IMPEDANCE NEUTRAL WIRELESS POWER RECEIVERS

• US 20110198937A1
• Filed: 02/03/2011
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Tseng, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US13/020,778
• Publication Number:
  US 20110198937A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• 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 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments are directed to wireless power receivers. A receiver may include receive circuitry configured to couple to a receiver coil and a load. The receiver is configured to be tuned according to the load to enable an impedance as seen by an associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within a charging region of the transmitter.

Claims

1. A receiver, comprising:

receive circuitry configured to couple to a load;

wherein the receiver is configured to be tuned according to the load to enable an impedance as seen by an associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within a charging region of the transmitter.

2. The receiver of claim 1, the receive circuitry including at least one capacitor in series with the load for tuning the receiver.

3. The receiver of claim 2, the receive circuitry further comprising at least one capacitor in parallel with a receiver coil.

4. The receiver of claim 1, further comprising an amount of at least one of metal material and ferrous material to tune the receiver according to the load to enable the impedance as seen by the associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within the charging region of the transmitter.

5. The receiver of claim 4, the amount of at least one of metal material and ferrous material for compensating for effects on the transmitter caused by other portions of the receiver.

6. The receiver of claim 4, the amount of at least one of metal material and ferrous material comprising at least one metal sheet over at least one ferrite sheet.

7. The receiver of claim 4, the metal material comprising one or more metal sheets.

8. The receiver of claim 4, the ferrous material comprising one or more ferrite sheets.

9. The receiver of claim 1, further configured to be tuned according to the load to enable an inductance of the associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within a charging region of the transmitter.

10. The receiver of claim 9, further comprising a receiver module including the receive circuitry, the receiver module including an amount of at least one of metal material and ferrite material proximate the receive circuitry to tune the receiver according to the load to enable the impedance as seen by the associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within the charging region of the transmitter.

11. A method, comprising:

tuning a receiver according to an associated load to enable an impedance as seen by an associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within a charging region of the transmitter; and

wirelessly receiving power with the receiver.

12. The method of claim 11, the tuning comprising positioning an amount of at least one of metal material and ferrous material within the receiver.

13. The method of claim 11, the positioning comprising positioning at least one of one or more metal sheets and one or more ferrite sheets within the receiver.

14. The method of claim 11, the positioning comprising positioning at least one metal sheet over at least one ferrite sheet within the receiver.

15. The method of claim 11, the tuning comprising reducing an inductance of the receiver with ferrous material.

16. The method of claim 11, the tuning comprising increasing an inductance of the receiver with metal material.

17. The method of claim 11, the tuning comprising modifying a tuning frequency of the receiver in response to the associated load.

18. The method of claim 17, the modifying comprising tuning the tuning frequency either toward resonance or away from resonance in response to the associated load.

19. The method of claim 11, the tuning comprising tuning the receiver according to the associated load to enable an inductance of an associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within a charging region of the transmitter.

20. The method of claim 11, the tuning comprising tuning the receiver with at least one capacitor in series with the associated load.

21. The method of claim 20, the tuning further comprising tuning the receiver with at least one capacitor in parallel with a receiver coil.

22. A device, comprising:

means for tuning a receiver according to an associated load to enable an impedance as seen by an associated transmitter to remain substantially constant upon positioning the receiver within a charging region of the transmitter; and

means for wirelessly receiving power with the receiver.

23. The device of claim 22, the means for tuning comprising means for tuning the receiver with an amount of at least one of metal material and ferrous material within the receiver.

24. The device of claim 22, the means for tuning comprising means for tuning the receiver with at least one capacitor in series with the associated load.

25. The device of claim 22, the means for tuning comprising means for modifying a tuning frequency of the receiver in response to the associated load.