CONTACTLESS POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090048003A1
• Filed: 11/06/2007
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AMIC Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: AMIC Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Richard, Sun, Pei-Wen, Lu, Yu-Shiang, Wu, Hsi-Chang
• Application Number:
  US11/936,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20090048003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• 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 7/0018 using separate charge circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1607 Supply circuits converters H02M; filters therefor H02M1/14; voltage stabilisers G05F1/46

Abstract

A contactless power supply system includes a power supply device having a first sensor module configured for outputting a first wireless signal, and a plurality of application devices for receiving the first wireless signal simultaneously, where each of the plurality of application devices includes a second sensor module for receiving the first wireless signal and transforming the first wireless signal into a corresponding induced power. A method for contactless power supply includes receiving a wireless signal and transforming the wireless signal into a corresponding induced power, and charging a battery module according to the corresponding induced power.

Claims

1. A contactless power supply system, comprising;

a power supply device having a first sensor module configured for outputting a first wireless signal; and

a plurality of application devices, for receiving the first wireless signal simultaneously, wherein each application device of the plurality of application devices comprises a second sensor module, for receiving the first wireless signal and transforming the first wireless signal into a corresponding induced power.

2. The contactless power supply system of claim 1, wherein the each application device is a handheld device.

3. The contactless power supply system of claim 2, wherein the handheld device is a multimedia player, a mobile phone, a handheld entertainment apparatus, a notebook computer or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

4. The contactless power supply system of claim 1, wherein the power supply device further communicates with the plurality of application devices through the first wireless signal.

5. The contactless power supply system of claim 4, wherein the power supply device further comprises a first processing module, for generating a first message;

the first sensor module generates the first wireless signal according to the first message; and

the each application device further comprises a second processing module, for retrieving the first message transmitted by the first wireless signal received by the second sensor module.

6. The contactless power supply system of claim 5, wherein the each application device further communicates with the power supply device through a second wireless signal;

the second processing module further generates a second message;

the second sensor module generates the second wireless signal according to the second message; and

the first processing module further retrieves the second message transmitted by the second wireless signal received by the first sensor module.

7. The contactless power supply system of claim 6, wherein the each application device further comprises a charge module and a battery module;

the charge module charges the battery module according to the corresponding induced power;

the first message is an identification command;

the second message is an identification information of the each application device; and

the first processing module further outputs a control command via the first processing module according to the identification information of the each application device into the application device to control whether the battery module of the application device is started.

8. An application device with contactless power supply, comprising:

a sensor module, for receiving a wireless signal and transforming the wireless signal into a corresponding induced power;

a battery module; and

a charge module, coupled to the sensor module and the battery module, for charging the battery module according to the corresponding induced power.

9. The application device of claim 8, wherein the application device is a handheld device.

10. The application device of claim 9, wherein the handheld device is a multimedia player, a mobile phone, a handheld entertainment apparatus, a notebook computer or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

11. A method for contactless power supply, comprising:

outputting a wireless signal to a plurality of application devices simultaneously; and

transforming the received wireless signal into an induced power corresponding to the each application device of the plurality of the application devices.

12. A method for contactless power supply, comprising:

receiving a wireless signal and transforming the wireless signal into a corresponding induced power; and

charging a battery module according to the corresponding induced power.