CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM

1 . A contactless charging system comprising:

an electrical outlet coupled to a power source and comprising a primary coil;

an inlet on a vehicle comprising a dielectric region disposed within a cavity;

a secondary coil disposed within the cavity and coupled to a storage module; and

a field focusing element disposed proximate the dielectric region and configured to focus a magnetic field.

2 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 , wherein the primary coil is disposed within a housing comprising at least one of a non-magnetic and non-conducting material.

3 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 , wherein the electrical outlet comprises a projection and the primary coil is disposed around the projection.

4 . The contactless charging system of claim 3 , wherein the electrical outlet, the housing of the cavity, and the projection comprise a ferromagnetic material.

5 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 further comprising a high frequency converter coupled between the primary coil and the power source to convert power frequency of the power source to high frequency.

6 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 further configured for bi-directional power or power and data flow between the storage module and the power source.

7 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 , wherein the storage module is coupled to an electric motor.

8 . The contactless charging system of claim 7 , wherein the electric motor is coupled to a drive shaft of the vehicle.

9 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 , wherein the inlet is further configured to receive liquid fuel.

10 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 further comprising a power-flow measuring module coupled to the primary coil.

11 . The contactless charging system of claim 10 , wherein the power-flow measuring module further comprises an alarm device.

12 . The contactless charging system of claim 1 , wherein the storage module comprises at least one battery.

13 . The contactless charging system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one battery is coupled to a battery management system.

14 . The contactless charging system of claim 13 , wherein the battery management system is configured to control power flow from the electrical outlet.

15 . An intelligent charging system comprising:

a contactless power transfer system comprising at least two coils and a field focusing element and configured for providing bi-directional power transfer between a power source and a storage module on a vehicle;

a battery management system coupled to the storage module and configured to control a power flow to and from the storage module;

a processor coupled to the power source and configured to communicate with an external control station.

16 . The intelligent charging system of claim 15 , wherein the external control station comprises at least one of a utility based power distribution unit or a distributed power generation unit.

17 . The intelligent charging system of claim 15 further comprising an inverter coupled to the power source.

18 . The intelligent charging system of claim 17 , wherein the battery management system is configured to transfer data to the processor via the contactless power transfer system.

19 . The intelligent charging system of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to communicate power flow data and load data to the external control station.

20 . The intelligent charging system of claim 15 , wherein the field-focusing element comprises resonators configured to operate in at least two unique resonant frequencies.

21 . A vehicle comprising:

a charging receptacle comprising an inlet comprising a dielectric region disposed within a cavity;

a secondary coil disposed within the cavity and coupled to a storage module; and

a field focusing element disposed proximate the dielectric region and configured to focus a magnetic field;

wherein the charging receptacle is configured for receiving a charging handle comprising a primary coil coupled to a power source.