Multi-Frequency Wireless Systems and Methods

• US 20130020988A1
• Filed: 07/17/2012
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Dukhyun, Lee, Yun Ho, Hur, Youngsik
• Application Number:
  US13/550,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20130020988A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• 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 50/80 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 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Systems and methods pertaining to multi-frequency wireless power transfer are disclosed. In one exemplary implementation, a wireless charger is used to generate and transmit two wireless power charges at two different frequencies, using a frequency division multiplexed (FDM) format. A wireless sly chargeable device that is inductively coupled to the wireless charger receives the two wireless power charges in the FDM format and uses the two charges to charge one or more chargeable batteries contained in the wirelessly chargeable device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a wireless charger, comprising;

a power management system;

a first wireless power charge transmitter for providing a first wireless power charge for charging a first chargeable battery, the first wireless power charge transmitter operative to generate the first wireless power charge at a first frequency and at a first power level, the first power level defined by the power management system; and

a second wireless power charge transmitter for providing a second wireless power charge for charging a second chargeable battery, the second wireless power charge transmitter operative to generate the second wireless power charge at a second frequency and at a second power level, the second power level defined by the power management system.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a first coil that receives the first wireless power charge and radiates the first wireless power charge for wirelessly charging the first chargeable battery; and

a second coil that receives the second wireless power charge and radiates the second wireless power charge for wirelessly charging the second chargeable battery.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first power combiner that combines the first wireless power charge and the second wireless power charge and generates therefrom, a first frequency division multiplexed (FDM) wireless power charge.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

a first coil that receives the first FDM wireless power charge and radiates the first FDM wireless power charge for wirelessly charging the first and the second chargeable batteries.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising:

a third wireless power charge transmitter for providing a third wireless power charge for charging a third chargeable battery, the third wireless power charge transmitter operative to generate the third wireless power charge at a third frequency and at a third power level, the third power level defined by the power management system; and

a second coil that receives the third wireless power charge and radiates the third wireless power charge for wireless sly charging the third chargeable battery.

6. The system of claim 4, further comprising:

a third wireless power charge transmitter for providing a third wireless power charge for charging a third chargeable battery, the third wireless power charge transmitter operative to generate the third wireless power charge at a third frequency and at a third power level, the third power level defined by the power management system;

a fourth wireless power charge transmitter for providing a fourth wireless power charge for charging a fourth chargeable battery, the fourth wireless power charge transmitter operative to generate the fourth wireless power charge at a fourth frequency and at a fourth power level, the fourth power level defined by the power management system;

a second power combiner that combines the third wireless power charge and the fourth wireless power charge and generates therefrom, a second frequency division multiplexed (FDM) wireless power charge; and

a second coil that receives the second FDM wireless power charge and radiates the second FDM wireless power charge for wireless sly charging the third and the fourth chargeable batteries.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first, second, third or fourth chargeable batteries is the same as another one of the first, second, third or fourth chargeable batteries.

8. The system of claim 3, further comprising:

a wirelessly chargeable device, comprising;

a first wireless power charge receiver for receiving the first wireless power charge transmitted by the first wireless power charge transmitter and coupling the received first wireless power charge to the first chargeable battery; and

a second wireless power charge receiver for receiving the second wireless power charge transmitted by the second wireless power charge transmitter and coupling the second wireless power charge to the second chargeable battery.

9. A system, comprising:

a wirelessly chargeable device, comprising;

a first wireless power charge receiver for receiving a first wireless power charge at a first frequency, and for coupling the first wireless power charge to a first chargeable battery; and

a second wireless power charge receiver for receiving the second wireless power charge at a second frequency, and for coupling the second wireless power charge to a second chargeable battery.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a first coil for receiving the first wireless power charge at the first frequency and providing the received first wireless power charge to the first wireless power charge receiver; and

a second coil for receiving the second wireless power charge at the second frequency and providing the received second wireless power charge to the second wireless power charge receiver.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first chargeable battery is the same as the second chargeable battery.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a wireless charger, comprising;

a first power combiner for combining the first wireless power charge and the second wireless power charge and generating therefrom, a frequency division multiplexed (FDM) wireless power charge.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a coil for receiving the first FDM wireless power charge and providing the FDM wireless power charge to at least one of the first or the second wireless power charge receivers.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a coil for receiving the first FDM wireless power charge and providing a first portion of the FDM wireless power charge to the first wireless power charge receiver and a second portion of the FDM wireless power charge to the second wireless power charge receiver.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first wireless power charge receiver is configured to extract the first wireless power charge at the first frequency from the first portion of the FDM wireless power charge, and the second wireless power charge receiver is configured to extract the second wireless power charge at the second frequency from the second portion of the FDM wireless power charge.

16. A method comprising:

transmitting a first wireless power charge at a first frequency;

receiving the first wireless power charge in a first wireless power charge receiver;

using the received first wireless power charge to charge a first chargeable battery in the first wireless power charge receiver;

transmitting a second wireless power charge at a second frequency;

receiving the second wireless power charge in a second wireless power charge receiver; and

using the received second wireless power charge to charge a second chargeable battery in the second wireless power charge receiver.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first and second wireless power charges are transmitted concurrently in a frequency division multiplexed (FDM) format.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein a power splitter is used for splitting the first and second wireless power charges from the FDM format, and a) used separately for charging a first chargeable battery and a second chargeable battery respectively, or b) recombined using a power combiner for using the first and second wireless power charges combinedly to charge a single chargeable battery.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first and the second wireless power charge receivers are co-located in a device, and wherein the first chargeable battery is the same as the second chargeable battery.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

transmitting a third wireless power charge at a third frequency; and

receiving the third wireless power charge in a third wireless power charge receiver, wherein the first and the second wireless power charge receivers are co-located in a first device, and the third wireless power charge receiver is located in a second device.