Wireless power transmission device

• US 10,411,763 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2017
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tyco Electronics Company Limited (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tyco Electronics Company Limited (TE Connectivity Limited)
• Inventors: Zou, Li, Wang, Shaoyong, Fan, Mingjie
• Primary Examiner(s): Perez Borroto, Alfonso
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yeshaw, Esayas G
• Application Number:
  US15/672,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20170338860A1
• Time in Patent Office: 762 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A wireless power transmission device comprises a power transmitter and a power receiver. The power transmitter is adapted to convert an input DC power into an electromagnetic energy. The power transmitter includes a wave generating circuit adapted to generate a square wave control signal having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined duty cycle according to the input DC power, a switching control drive circuit configured to convert the input DC power into an alternating electrical signal according to the received square wave control signal, and a first coil coupling circuit configured to convert the alternating electrical signal from the switching control drive circuit into the electromagnetic energy and output the electromagnetic energy. The power receiver is electromagnetically coupled with the power transmitter and adapted to receive the electromagnetic energy from the power transmitter.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmission device, comprising:

a power transmitter adapted to convert an input DC power into an electromagnetic energy, the power transmitter including

a wave generating circuit adapted to generate a square wave control signal having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined duty cycle according to the input DC power;

a switching control drive circuit configured to convert the input DC power into an alternating electrical signal according to the received square wave control signal; and

a first coil coupling circuit configured to convert the alternating electrical signal from the switching control drive circuit into the electromagnetic energy and output the electromagnetic energy; and

a power receiver electromagnetically coupled with the power transmitter and adapted to receive the electromagnetic energy from the power transmitter;

wherein the power receiver includes a second coil coupling circuit electromagnetically coupled with the first coil coupling circuit and is adapted to receive the electromagnetic energy output from the first coil coupling circuit and convert the electromagnetic energy into the alternating electrical signal and a pair of rectifying and filtering circuits configured to convert the alternating electrical signal from the second coil coupling circuit into a DC electrical signal, the rectifying circuit being formed by a single diode.

2. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1, wherein the switching control drive circuit includes:

a logic control circuit electrically connected with the wave generating circuit; and

a MOSFET switching circuit electrically connected with the logic control circuit.

3. The wireless power transmission device of claim 2, wherein the logic control circuit and the MOSFET switching circuit are integrated on one chip.

4. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1, wherein the wave generating circuit is configured to generate a PWM signal having the predetermined frequency and the predetermined duty cycle.

5. The wireless power transmission device of claim 3, wherein the first coil coupling circuit includes:

a first compensation circuit electrically connected with the switching control drive circuit; and

a first coil electrically connected with the first compensation circuit.

6. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1, wherein the power receiver includes a DC-DC converting circuit configures to convert the DC electrical signal from the rectifying and filtering circuits into a predetermined voltage output or a predetermined current output.

7. The wireless power transmission device of claim 6, wherein the second coil coupling circuit includes:

a second compensation circuit electrically connected with the rectifying and filtering circuits; and

a second coil electrically connected with the second compensation circuit.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a power transmitter installed on a first component of the apparatus and adapted to convert an input DC power into an electromagnetic energy, the power transmitter including

a wave generating circuit adapted to generate a square wave control signal having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined duty cycle according to the input DC power;

a switching control drive circuit configured to convert the input DC power into an alternating electrical signal according to the received square wave control signal; and

a first coil coupling circuit configured to convert the alternating electrical signal from the switching control drive circuit into the electromagnetic energy and output the electromagnetic energy; and

a power receiver installed on a second component of the apparatus and electromagnetically coupled with the power transmitter and adapted to receive the electromagnetic energy from the power transmitter and wherein the power receiver includes a second coil coupling circuit electromagnetically coupled with the first coil coupling circuit and is adapted to receive the electromagnetic energy output from the first coil coupling circuit and convert the electromagnetic energy into the alternating electrical signal and a pair of rectifying and filtering circuits configured to convert the alternating electrical signal from the second coil coupling circuit into a DC electrical signal, the rectifying circuit is formed by a single diode.