Opportunistic or Proximity Charging On-the-go

Go Power opportunistic charging aka., dynamic-seeking charging antennae, is a fully automated charging system (roadway and/or vehicle) that utilizes various automated controls and sensors systems to aid in determining the appropriate paring between the Go Power modular vehicle charging roadway or parking platforms antennae and a Go Power equipped vehicle antennae. Additionally, opportunistic connections help ensure that even if there isn’t a perfect or ideal paring of antennae (roadway and/or vehicle), the desired parameter of charging is achieved. For instance, some antennae pairs may achieve a 100% electrical transfer of energy, whereas others may receive less. In comparison, conventional wireless charging often is binary, where the charge is either present in full or not present at all, but not able to charge to the degree available in a given situation. Roadway or vehicle, or both may initiate the dynamic-seek operation to achieve the highest performance standards for electrical energy transfer.

A Go Power modular vehicle charging roadway or parking platforms includes a plurality of wireless charging antennae such that there is a relatively close proximity between the antennae carried by a Go Power equipped Vehicle and the antennae of the roadway. This relatively close proximity allows the antennae of both the roadway and the vehicle to achieve a positioning which is close enough to allow for successful and efficient wireless charging signals to be transmitted between the antennae of the roadway and the vehicle while traversing throughout the roadway charging surface(s) in-motion or stationary, or in a parked operating modality. Depending on the Go Power equipped vehicle or corresponding roadway, or parking platform uses, it may be advantageous for the antennae to be incorporated within a tire and/or wheel assembly to achieve a closer proximity to the roadway antennae. Go Power offers various (opportunistic-proximity) antennae designs throughout a vehicle for a multitude of use cases. The antennae (transmitters-receivers) are bi-directional, meaning that they have V2G (Vehicle-to-grid) capabilities that are automatic and adaptive (switchable) for the highest performance in electrical energy transfer.

Go Power has designed proximity, back-up or fail-safe wireless electrical energy transfer systems that will automatically engage when the primary automated dynamic-seek antennae system fails, shuts-down or is overheated, or for any other reason(s). In this scenario the antennae automatically convert to a proximity charge, maintaining wireless charging capability by virtue of proximity between antenna(s). Meaning that the Go Power charging system is capable of charging the vehicle using known or conventional techniques, e.g., where the connection between antennae is not controlled opportunistically, but is made simply on the presence of one or many antenna(s) (roadway or vehicle) in close proximity to one another.

Go Power modular vehicle charging platforms are specifically designed with fully automated applications for Electric Vehicle, Driving Surface(s), and Stationary Way Point(s) Surface(s). Go Power’s unique patented hands-free AI enabled fully automated wireless charging functions are adaptive, (fully automated switchable antennae and sensor(s)) opportunistically seeking out and determining the best resources of practical, or available (exploitable), or proximity transmitters-receivers for performing fully automated over-the-air magnetic resonant coupling (electrical energy transfer).

Go Power coins these qualified fully automated antennae as Power Grabber™ technology. As such, each antenna of any desirable compilation of installed antennae and associated sensors automatically seek out, communicate, analyze, measure, conduct and log a quantity of bi-directional over-the-air electrical energy transfer between your Electric Vehicle and an installed Go Power modular vehicle charging roadway platform(s). Power Grabber™ technology enables any qualified antenna(s) (vehicle or roadway) to opportunistically seek out and adaptively Grab a quantity of electrical energy (wirelessly) while the Go Power equipped vehicle is operating on a Go Power equipped roadway/platform(s). These quantities may translate as a 100% charge or less, but all antenna(s) automatically and continuously contribute to the electrical energy transfer charging functions throughout the day for a Go Power equipped Electric Vehicle in communication with associated roadway or waypoint charging Infrastructure, and without any input by the operator(s).

Power Grabber™ technology contributes to more resilient and stable power grids. Fully automated opportunistic, or proximity charging operations spread the electricity power charging load from the power source out over time, reducing peak loading to the contributing public-private power source, allowing the grid to operate stably and reliably throughout the day.

Depending on the complexities of the charging network, predictive analytics such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be deployed in various means or ways in conjunction with public-private IoT systems to learn about individual Electric Vehicle daily charging conventions, routes, waypoints, traffic flows, infrastructure, weather patterns, etc., and/or simultaneously interact with the associated Electric Vehicle’s GPS system to predict immediate, or pending, or near-future, or future events or waypoints for the associated Electric Vehicle charging functions while traversing, or parked on a Go Power Platform(s).