power transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the road is a charging road to charge the vehicle in the non-contact manner, and the specified speed of the road is a value set in advance when the power transmission coils are installed in the charging road.

9. A method for controlling a power transmission device including a plurality of power transmission coils arranged in a predetermined direction on a road and configured to transmit electric power in a non-contact manner to a power receiving coil mounted on a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting a traveling state of the vehicle; and
guiding the vehicle by changing a display mode of a display unit provided above the power transmission coils, in accordance with the traveling state of the vehicle,

wherein:
wherein a traveling speed of the vehicle is slower than a specified speed of the road, the display unit emits light in a light emission pattern flowing in a traveling direction of the road on which the power transmission coils are installed;
a speed at which the light emission pattern flows increases as the traveling speed of the vehicle becomes slower; and
the power transmission coils are configured to transmit the electric power in the non-contact manner to the power receiving coil while the vehicle is moving on the road.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Masaki
• Kusumoto Akihiro
• Hirano Takahiro
• Yamashita Ryunosuke
• Tajima Daiki
• Kobayashi Katsuya
• Nakamura Toshihiro

Classifications

• G08G1/0962

  having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages · CPC title

• G01C21/365

  Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself · CPC title

• H02J50/402 Primary

  the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas · CPC title

• B60L53/12

  Inductive energy transfer · CPC title

• H02J50/10

  using inductive coupling · CPC title