POWER-SUPPLYING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND POWER-SUPPLYING SYSTEM
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1. A power-supplying device including a plurality of primary coils comprising:
- power supply means for supplying power in a non-contact manner from each of the plurality of primary coils to at least one power-supplied device set in a power supply area of each of the plurality of primary coils;
detecting means for detecting whether a plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of one of the plurality of primary coils; and
controlling means for controlling the power supply means to stop supplying power from the one of the plurality of primary coils on which the plurality of power-supplied devices are detected to be set, when the detecting means detects that the plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of the one of the plurality of primary coils.
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Abstract
Even when power is to be simultaneously supplied to a plurality of power-supplied devices by using one primary coil, it is possible to properly supply power to the respective power-supplied devices. More specifically, a power-supplying device stops non-contact power supply in accordance with the detection of a plurality of power-supplied devices set in a power supply area.
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1. A power-supplying device including a plurality of primary coils comprising:
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power supply means for supplying power in a non-contact manner from each of the plurality of primary coils to at least one power-supplied device set in a power supply area of each of the plurality of primary coils; detecting means for detecting whether a plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of one of the plurality of primary coils; and controlling means for controlling the power supply means to stop supplying power from the one of the plurality of primary coils on which the plurality of power-supplied devices are detected to be set, when the detecting means detects that the plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of the one of the plurality of primary coils. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A control method for a power-supplying device comprising power supply means, including a plurality of primary coils, for supplying power in a non-contact manner from each of the plurality of primary coils to at least one power-supplied device set in a power supply area of each of the plurality of primary coils, characterized by comprising:
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a detecting step of detecting whether a plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of one of the plurality of primary coils; and a controlling step of controlling the power supply means to stop supplying power from the one of the plurality of primary coils on which the plurality of power-supplied devices are detected to be set, when it is detected in the detection step that the plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of the one of the plurality of primary coils. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A power-supplying system comprising a power-supplying device and at least one power-supplied device, characterized in that
the power-supplying device comprises a plurality of primary coils, power supply means for supplying power in a non-contact manner from each of the plurality of primary coils to the at least one power-supplied device set in a power supply area of each of the plurality of primary coils, detecting means for detecting whether a plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of one of the plurality of primary coils, and controlling means for controlling the power supply means to stop supplying power from the one of the plurality of primary coils on which the plurality of power-supplied devices are detected to be set, when the detecting means detects that the plurality of power-supplied devices are set in the power supply area of the one of the plurality of primary coils, and the at least one power-supplied device each comprises power receiving means including a secondary coil which receives power supplied from the power supply means when the power-supplied device is set on any of the plurality of primary coils.
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