Wireless power transmitting apparatus, wireless power receiving apparatus, and circuit for correcting differential signal

• US 10,411,513 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2016
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yeo, Sung-Ku, Kim, Do-Won, Kim, Dong-Zo, Kim, Bong-Chul, Chung, Hyung-Koo
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ly, Xuan
• Application Number:
  US15/137,591
• Publication Number:
  US 20170085132A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,233 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/70 involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
• 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 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge

Abstract

A wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly charging a wireless power receiving apparatus is provided. The wireless power transmitting apparatus includes a power providing unit configured to provide power, a gate driver configured to generate a differential signal formed of a first signal and a second signal from the power provided from the power providing unit, an amplifier configured to amplify the differential signal by a predetermined gain, a power transmitting unit configured to transmit the amplified differential signal to the wireless power receiving apparatus, and a differential signal correcting circuit that is disposed between the gate driver and the amplifier and is configured to correct the differential signal so that a predetermined phase difference between the first signal and the second signal is maintained.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a power providing circuitry configured to provide power;

a gate driver comprising circuitry configured to generate a differential signal comprising a first signal and a second signal using the power provided from the power providing circuitry;

a differential signal correcting circuitry connecting the gate driver and an amplifier, wherein the differential signal correcting circuitry is configured to correct the differential signal such that both of the first signal and the second signal are not outputted based on overlap of the first signal and the second signal;

the amplifier comprising circuitry configured to amplify the differential signal by a predetermined gain; and

a power transmitting circuitry configured to

receive the amplified differential signal and emit magnetic wave based on the amplified differential signal.

2. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the differential signal correcting circuitry includes:

a first NAND gate configured to receive the first signal through a first input terminal; and

a second NAND gate configured to receive the second signal through a third input terminal.

3. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 2, wherein an output terminal of the first NAND gate is connected to a fourth input terminal of the second NAND gate, and an output terminal of the second NAND gate is connected to a second input terminal of the first NAND gate.

4. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a delay compensating circuit configured to compensate for a delay between the first signal and a reverse signal of the second signal.

5. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:

a measuring circuitry configured to measure at least one of a load, a voltage, and a current at one or more points of the wireless power transmitting apparatus; and

a control circuitry configured to determine the compensated delay by using at least one of the load, the voltage, and the current.

6. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:

a control circuitry configured to;

receive information on the delay between the first signal and the reverse signal of the second signal from the wireless power receiving apparatus, and

control the delay compensating circuit so as to compensate for the delay between the first signal and the reverse signal of the second signal based on the received information.

7. A wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a power providing circuitry configured to provide power;

a gate driver comprising circuitry configured to generate a differential signal from the power provided from the power providing circuitry;

an amplifier comprising circuitry configured to amplify the differential signal by a predetermined gain;

a differential signal correcting circuitry connecting the amplifier and a power transmitting circuitry, wherein the differential signal correcting circuitry is configured to correct the amplified differential signal such that both of a first signal and a second signal that are included in the amplified differential signal are not outputted based on overlap of the first signal and the second signal; and

a power transmitting circuitry configured to

receive the corrected differential signal and emit magnetic wave based on the corrected differential signal.

8. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 7, wherein the differential signal correcting circuitry includes:

a first NAND gate configured to receive the first signal through a first input terminal; and

a second NAND gate configured to receive the second signal through a third input terminal.

9. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 8, wherein an output terminal of the first NAND gate is connected to a fourth input terminal of the second NAND gate, and an output terminal of the second NAND gate is connected to a second input terminal of the first NAND gate.

10. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

a delay compensating circuit configured to compensate for a delay between the first signal and a reverse signal of the second signal.

11. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a measuring circuitry configured to measure at least one of a load, a voltage, and a current at one or more points of the wireless power transmitting apparatus; and

a control circuitry configured to determine the compensated delay by using at least one of the load, the voltage, and the current.

12. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a control circuitry configured to;

receive information on the delay between the first signal and the reverse signal of the second signal from the wireless power receiving apparatus, and

control the delay compensating circuit so as to compensate for the delay between the first signal and the reverse signal of the second signal based on the received information.

13. A wireless power receiving apparatus wirelessly receiving power from a wireless power transmitting apparatus, the wireless power receiving apparatus comprising:

a power receiving circuitry configured to wirelessly receive the power from the wireless power transmitting apparatus;

a rectifier comprising circuitry configured to rectify a differential signal output from the power receiving circuitry;

a direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converter comprising circuitry configured to DC/DC convert the rectified differential signal; and

a differential signal correcting circuitry connecting the power receiving circuitry and the rectifier, and is configured to correct the differential signal such that both of a first signal and a second signal that are included in the differential signal are not outputted based on overlap of the first signal and the second signal.

14. The wireless power receiving apparatus of claim 13, wherein the differential signal correcting circuitry includes:

a first NAND gate configured to receive the first signal through a first input terminal; and

a second NAND gate configured to receive the second signal through a third input terminal.

15. The wireless power receiving apparatus of claim 14, wherein an output terminal of the first NAND gate is connected to a fourth input terminal of the second NAND gate, and an output terminal of the second NAND gate is connected to a second input terminal of the first NAND gate.