US 12,255,466 B2
Inductive power transfer
John Brower, Fairfield, CT (US); Matthew Samojeden, Rye, NY (US); Shadi AbuGhazaleh, Guilford, CT (US); and Robert Simon, Shelton, CT (US)
Assigned to Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed by Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/300,075.
Application 18/300,075 is a continuation of application No. 17/522,408, filed on Nov. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,631,995.
Application 17/522,408 is a continuation of application No. 16/811,667, filed on Mar. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,177,694, issued on Nov. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/815,128, filed on Mar. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0253828 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/12 (2016.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 50/10 (2016.02) [H02J 7/02 (2013.01); H02J 50/005 (2020.01); H02J 50/40 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-contact power transfer device comprising:
a sealed housing;
a coil provided within the sealed housing configured to inductively transfer power between the non-contact power transfer device and another non-contact power transfer device;
a flat base portion, wherein the coil is provided in the flat base portion;
a raised ledge portion around the flat base portion having an opening on an inner side of the raised ledge portion, wherein the raised ledge portion and the flat base portion are configured to receive a raised portion of the another non-contact power transfer device;
a control unit coupled to the coil;
a transceiver configured to communicate with the another non-contact power transfer device; and
an electronic processor coupled to the control unit and the transceiver and configured to
establish, using the transceiver, communication with the another non-contact power transfer device,
establish the non-contact power transfer device as one of a power transmitter device or a power receiver device based on the communication with the another non-contact power transfer device,
establish the another non-contact power transfer device as the other of the power transmitter device or the power receiver device based on the communication with the another non-contact power transfer device,
negotiate power transfer requirements between the non-contact power transfer device and the another non-contact power transfer device, and
control the control unit to transfer power between the non-contact power transfer device and the another non-contact power transfer device.