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US 10,126,368 · App. 14/134,628 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Inductive charging device

Inventors: Marcin Rejman (Waiblingen, DE); Guenter Lohr (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE); Juergen Mack (Goeppingen, DE); Dragan Krupezevic (Stuttgart, DE)
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
G01R31/3627H02J5/005H02J7/025H02J50/10H02J50/60H02J50/70
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Patent No.
US 10,126,368
App. No.
14/134,628
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inductive charging device for a handheld machine tool storage battery device includes at least one foreign-object detection unit having at least one operating time counter and at least one compensating unit. The compensating unit sets and/or adapts at least one foreign-object detection parameter of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time t.

Claims (25)

1. An inductive charging device for a handheld machine tool storage battery device, comprising:

a primary inductive charging unit; and

at least one foreign-object detection unit which includes (i) at least one operating time counter and (ii) at least one compensating unit provided to at least one of set, adapt and calculate at least one foreign-object detection parameter of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time,

wherein the primary inductive charging unit has an electronic charging unit which includes at least one oscillator circuit for direct energy transmission,

wherein the foreign-object detection unit compares a predefined setpoint quality Q S to an actual quality Q I of the oscillator circuit,

wherein the at least one foreign-object detection unit is configured to detect foreign objects that have an adverse effect on a charging process in a charging operation,

wherein the at least one foreign-object detection unit is situated in a contact region between the inductive charging device and the storage battery device.

2. The inductive charging device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the foreign-object detection unit compares a quality differential ΔQ I , which represents a difference between the setpoint quality Q S and the actual quality Q I , with a predefined permissible quality differential ΔQ S .

3. The inductive charging device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the compensating unit is configured to at least one of set, adapt and calculate at least one quality parameter of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time.

4. The inductive charging device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the compensating unit is configured to at least one of set, adapt and calculate a setpoint quality Q S of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time.

5. The inductive charging device as recited in claim 2 , wherein the compensating unit is configured to at least one of set, adapt and calculate a permissible quality differential ΔQ S of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time.

6. A method for detecting a foreign object, comprising:

providing a foreign-object detection unit of an inductive charging device, the inductive charging device including an electronic charging unit which has at least one oscillator circuit for direct energy transmission, wherein foreign-object detection unit which includes (i) at least one operating time counter and (ii) at least one compensating unit provided to at least one of set, adapt and calculate at least one foreign-object detection parameter of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time; and

comparing a quality differential ΔQ I , which represents a difference between a setpoint quality Q S and an actual quality Q I of the oscillator circuit, with a predefined permissible quality differential ΔQ S ,

wherein the foreign-object detection unit is configured to detect foreign objects that have an adverse effect on a charging process in a charging operation,

wherein the foreign-object detection unit is situated in an environment of the inductive charging device.

7. A battery system, comprising:

a storage battery device; and

an inductive charging device for the storage battery device, the inductive charging device including:

a primary inductive charging unit, wherein the primary inductive charging unit has an electronic charging unit which includes at least one oscillator circuit for direct energy transmission; and

at least one foreign-object detection unit which includes (i) at least one operating time counter and (ii) at least one compensating unit provided to at least one of set, adapt and calculate at least one foreign-object detection parameter of the foreign-object detection unit as a function of an operating time,

wherein the primary inductive charging unit has an electronic charging unit which includes at least one oscillator circuit for direct energy transmission,

wherein the foreign-object detection unit compares a predefined setpoint quality Q S to an actual quality Q I of the oscillator circuit,

wherein the at least one foreign-object detection unit is configured to detect foreign objects that have an adverse effect on a charging process in a charging operation,

wherein the at least one foreign-object detection unit is situated in a contact region between the inductive charging device and the storage battery device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2014
From: REJMAN, MARCIN; LOHR, GUENTER; MACK, JUERGEN; KRUPEZEVIC, DRAGAN
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 032373/0021 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 112 959 · Dec 21, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140180612A1 · Jun 26, 2014
Cited By (1)
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