AUTOMATIC COUPLING OF AN ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER SOURCE AND AN INDUCTIVE POWER APPARATUS TO CHARGE A TARGET DEVICE BATTERY
First Claim
1. An inductive battery charging system, comprising:
- a connection module to determine when a target device is coupled to an inductive power apparatus;
a monitoring module to determine when a target device battery is below a charging threshold while using power from a supplemental power source; and
an activation module to automatically couple the inductive power apparatus and an alternating current power source when a power level of the target device battery is below the charging threshold.
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Abstract
Several methods and systems to perform automatic coupling of an alternating current power source and an inductive power apparatus to charge a target device battery are disclosed. In an embodiment, an inductive battery charging system includes a connection module to determine when a target device is coupled to a charging apparatus comprised of an inductive power apparatus. The system further includes a monitoring module to determine when a target device battery is below a charging threshold while using power from a supplemental power source. In addition, the system includes an activation module to automatically couple the inductive power apparatus and an alternating current power source when a power level of the target device battery is below the charging threshold.
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20 Claims
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1. An inductive battery charging system, comprising:
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a connection module to determine when a target device is coupled to an inductive power apparatus; a monitoring module to determine when a target device battery is below a charging threshold while using power from a supplemental power source; and an activation module to automatically couple the inductive power apparatus and an alternating current power source when a power level of the target device battery is below the charging threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An inductive battery charging method, comprising:
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identifying whether a target device is coupled to an inductive power apparatus; determining whether a power level of a target device battery is below a lower charging threshold while using power from a supplemental power source; automatically engaging the inductive power apparatus and an alternating current power source when a lower available power threshold of a battery is reached; and automatically decoupling the inductive power apparatus and the alternating current power source when a desired threshold power level of the target device battery is reached, wherein the inductive power apparatus includes at least one of a transformer to inductively generate an electric current, a rectification circuit, and a voltage regulation circuit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An inductive battery charging system, comprising:
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a connection module to confirm whether a target device is coupled to an inductive power apparatus, wherein the inductive power apparatus is comprised of a transformer and the target device is comprised of a mobile device; a sense feedback loop of the connection module to identify whether the target device is coupled to an alternating current power source using at least one of a sense feedback signal and a power transmitted from the alternating current power source to the target device; a monitoring module to detect whether a target device battery is below a charging threshold while using power from a supplemental power source; a battery monitor coupled to the target device to determine a target device battery power level; a processor of the monitoring module coupled to the target device, wherein the processor is used to evaluate the target device battery power level with respect to the charging threshold; an activation module to automatically couple the target device and the alternating current power source using the inductive power apparatus when the target device battery is below the charging threshold; and a separation module to automatically decouple the target device and the alternating current power source when a desired charging state of the target device battery is detected by the monitoring module, wherein the separation module is comprised of an opto-coupled relay.
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