Wireless power transfer system with automatic foreign object rejection
First Claim
1. A wireless power transmitter comprising:
- a transmitter coil structure comprisinga magnetic layer having a geometric center line, the magnetic layer being curved symmetrically about the geometric center line;
a first coil coupled to a second coil, the first coil and the second coil wound in such a way that when a current flows in the first coil in a first spatial direction the current flows in the second coil in a second spatial direction,the first coil and the second coil disposed on the magnetic layer substantially symmetrically about the geometric center line of the magnetic layer; and
a housing including an outer surface having a convex shape,the transmitter coil structure being disposed underneath the outer surface of the housing.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a wireless power transmitter comprises a transmitter coil structure comprising a magnetic layer having a geometric center line, the magnetic layer being curved symmetrically about a geometric center line, a first coil coupled to a second coil, the first coil and second coil wound in such a way that when a current flows in the first coil in a first spatial direction the current flows in the second coil in a second spatial direction, the first coil and the second coil disposed on the magnetic layer substantially symmetrically about the geometric center line of the magnetic layer, a power circuit configured to provide a time-varying current to the transmitter coil structure; and a housing including an outer surface having a convex shape, the transmitter coil structure being disposed underneath the outer surface of the housing. The convex outer surface of the wireless power transmitter exploits gravity to cause foreign objects to slide or roll away from the magnetic field generated by the transmitter.
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1. A wireless power transmitter comprising:
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a transmitter coil structure comprising a magnetic layer having a geometric center line, the magnetic layer being curved symmetrically about the geometric center line; a first coil coupled to a second coil, the first coil and the second coil wound in such a way that when a current flows in the first coil in a first spatial direction the current flows in the second coil in a second spatial direction, the first coil and the second coil disposed on the magnetic layer substantially symmetrically about the geometric center line of the magnetic layer; and a housing including an outer surface having a convex shape, the transmitter coil structure being disposed underneath the outer surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless power transmitter comprising:
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a transmitter coil structure comprising a magnetic layer having a geometric center line, the magnetic layer being curved symmetrically about the geometric center line; a first coil coupled to a second coil, the first coil and the second coil wound in such a way that when a current flows in the first coil in a first spatial direction the current flows in the second coil in a second spatial direction, the first coil and the second coil disposed on the magnetic layer substantially symmetrically about the geometric center line of the magnetic layer; a power circuit configured to provide a time-varying current to the transmitter coil structure; and a housing including an outer surface having a convex shape, the transmitter coil structure being disposed underneath the outer surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless power transmitter comprising:
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a transmitter coil structure comprising a magnetic layer having a geometric center line, the magnetic layer forming an angle at the geometric center line; a first coil coupled to a second coil, the first coil and second coil wound in such a way that when a current flows in the first coil in a first spatial direction the current flows in the second coil in a second spatial direction, the first coil and the second coil disposed on the magnetic layer substantially symmetrically about the geometric center line of the magnetic layer; and a housing including an outer surface having a convex shape, the transmitter coil structure being disposed underneath the outer surface of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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