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US 2014/0004792 A1Published application
Device and unit for providing an associative link between a vehicle and a charging station, vehicle having the device and charging station having the unit
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJoerg HEUER, Anton SCHMITT
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Abstract
A device and a unit provide an associative link between a vehicle and a charging station, in which the charging station supplies a battery of the vehicle with energy. A vehicle having the device and a charging station having the unit are also provided.
Claims30
A device for providing an associative link between a vehicle having a battery and a charging station supplying the battery with energy, the device comprising:
- a data antenna of a communications unit;
- a first antenna fixed to the vehicle and configured for data exchange with said data antenna;
- a third antenna disposed at the charging station;
- a second antenna fixed to the vehicle and configured for data exchange with said third antenna to provide the associative link between the vehicle and the charging station;
- said second antenna configured to permit a signal radiated from said second antenna to said third antenna to be received substantially only by said third antenna;
- and
- a radio controller integrated in the vehicle, connected to said first and second antennas and configured to operate in accordance with a specified standard.
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A unit for providing an associative link between a vehicle having a battery and a charging station supplying the battery with energy, the unit comprising:
- a first antenna and a second antenna fixed to the vehicle;
- a data antenna fixed to the charging station and configured for data exchange with said first antenna;
- a third antenna fixed to the charging station and configured for data exchange with said second antenna to provide the associative link between the vehicle and the charging station;
- said third antenna configured to permit a signal radiated from said third antenna to said second antenna to be received substantially only by said second antenna;
- and
- a radio controller integrated in the charging station, connected to said third antenna and to said data antenna and configured to operate according to a specified standard.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.