Portable device and apparatus for wirelessly charging the portable device from energy transmitted by a transmitter

• US 10,230,258 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2018
• Issued: 03/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Nam Yun, Kwon, Sang Wook
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward
• Application Number:
  US15/915,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20180198316A1
• Time in Patent Office: 369 Days
• Field of Search: 320107, 320108, 320114, 320115, 307104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A portable device is provided. The portable device includes a power receiving unit configured to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function and a control function, the second energy being used to charge a battery, and the wireless power transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit a power, a voltage generator configured to generate a wake-up voltage from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy, a controller configured to perform the communication function and the control function, the controller being activated by the wake-up voltage, and a communication unit configured to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter based on a control of the controller.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a battery;

a power receiving circuit comprising a spiral coil configured to wirelessly receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function, and the second energy being used to charge the battery, wherein the second energy is greater than the first energy;

a controller;

a voltage generating circuit configured to generate a voltage for activating the controller from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy; and

a communication circuit configured to perform the communication function based on a control of the controller,

wherein the controller is configured to transmit a signal including information for an identification of the electronic device to the wireless power transmitter through the communication circuit.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power receiving circuit comprising at least one of antenna.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first energy or the second energy is received by the at least one of antenna.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power receiving circuit comprising a resonator.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, the resonator is configured to form a magnetic coupling with a source resonator of the wireless power transmitter, and to receive the first energy or the second energy based on the magnetic coupling.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, further comprising a matching controller configured to adjust a resonance frequency or an impedance of the resonator based on the control of the controller.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the voltage generating circuit comprises a rectifier configured to generate the voltage for activating the controller by rectifying the first energy, and to generate the voltage for charging the battery by rectifying the second energy.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, in response to the controller being activated by the voltage for activating the controller, the controller is further configured to generate a control signal to begin supplying a voltage from the battery to the controller and the communication circuit.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the communication circuit is further configured to perform the communication with the wireless power transmitter, using a BLUETOOTH-type network, a wireless local area network (WLAN), or a wireless communication network.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the communication circuit is further configured to be activated by the controller based on the voltage for activating the controller.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, the communication circuit is further configured to transmit state information of the electronic device to the wireless power transmitter.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the state information comprises at least one of information on a current flowing in the power receiving circuit, information on a voltage concerned with the power receiving circuit, and information on a charge state of the battery.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the signal further comprises information on an amount of a power to be used in the electronic device.

14. An operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising:

wirelessly receiving a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function, and the second energy being used to charge a battery of the electronic device, wherein the second energy is greater than the first energy;

generating a voltage for activating a controller of the electronic device from the first energy, or generating a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy;

communicating with the wireless power transmitter based on a control of the controller; and

transmitting a signal including information for an identification of the electronic device to the wireless power transmitter.

15. The operating method of claim 14, the receiving comprises receiving the first energy or the second energy through a spiral coil of the electronic device.

16. The operating method of claim 14, further comprising activating, by the first energy, at least one of the controller and a communication circuit of the electronic device, the communication circuit performing the communication function.

17. The operating method of claim 14, wherein the generating comprises generating the voltage for activating the controller by rectifying the first energy or generating the voltage for charging the battery by rectifying the second energy.

18. The operating method of claim 14, wherein the communicating comprises transmitting state information of the electronic device to the wireless power transmitter.

19. The operating method of claim 18, wherein the state information comprises at least one of information on a current flowing in a power receiving circuit of the electronic device, information on a voltage concerned with the power receiving circuit, and information on a charge state of the battery.

20. The operating method of claim 18, wherein the signal further comprises information on an amount of a power to be used in the electronic device.