An apparatus comprising a charging unit and comprising a vehicle for inductive charging, in which the charging unit comprises a primary coil, and the vehicle comprises a secondary coil in order to transmit electrical power from the primary coil to the secondary coil during a charging operation, wherein the vehicle comprises a camera system, the vehicle comprises a camera control device, the camera system captures at least one image of the charging unit on increasing proximity to the charging unit, at the beginning of a charging operation and/or during a charging operation, and the camera control device digitally processes the at least one captured image in order to identify a foreign body located on the charging unit.


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    Title :

    Foreign body identification in the case of inductive charging


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-04-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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