Power transmission control device, power reception control device, non-contact power transmission system, power transmission device, power reception device and electronic instrument

• US 20080174267A1
• Filed: 01/14/2008
• Published: 07/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group), Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group), Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Katsuya, Yamazaki, Manabu, Kato, Hiroshi, Onishi, Kota, Suzuki, Kuniharu, Yoda, Kentaro
• Application Number:
  US12/007,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20080174267A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/60 responsive to the presence of foreign objects, e.g. detection of living beings
• 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 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0031 using battery or load disconnect circuits H02J9/002 takes precedence

Abstract

A power transmission control device provided in a power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system includes a power-transmission-side control circuit that controls the power transmission device. When the power-transmission-side control circuit has detected that a battery included in the load has been fully charged, the power-transmission-side control circuit performs control of suspending normal power transmission to the power reception device and control of performing intermittent power transmission. When the power-transmission-side control circuit has detected that the battery requires recharging during an intermittent power transmission period, the power-transmission-side control circuit performs control of resuming normal power transmission to the power reception device. A power-reception-side control circuit that controls the power reception device performing control of transmitting a recharge command that indicates information relating to a recharge state of the battery to the power transmission device in an intermittent power transmission period.

Claims

1. A power transmission control device provided in a power transmission device of a non-contact power transmission system, the non-contact power transmission system transmitting power from the power transmission device to a power reception device by electromagnetically coupling a primary coil and a secondary coil to transmit the power to a load of the power reception device, the power transmission control device comprising:

a power-transmission-side control circuit that controls the power transmission device,

when the power-transmission-side control circuit has detected that a battery included in the load has been fully charged, the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of suspending normal power transmission to the power reception device and control of performing intermittent power transmission, and, when the power-transmission-side control circuit has detected that the battery requires recharging during an intermittent power transmission period, the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of resuming the normal power transmission to the power reception device.

2. The power transmission control device as defined in claim 1,

the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of suspending power transmission to the power reception device during a first period when the power-transmission-side control circuit has received a full-charge command from the power reception device during the normal power transmission to the power reception device, the full-charge command indicating that the battery has been fully charged, and performing control of transmitting a recharge detection command to the power reception device during the intermittent power transmission period after resuming power transmission, the recharge detection command instructing the power reception device to detect a recharge state of the battery.

3. The power transmission control device as defined in claim 2,

when the power-transmission-side control circuit has received a recharge command that indicates information relating to the recharge state of the battery from the power reception device and determined that the battery requires recharging, the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of resuming the normal power transmission to the power reception device.

4. The power transmission control device as defined in claim 3,

the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of suspending power transmission to the power reception device during the first period when the power-transmission-side control circuit has not received the recharge command from the power reception device until a second period has expired after transmitting the recharge detection command to the power reception device, and performing control of transmitting the recharge detection command to the power reception device during the intermittent power transmission period after resuming power transmission.

5. The power transmission control device as defined in claim 2,

the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of resetting a full-charge flag and starting the normal power transmission to the power reception device after ID authentication between the power transmission device and the power reception device has been completed, setting the full-charge flag when the power-transmission-side control circuit has received the full-charge command from the power reception device, and resetting the full-charge flag when resuming the normal power transmission to recharge the battery.

12. A power transmission device comprising:

the power transmission control device as defined in claim 1; and

a power transmission section that generates an alternating-current voltage and supplies the alternating voltage to the primary coil.

14. An electronic instrument comprising the power transmission device as defined in claim 12.

6. A power reception control device provided in a power reception device of a non-contact power transmission system, the non-contact power transmission system transmitting power from a power transmission device to the power reception device by electromagnetically coupling a primary coil and a secondary coil to transmit the power to a load of the power reception device, the power reception control device comprising:

a power-reception-side control circuit that controls the power reception device; and

a recharge monitoring circuit that monitors a recharge state of a battery included in the load after the battery has been fully charged,

when the battery has been fully charged and the power transmission device has suspended normal power transmission and performed intermittent power transmission, the power-reception-side control circuit performing control of transmitting a recharge command to the power transmission device in an intermittent power transmission period, the recharge command indicating information relating to the recharge state of the battery.

7. The power reception control device as defined in claim 6,

the power reception control device further including a full-charge detection circuit that detects whether or not the battery has been fully charged,

when the battery has been fully charged, the power-reception-side control circuit performing control of transmitting a full-charge command that indicates that the battery has been fully charged to the power transmission device, and stopping outputting a voltage to a charge control device that controls charging the battery.

8. The power reception control device as defined in claim 7,

the power reception control device being reset when power transmission from the power transmission device has been suspended after transmitting the full-charge command;

and

when the power-reception-side control circuit has received a recharge detection command from the power transmission device after a reset state of the power reception control device has been canceled by intermittent power transmission from the power transmission device, the recharge detection command instructing the power reception device to detect the recharge state of the battery, the power-reception-side control circuit monitors the recharge state of the battery.

9. The power reception control device as defined in claim 6,

the power reception control device further including a terminal, a battery voltage or a detection signal for monitoring the recharge state of the battery being input to the terminal.

13. A power reception device comprising:

the power reception control device as defined in claim 6; and

a power receiving section that converts an induced voltage in the secondary coil into a direct voltage.

15. An electronic instrument comprising:

the power reception device as defined in claim 13; and

a load, power being supplied to the load from the power reception device.

10. A non-contact power transmission system comprising a power transmission device and a power reception device, the non-contact power transmission system transmitting power from the power transmission device to the power reception device by electromagnetically coupling a primary coil and a secondary coil to transmit the power to a load of the power reception device,

the power transmission device including a power-transmission-side control circuit that controls the power transmission device;

the power reception device including;

a power-reception-side control circuit that controls the power reception device;

a full-charge detection circuit that detects whether or not the battery has been fully charged; and

a recharge monitoring circuit that monitors a recharge state of the battery after the battery has been fully charged;

when the battery has been fully charged, the power-reception-side control circuit performing control of transmitting a full-charge command that indicates that the battery has been fully charged to the power transmission device, and stopping outputting a voltage to a charge control device that controls charging the battery;

when the power-transmission-side control circuit has received the full-charge command from the power reception device during normal power transmission to the power reception device, the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of suspending power transmission to the power reception device during a first period, and performing control of transmitting a recharge detection command to the power reception device during an intermittent power transmission period after resuming power transmission, the recharge detection command instructing the power reception device to detect the recharge state of the battery; and

the power-reception-side control circuit performing control of receiving the recharge detection command in the intermittent power transmission period, and performing control of transmitting a recharge command that indicates information relating to the recharge state of the battery to the power transmission device.

11. The non-contact power transmission system device as defined in claim 10,

the power-transmission-side control circuit performing control of suspending power transmission to the power reception device during the first period when the power-transmission-side control circuit has not received the recharge command from the power reception device until a second period has expired after transmitting the recharge detection command to the power reception device, and performing control of transmitting the recharge detection command to the power reception device during an intermittent power transmission period after resuming power transmission.