WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS

• US 20130169057A1
• Filed: 01/25/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Hybrid Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Spacon Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Chun-Kil, SHON, Soo-Dong
• Granted Patent: US 9,312,700 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/402 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 50/502 the energy repeater being integrated together with the emitter or the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

Provided is a wireless power transmission apparatus for wirelessly transmitting the power to portable electronic appliances using power or batteries charging power and supplying operation power to the portable electronic appliances. The wireless power transmission apparatus includes first and second source resonators, which are included inside a plurality of resonator bodies and which generates and wirelessly transmits the resonant power to a target resonator. The resonator bodies are formed to be folded to each other on an axis of a hinge.

Claims

1. An wireless power transmission apparatus, comprising:

first and second resonator bodies that are foldable with respect to one another on an axis of a hinge; and

first and second source resonators configured to wirelessly transmit power to a target resonator of a wireless power reception apparatus, wherein the first and second source resonators are disposed included inside the first and second resonator bodies, respectively, and configured to generate a resonant power according to a power of a predetermined frequency, which is supplied by a resonant controller.

2. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a controller body encasing the resonant controller and being configured to engage the first and second resonator bodies to enable the first and second resonator bodies to be folded foldable with respect to each other by the hinge.

3. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 1, wherein the resonant controller alternatively supplies the power of the predetermined frequency to the first and second source resonators.

4. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second source resonators respectively comprise:

source coils, which are included inside the first and second resonator bodies, respectively, and to which the power of the predetermined frequency is applied; and

resonant coils, which are included inside the first and second resonator bodies, respectively, and which generate the resonant power by induction of the power of the predetermined frequency applied to the source coils and resonate.

5. A wireless power transmission apparatus, comprising:

a first resonator body installed on an end portion of a vertical prop to be rotatable;

a second resonator body installed on a center of the first resonator body to be rotatable in an orthogonal direction to the first resonator body; and

first and second source resonators, which are respectively included inside the first resonator body and the second resonator body, and which transmit resonant power by resonating by a power of a predetermined frequency supplied by a resonant controller.

6. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 5, wherein the resonant controller alternatively supplies the power of the predetermined frequency to the first and second source resonators.

7. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first and second source resonators respectively comprises:

source coils, which are respectively included inside the first and second resonator bodies, and to which the power of the predetermined frequency is applied; and

resonant coils, which are respectively included inside the first and second resonator bodies, and generate the resonant power by induction of power of the predetermined frequency applied to the source coils and resonate.

8. A wireless power transmission apparatus, comprising:

a slider slidably installed on a vertical prop to be movable up and down and comprising a plurality of horizontal props;

a plurality of resonator bodies movably installed on the plurality of horizontal props; and

a plurality of source resonators, which are respectively included in the resonator bodies, and which transmit the resonant power by resonating by a power of a predetermined frequency supplied by a resonant controller.

9. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 8, wherein the slider comprises first to fourth resonator bodies movably installed on four vertically disposed horizontal props, respectively.

10. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 9, wherein, among the plurality of source resonators disposed in the first to fourth resonator bodies, the resonant controller supplies the power of the predetermined frequency to two source resonators that are disposed orthogonally to each other and operates two source resonators that do not receive the power as a repeater.

11. The wireless power transmission apparatus of claim 8, wherein the plurality of source resonators respectively comprise:

a source coil, to which the power of the predetermined frequency is applied; and

a resonant coil for generating the resonant power while resonating by inducting of the power applied to the source coil.