The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for electrically connecting a charging station to the charging socket of a vehicle. To this end, a contact head which is connected to a voltage source is positioned in front of a charging socket of a vehicle and then inserted into the charging socket. In order to ensure the contact head is securely and reliably oriented during insertion into the charging socket, the contact head has adjustment means in this case, said adjustment means automatically orienting the contact head during insertion into the charging socket. In this way, the requirements for positioning the contact head before insertion can be reduced and the security of the vehicle which is to be charged making contact with the charging station can be increased.

A method for assisting with the positioning of a motor vehicle for inductive charging of a battery of the motor vehicle comprises reading a number plate associated with the motor vehicle using the number plate information to produce a location on the vehicle of a vehicle inductive coupling point (VICP) with reference to at least one reference point on the motor vehicle, comparing a predicted current position of the VICP to a fixed inductive coupling point (ICP) located in or on a road surface upon which the motor vehicle is to be positioned, and providing feedback to one of the driver and the motor vehicle indicative of the required action required to produce alignment of the VICP with the ICP. The method may further comprise energizing the ICP to charge the battery of the motor vehicle when the VICP is predicted to be aligned with the ICP.

A non-contact power supply system supplies power in a non-contact manner between a power transmission coil of a power supply device and a power reception coil of a vehicle. The power supply device side communication unit transmits identification information of the power supply device to the vehicle. The generation unit generates a power pattern list by allocating each piece of the identification information that is received by the vehicle side communication unit to several power patterns based on a prescribed rule. The vehicle side communication unit transmits the power pattern list to the power supply device. The controller causes power to be outputted from the power transmission coil to the power reception coil according to a power pattern which corresponds to the identification information. The determination unit determines establishment of a paired communication based on a comparison the detected power pattern and a power pattern.

A charging station is adapted to charge a robot. The robot has been in communication pairing with the charging station in advance. The charging station includes a body, a charging device, a control device and an alignment device. The charging device is arranged on the body and is adapted to connect to the robot. The control device is in communication connection with the robot and is in electric connection with the charging device and is provided with a sensing unit. The control device is adapted to enable the charging device to charge the robot after the sensing unit senses the robot. The alignment device is connected to the body and is adapted to align the robot with the charging station. Whereby, the robot is charged and position deviation of the robot during charging is prevented or electric shock accidents are prevented.

A charging station is adapted to charge a robot. The robot has been in communication pairing with the charging station in advance. The charging station includes a body, a charging device, a control device and an alignment device. The charging device is arranged on the body and is adapted to connect to the robot. The control device is in communication connection with the robot and is in electric connection with the charging device and is provided with a sensing unit. The control device is adapted to enable the charging device to charge the robot after the sensing unit senses the robot. The alignment device is connected to the body and is adapted to align the robot with the charging station. Whereby, the robot is charged and position deviation of the robot during charging is prevented or electric shock accidents are prevented.

Provided is an electric cleaning device capable of easily and reliably directing a camera toward an object and imaging the object. An electric cleaning device includes an electric vacuum cleaner main body capable of autonomously traveling, and a charging device that guides the electric vacuum cleaner main body, and can image an object. A control part has an imaging mode in which the control part makes a main body case travel so as to approach the charging device in line with guide signals received by a light receiving part, and performs imaging in a set direction with a camera based on the guide signals when the main body case reaches a position at a predetermined distance from the charging device.

The present invention relates to a stopper-type charging device and a driving method thereof, wherein the stopper-type charging device includes an emergency bell unit that is provided on a main body part of a stopper for a vehicle installed on a floor of a parking lot and operates to prevent crime in a surveillance blind spot in the parking lot, a light emitting unit that guides a vehicle parked in the parking lot to be parked in a parking section for charging, and operates as a flash to illuminate a periphery of the vehicle, and a sensor unit that detects a fire by detecting a flame of the vehicle being charged.

A power docking port system includes a charging probe having a substantially tetrahedral shape with multiple sides and a base portion, each of the multiple sides having a surface. A first set of contacts is embedded into the charging probe and each of the contacts extends radially outwardly from the base portion disposed at a predetermined angle from the others. A second set of contacts are individually mounted onto a different one of the multiple sides so as to conform with its surface. A port is adapted for use in current charging of electronic vehicles wherein the port is constructed to mate with the charging probe and the port includes a mating contact for each of the contacts on the charging probe. The port further includes an interface connector located at an output end of the port for electrically coupling with external power lines and other circuits.

The disclosure relates to a method and system for detecting a parking state of a vehicle in a battery swap platform, and a battery swap platform including such a system. The method includes the following steps: a) using a panoramic camera apparatus to obtain an image of the battery swap platform, where the vehicle is parked on the battery swap platform; b) inputting the image into a model, where the model is constructed based on a plurality of sets of training data including a sample image and labeling information, and the labeling information depicts whether the vehicle reaches a preset position of the battery swap platform in the sample image; and c) processing the image based on the model to determine whether the vehicle is parked in the preset position of the battery swap platform. According to the method, the system, and the battery swap platform, the parking state of the vehicle in the battery swap platform can be automatically detected by applying the model based on deep learning, so that a misoperation on the vehicle and damage to the battery can be prevented.

A method of configuring a longitudinal wireless charging chain by a first vehicle, includes detecting a second vehicle in which a longitudinal wireless charging chain is configurable; calculating a distance to the second vehicle; performing, based on the calculated distance being within a first distance, lateral alignment with the second vehicle; and performing, based on the calculated distance being within a second distance, longitudinal alignment with the second vehicle.