Systems, methods, and apparatus related to mutual detection and identification of electric vehicle and charging station

An apparatus for communicating at an electric vehicle with a charging system comprising one or more wireless charging stations configured to wirelessly charge the electric vehicle via a magnetic field, the apparatus comprising:

• a communication transceiver circuit configured to:
• establish a wireless communication link with a communications controller of the charging system;
• and
• transmit service information indicative of one or more wireless power transfer capabilities of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system;
• and
• a processor circuit configured to:
• retrieve an identifier of a first wireless charging station of the one or more wireless charging stations via a mechanism different than the wireless communication link, wherein the communication transceiver circuit is further configured to:
• transmit the identifier of the first wireless charging station to the communications controller of the charging system;
• transmit a vehicle identifier of a vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system;
• and
• transmit a message to initiate an alignment procedure between the vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle and the first wireless charging station.

An apparatus for communicating at an electric vehicle with a charging system comprising one or more wireless charging stations configured to wirelessly charge the electric vehicle via a magnetic field, the apparatus comprising:

• means for establishing a wireless communication link with a communications controller of the charging system;
• means for transmitting service information indicative of one or more wireless power transfer capabilities of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system;
• means for retrieving an identifier of a first wireless charging station of the one or more wireless charging stations via a mechanism different than the wireless communication link;
• means for transmitting the identifier of the first wireless charging station to the communications controller of the charging system;
• means for transmitting a vehicle identifier of a vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle to the communications controller of the charging system;
• and
• means for transmitting a message to initiate an alignment procedure between the vehicle charging system of the electric vehicle and the first wireless charging station.