Multi-turn configurable grid charging coil

A method for wirelessly charging a vehicle, comprising:

• capturing, using a camera, an image of an underside of the vehicle;
• obtaining, by a processor, user input that includes a configuration setting that indicates to activate a first inductive coil from among a plurality of inductive coils;
• identifying, by the processor, a first inductive loop of a plurality of inductive loops in the image of the underside of the vehicle;
• determining, by the processor, a position of the first inductive loop based on the image of the underside of the vehicle;
• determining, by the processor, a distance that the first inductive coil of the plurality of inductive coils is offset from the first inductive loop of the vehicle based on the position of the first inductive loop of the vehicle and a location of the first inductive coil;
• determining, by the processor, whether the first inductive coil is aligned with the first inductive loop of the vehicle based on the distance;
• moving, using the processor, the first inductive coil in three-dimensions to align the first inductive coil with the first inductive loop;
• and
• activating, by the processor, the first inductive coil when the first inductive coil is aligned with the first inductive loop of the vehicle and the configuration setting that indicates to activate the first inductive coil is obtained.

A vehicle charging system, comprising:

• a first inductive coil configured to move in three-dimensions to align with a first inductive loop of a vehicle;
• a camera configured to capture an image of an underside of the vehicle;
• and
• a processor coupled to the first inductive coil and the camera, the processor being configured to:
• obtain user input that indicates a configuration setting that indicates to activate the first inductive coil from among a plurality of inductive coils,
• determine a position of the first inductive loop of the vehicle based on the image of the underside of the vehicle,
• determine a distance that the first inductive coil is offset from the first inductive loop of the vehicle based on the position of the first inductive loop of the vehicle and a location of the first inductive coil,
• determine that the first inductive coil is aligned with the first inductive loop of the vehicle based on the distance, and
• activate the first inductive coil when the first inductive coil is aligned with the first inductive loop of the vehicle and the configuration setting that indicates to activate the first inductive coil is obtained.