Patent attributes
A docking station includes a charging tray mountable to an underside of a surface that is formed of an electromagnetic transmissive material. A mobile wireless energy transfer unit is smaller than the surface and is received for movement on the charging tray. A detection system detects a position on the surface of an electrical device. An alignment system positions the mobile wireless energy transfer unit on the charging tray. A controller is communicatively coupled to the mobile wireless energy transfer unit, detection system, and alignment system. The controller executes a docking application that enables the docking station to: (i) determine, based on an input signal received from the detection system, the position of the electrical device; (ii) control the alignment system to position the mobile wireless energy transfer unit beneath the electrical device; and (iii) activate the mobile wireless energy transfer unit to wirelessly charge the electrical device.
