# US 10,500,964 B2 · Electric power reception device for vehicle, electric power transmission device, and non-contact electric power transmission/reception system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,964 B2 - Document ID: US10500964B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/353,829 - Filed: 2011-11-08 - Published: 2014-10-02 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-11-08 - Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Shinji Ichikawa - Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500964B2 ## CPC - B60L 53/122: Circuits or methods for driving the primary coil, e.g. supplying electric power to the coil - B60L 7/14: for vehicles propelled by AC motors - B60L 50/16: with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion - B60L 50/51: characterised by AC-motors - B60L 53/00: Methods of charging batteries, specially adapted for electric vehicles; Charging stations or on-board charging equipment therefor; Exchange of energy storage elements in electric vehicles - B60L 53/305: {Communication interfaces} - B60L 53/36: by positioning the vehicle - B60L 53/51: Photovoltaic means - B60L 53/52: Wind-driven generators - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/66: Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles - H02J 7/42: with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones - H02J 50/12: of the resonant type - H02J 50/80: involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices - H02J 50/90: involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment - B60L 2210/10: DC to DC converters - B60L 2210/30: AC to DC converters - B60L 2210/40: DC to AC converters - B60L 2220/14: Synchronous machines - B60L 2240/527: Voltage - B60L 2240/547: Voltage - B60L 2240/549: Current - B60L 2250/12: by confirmation, e.g. of the input - B60L 2250/16: by display - H02J 7/34: Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering (H02J7/14 takes precedence) - H02J 7/35: with light sensitive cells - H02J 2101/28: Wind energy - H02J 2105/37: exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 10/72: Electric energy management in electromobility - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - Y02T 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV] - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract An electric power reception device for a vehicle is equipped with an electric power reception unit that is configured to be able to receive electric power from an electric power transmission device in a non-contact manner, a communication portion that transmits information on a position or dimension of the electric power reception unit to the electric power transmission device, and a vehicle ECU that controls the communication portion. Preferably, the vehicle ECU transmits pre-stored information to the electric power transmission device with the aid of the communication portion, before allowing a vehicle to be parked at an electric power reception position of the electric power transmission device. The information includes at least one of a size of the electric power reception unit, a size of the vehicle in which the electric power reception unit is mounted, and a mounting position of the electric power reception unit in the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electric power reception device for a vehicle that can receive electric power from an electric power transmission device outside the vehicle in a non-contact manner, the electric power reception device comprising: an electric power reception unit configured to receive electric power from the electric power transmission device in a non-contact manner; a communication portion configured to receive information on a physical size of the electric power transmission unit from the electric power transmission device; and a control device configured to determine whether or not non-contact charging is possible based on the information received by the communication portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electric power reception device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to: receive, from the electric power transmission device, a determination result about whether or not non-contact charging is possible based on the information; and notify a passenger of the determination result. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electric power reception device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to: receive, from the electric power transmission device, a determination result about a guidance direction of the vehicle based on the information; and notify a passenger of the determination result. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electric power reception device according to claim 1, wherein: the vehicle includes a plurality of electric power reception units, and the control device is further configured to use the information to determine which of the plurality of electric power reception units is used to receive electric power. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electric power reception device according to claim 1, wherein: the vehicle includes a movable electric power reception unit; and the control device is further configured to use the information to determine a position of the electric power reception unit. ### Claim 6 An electric power reception device for a vehicle that can receive electric power from an electric power transmission device in a non-contact manner, wherein the electric power transmission device includes an electric power transmission unit that transmits electric power to the vehicle, and transmits information on a position or dimension of the electric power transmission unit to the electric power reception device for the vehicle, the electric power reception device comprising: a communication portion that receives information on a physical size of the electric power transmission unit from the electric power transmission device; an electric power reception unit configured to receive electric power from the electric power transmission unit in a non-contact manner; and a control device configured to determine whether or not non-contact charging is possible based on the information received by the communication portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electric power reception device according to claim 6, wherein the control device is further configured to: receive, from the electric power transmission device, a determination result about whether or not non-contact charging is possible based on the information; and notify a passenger of the determination result. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The electric power reception device according to claim 6, wherein the control device is further configured to: receive, from the electric power transmission device, a determination result about a guidance direction of the vehicle based on the information; and notify a passenger of the determination result. ### Claim 9 A non-contact electric power transmission/reception system comprising: an electric power reception device mounted in a vehicle; and an electric power transmission device located outside the vehicle; the electric power reception device including: an electric power reception unit that is configured to receive electric power from the electric power transmission device in a non-contact manner, a communication portion configured to receive information on a physical size of the electric power transmission unit from the electric power transmission device, and a control device configured to determine whether or not non-contact charging is possible based on the information received by the communication portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-contact electric power transmission/reception system according to claim 9, wherein the control device is further configured to: receive, from the electric power transmission device, a determination result about whether or not non-contact charging is possible based on the information; and notify a passenger of the determination result. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The non-contact electric power transmission/reception system according to claim 9, wherein the control device is further configured to: receive, from the electric power transmission device, a determination result about a guidance direction of the vehicle based on the information; and notify a passenger of the determination result.