APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARGE IN BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM

• US 20110109264A1
• Filed: 11/09/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: CHOI, Dae-Eun
• Application Number:
  US12/942,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20110109264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/402 the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

Disclosed is a charging apparatus and method of a battery charging system, including a power supply unit supplying power for charging a battery of a terminal if the position of a charging coil of the battery charging system matches the position of a charging coil of the terminal, a sensing unit obtaining the sensing information for determining the position of the terminal, a position detecting unit determining the position of the terminal on the basis of the sensing information obtained by the sensing unit, a charging coil coupled inductively with the charging coil of the terminal to generate power for charging the battery of the terminal, a coil moving unit moving the charging coil to the position of the terminal, and a control unit controlling a battery charging operation by the charging coil of the terminal and the charging coil moved by the coil moving unit.

Claims

1. A charging apparatus of a battery charging system, the apparatus comprising:

a power supply unit supplying power for charging a battery of a terminal if a position of a charging coil of the battery charging system matches a position of a charging coil of the terminal;

a sensing unit for determining a position of the terminal;

a position detecting unit for determining the position of the terminal based on information obtained by the sensing unit;

the charging coil of the battery charging system inductively coupled with the charging coil of the terminal to generate power for charging the battery of the terminal;

a coil moving unit for moving the charging coil of the battery charging system to the position of the terminal; and

a control unit for controlling the charging coil of the terminal and controlling movement of the charging coil by the coil moving unit.

2. The charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the charging coil of the battery charging system comprises a plurality of charging coils capable of separate power supply.

3. The charging apparatus of claim 2, wherein the control unit performs a control operation of not supplying power to the charging coils in a standby state and supplying power only to a charging coil present at the position of the terminal.

4. The charging apparatus of claim 2, wherein the charging coil comprises a sensing unit at each of the plurality of sensing coils or includes a sensing unit at each of the plurality of sensing coils corresponding to a predetermined region.

5. The charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the charging coil comprises a plurality of charging coils that to respective charging coils of a plurality of terminals utilizing the battery charging system.

6. The charging apparatus of claim 5, wherein one charging coil is included in each of a plurality of charging sheets, to simultaneously charge the plurality of terminals.

7. The charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the charging coil is movable by a driving motor in one of up, down, left and right directions.

8. The charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises at least one of an illumination sensor, a proximity sensor and a pressure sensor.

9. The charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein if a large gap exists between the terminal and the charging coil, the coil moving unit rapidly moves the charging coil of the battery charging system near to the position of the terminal and then slowly moves the charging coil to the position of the terminal.

10. The charging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the battery charging system is applied to portable terminals including mobile terminals.

11. A charging method of a battery charging system, the method comprising:

supplying power for charging a battery of a terminal if a position of a charging coil of the battery charging system matches a position of a charging coil of the terminal;

obtaining the sensing information for determining a position of the terminal;

determining the position of the terminal based on the obtained sensing information;

inductively coupling the charging coil of the terminal and the charging coil of the battery charging system to generate power for charging the battery of the terminal;

moving the charging coil of the battery charging system to the position of the terminal; and

charging the battery of the terminal by the charging coil of the terminal via the moved charging coil of the battery charging system.

12. The charging method of claim 11, wherein the charging coil of the battery charging system comprises a plurality of charging coils capable of separate power supply.

13. The charging method of claim 12, wherein the charging method does not supply power to the charging coils in a standby state and supplies power only to a charging coil present at the position of the terminal.

14. The charging method of claim 12, wherein the charging coil comprises a sensing unit at each of the plurality of sensing coils or includes a sensing unit at each of the plurality of sensing coils corresponding to a predetermined region.

15. The charging method of claim 11, wherein the charging coil comprises a plurality of charging coils movable to respective terminals of a plurality of terminals located in the battery charging system.

16. The charging method of claim 15, wherein one charging coil is included in each of plurality of charging sheets, to simultaneously charge the plurality of terminals.

17. The charging method of claim 11, wherein moving the charging coil of the battery charging system to the position of the terminal comprises:

moving the charging coil via a driving motor in one of up, down, left and right directions.

18. The charging method of claim 11, wherein obtaining the sensing information is obtained from one of an illumination sensor, a proximity sensor and a pressure sensor.

19. The charging method of claim 11, wherein moving the charging coil of the battery charging system to the position of the terminal comprises:

rapidly moving the charging coil near to the terminal at large intervals, if the distance between the terminal and the charging coil is large; and

accurately moving the charging coil, of the battery charging system to the position of the terminal at small intervals.

20. The charging method of claim 11, wherein the charging method is applied to portable terminals including mobile terminals.