Systems and mobile application for electric wireless charging stations

1 . A wireless charging network, comprising:

a plurality of charging stations, each charging station including a control module configured to determine usage data of the charging station and selectively power the charging station;

a server communicatively coupled to a network of location-enabled vehicles and to the control module of each of the plurality of charging stations, wherein the server is configured to determine:

(i) a parameter of the plurality of charging stations based on the determined usage data, wherein the parameter includes an occupancy status of each of the plurality of charging stations that is indicative of a current availability of the charging station and an operating status of each of the plurality of charging stations that is indicative of a current condition of the charging station, wherein the current condition comprises information on whether the charging station is operational;

(ii) a location of the plurality of charging stations relative to locations of the network of location-enabled vehicles;

(iii) a selection of one of the plurality of charging stations, in response to a request from at least one of the location-enabled vehicles for wireless charging at the charging station, based on the parameter of the plurality of charging stations and the location of the plurality of charging stations relative to the location of the at least one location-enabled vehicle;

(iv) a change in the occupancy status of the charging station in response to the control module of the charging station selectively powering the at least one location-enabled vehicle based on detecting an arrival of the at least one location-enabled vehicle at the charging station; and

(v) a presence of an object adjacent to the charging station other than the at least one location-enabled vehicle, wherein the charging station automatically discontinues powering the at least one location-enabled vehicle upon detecting the presence of the object.

2 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to transmit a notification to the at least one location-enabled vehicle indicative of an estimated duration of occupancy when the occupancy status indicates the charging station as unavailable.

3 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to transmit a notification to the at least one location-enabled vehicle indicative of an estimated duration of vacancy when the occupancy status indicates the charging station as available.

4 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the parameter includes a charging statistic of each of the plurality of charging stations that is indicative of a historical performance of the charging station by the network of location-enabled vehicles.

5 . The wireless charging network of claim 4 , wherein the charging statistic includes an amount of power transferred by each of the plurality of charging stations and an average charge time for each of the plurality of charging stations.

6 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the parameter includes a charging productivity of each of the plurality of charging stations that is indicative of a time efficiency of the plurality of charging stations.

7 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the control module is configured to selectively power the at least one location-enabled vehicle in response to detecting the at least one location-enabled vehicle at the charging station, and selectively discontinue power to the at least one location-enabled vehicle in response to detecting a departure of the at least one location-enabled vehicle from the charging station.

8 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to transmit graphical data of the charging station from the selection to the at least one location-enabled vehicle, wherein the graphical data is indicative of a visual appearance of the charging station.

9 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to generate a reservation to the charging station from the selection for the at least one location-enabled vehicle, and terminate the reservation in response to determining the at least one location-enabled vehicle is not positioned at the charging station based on the parameter of the charging station and the location of the charging station relative to the at least one location-enabled vehicle.

10 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the server is configured to determine an emergency event near the charging station from the selection.

11 . The wireless charging network of claim 10 , wherein the server is configured to transmit a notification to the at least one location-enabled vehicle positioned at the charging station from the selection, the notification being indicative of a requirement to relocate the at least one location-enabled vehicle based on the emergency event.

12 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein, in response to the parameter for the selection of the at least one charging station indicating an occupied condition for the operating status, the server is configured to:

transmit a notification to the at least one vehicle upon determining the parameter of the at least one charging station has changed, thereby indicating an unoccupied condition for the operating status.

13 . The wireless charging network of claim 1 , wherein the parameter is derived from sensor data detected from one or more sensors disposed within a housing of each of the plurality of charging stations, wherein the one or more sensors of the plurality of charging stations are communicatively coupled with the server via the control module of each of the plurality of charging stations.

14 . A wireless charging network, comprising:

one or more charging stations including a control module configured to determine usage data of a corresponding charging station and selectively power the corresponding charging station based on detecting an arrival of a location-enabled vehicle at the charging station;

a server communicatively coupled to a network of one or more location-enabled vehicles and the control module of the one or more charging stations, such that the server receives positional data from the one or more location-enabled vehicles and the usage data from the one or more charging stations;

wherein the server is configured to determine a parameter of the one or more charging stations based on the usage data, and a location of the one or more charging stations relative to the one or more location-enabled vehicles based on the positional data, wherein the parameter includes an occupancy status of each of the one or more charging stations that is indicative of a current availability of the charging station and an operating status of each of the one or more charging stations that is indicative of a current condition of the charging station, wherein the current condition comprises information on whether the charging station is operational;

wherein the server is configured to generate a selection from the one or more charging stations for at least one of the location-enabled vehicles based on the parameter of the one or more charging stations and the location of the one or more charging stations relative to the at least one location-enabled vehicle, and change the occupancy status of the charging station based on the control module of the charging station selectively powering the location-enabled vehicle upon detecting the arrival of the location-enabled vehicle at the charging station, and

wherein the server is configured to generate a reservation from the selection of the one or more charging stations and automatically terminate the reservation in response to determining the at least one location-enabled vehicle is not positioned at the charging station at a reserved time of the reservation based on the occupancy status of the charging station.

15 . The wireless charging network of claim 14 , wherein the server is configured to transmit geographical positioning information, relating to the selection from the one or more charging stations, to the at least one location-enabled vehicle based on the positional data.

16 . The wireless charging network of claim 14 , wherein the server is configured to transmit durational information, relating to the selection from the one or more charging stations, to the at least one location-enabled vehicle based on the positional data.

17 . The wireless charging network of claim 14 , wherein the server is configured to dynamically transmit at least one of a plurality of communications to the at least one location-enabled vehicle based on the positional data and the usage data.

18 . A method of wireless charging vehicles over a network, the method comprising:

obtaining positional data of a plurality of vehicles;

obtaining usage data of a plurality of charging stations;

determining at least one parameter for each of the plurality of charging stations based on the usage data, wherein the at least one parameter includes an occupancy status of each of the plurality of charging stations that is indicative of a current availability of the charging station and an operating status of each of the plurality of charging stations that is indicative of a current condition of the charging station, wherein the current condition comprises information on whether the charging station is operational;

determining a location of the plurality of charging stations relative to the plurality of vehicles based on the positional data;

generating a selection of at least one of the plurality of charging stations, in response to a request from at least one of the plurality of vehicles, based on the parameter of the plurality of charging stations and the location of the plurality of charging stations relative to the at least one vehicle;

generating a visual display of a current position of a receiver on the at least one vehicle relative to a charging unit of the at least one charging station automatically for wireless transmission to a mobile device associated with the at least one vehicle based on detecting an arrival of the at least one vehicle at the at least one charging station; and

transmitting power wirelessly to the at least one vehicle from the at least one charging station based on detecting an alignment of the receiver on the at least one vehicle with the charging unit at the at least one charging station.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the visual display includes directional arrows indicating which direction the at least one vehicle is to move relative to the at least one charging station to align the receiver with the charging unit for efficient charging.

20 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

inhibiting transmission of power to the at least one vehicle from the at least one charging station based on detecting a misalignment of the receiver on the at least one vehicle with the charging unit of the at least one charging station.