Operating a wireless power transfer system at multiple frequencies
First Claim
1. A receiver device operable in a power transfer mode and a low energy transfer mode in an inductive energy transfer system, the receiver device comprising:
- an AC-to-DC converter;
a load operatively connected to an output of the AC-to-DC converter;
a first receiver coil associated with the power transfer mode;
a first resonant circuitry associated with a first resonant frequency and coupling the first receiver coil and an input of the AC-to-DC converter;
an auxiliary receiver coil associated with the low energy transfer mode;
an auxiliary resonant circuitry coupling the auxiliary receiver coil to the input of the AC-to-DC converter;
wherein the auxiliary resonant circuitry is associated with a second resonant frequency that is different from the first resonant frequency; and
a processing device configured to transition the receiver device to the low energy transfer mode from the power transfer mode upon determining that a current draw of the load has decreased below a threshold.
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Abstract
A transmitter device in an inductive energy transfer system includes a first transmitter coil operatively connected to a first resonant circuitry. A receiver device includes a first receiver coil operatively connected to a first resonant circuitry. The first transmitter coil and the first receiver coil form a first transformer. The transmitter device, the receiver device, or both the transmitter and receiver devices can also include an auxiliary coil or inductor, which may form an auxiliary transformer. Energy can be transferred from the transmitter device to the receiver device using the first transformer or the auxiliary transformer. The transfer of energy may be adaptively adjusted based on the efficiency of the energy transfer. For example, the transfer of energy can be adjusted based on the operating conditions of the load.
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19 Claims
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1. A receiver device operable in a power transfer mode and a low energy transfer mode in an inductive energy transfer system, the receiver device comprising:
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an AC-to-DC converter; a load operatively connected to an output of the AC-to-DC converter; a first receiver coil associated with the power transfer mode; a first resonant circuitry associated with a first resonant frequency and coupling the first receiver coil and an input of the AC-to-DC converter; an auxiliary receiver coil associated with the low energy transfer mode; an auxiliary resonant circuitry coupling the auxiliary receiver coil to the input of the AC-to-DC converter;
wherein the auxiliary resonant circuitry is associated with a second resonant frequency that is different from the first resonant frequency; anda processing device configured to transition the receiver device to the low energy transfer mode from the power transfer mode upon determining that a current draw of the load has decreased below a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A transmitter device for use in an inductive energy transfer system, comprising:
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a DC-to-AC converter; a first resonant circuitry associated with a first resonant frequency and a power transfer mode, the first resonant circuitry operatively connected to the DC-to-AC converter; an auxiliary resonant circuitry associated with a second resonant frequency and a low energy transfer mode, wherein the second resonant frequency is different from the first resonant frequency; a primary transmitter coil operatively connected to the first resonant circuitry; an auxiliary transmitter coil operatively connected to the auxiliary resonant circuitry; and a processing device configured to transition the transmitter device to the low energy transfer mode from the power transfer mode upon determining that a current draw of a receiver device has decreased below a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating an inductive energy transfer system, comprising:
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transferring power from a transmitter device to charge a battery of a receiver device using a first transformer operated in a power transfer mode; and thereafter, transferring power from the transmitter device to trickle charge the battery of the receiver device using an auxiliary transformer operated in a low energy transfer mode after determining that the battery is charged beyond a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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