APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER TO MOBILE DEVICES
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1. A power receiver, comprising:
- a power pick-up unit configured to receive power from a power transmitter via a wireless coupling with the power transmitter; and
a control unit configured to adjust the power received from the power transmitter by transmitting control data to the power transmitter via the wireless coupling, wherein the control data is modulated with a spreading code.
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Abstract
A system for controlling wireless power transfer to mobile devices is disclosed. The system includes a power transmitter configured to transmit power via a wireless coupling to the mobile devices. Each of the mobile devices includes a power receiver configured to receive the power from the power transmitter via the wireless coupling with the power transmitter. Each power receiver is configured to transmit control data modulated with a spreading code via the wireless coupling to the power transmitter.
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39 Claims
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1. A power receiver, comprising:
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a power pick-up unit configured to receive power from a power transmitter via a wireless coupling with the power transmitter; and a control unit configured to adjust the power received from the power transmitter by transmitting control data to the power transmitter via the wireless coupling, wherein the control data is modulated with a spreading code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A power transmitter for supplying power to a plurality of power receivers, comprising:
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a power conversion unit configured to transmit power to the plurality of power receivers via a wireless coupling with the power receivers; and a control unit configured to receive, from at least one of the power receivers, control data modulated with a spreading code via the wireless coupling, the control unit being further configured to demodulate the control data with the spreading code to control the power transmitted to the at least one of the power receivers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for controlling wireless power transfer, comprising:
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a power transmitter configured to transmit power via a wireless coupling; and a plurality of power receivers configured to receive the power from the power transmitter via the wireless coupling with the power transmitter, each power receiver being configured to transmit control data modulated with a spreading code via the wireless coupling to the power transmitter, wherein the control data is adapted to control the power transmitted from the power transmitter, wherein the power transmitter adjusts the power based on the control data from at least one of the power receivers and transmits the adjusted power via the wireless coupling. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for controlling power transmission to a mobile device, comprising:
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receiving, by a power receiver in the mobile device, power from a power transmitter via a wireless coupling between the power transmitter and the power receiver; and transmitting, by the power receiver, control data modulated with a spreading code via the wireless coupling to adjust the power from the power transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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