US Patent 10227015 Power reception apparatus, vehicle, and detection method

The power reception apparatus includes a secondary coil which receives power in a non-contact state from a power transmission apparatus having a primary coil, while facing the power transmission apparatus, a housing which houses the secondary coil to form a space between the secondary coil and the housing, a fluid filled in the space, a sensor which is disposed in the space and detects a change in the a liquid level height of the fluid, and a detection unit which detects a breakage of the housing, based on a the change in the liquid level height detected by the sensor.