METHOD OF MULTI-COIL OPERATION AND OPTIMIZATION
First Claim
1. A wireless power transfer receiver device for controlling a current supplied to a battery, comprising:
- a first receiver coil;
a second receiver coil, the first and second receiver coils substantially co-planar;
a third receiver coil, the co-planar first and second receiver coils collectively positioned substantially central to the third receiver coil, the first, second, and third receiver coils configured to electrically connect to a load; and
a controller configured to determine a current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, a current of the third receiver coil, and a duty cycle of the wireless power transfer receiver device, the controller further configured to enable the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the third receiver coil, or the co-planar first and second receiver coils and the third receiver coil based on a comparison of the current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the current of the third receiver coil, and the duty cycle.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for wireless power transfer and particularly wireless power transfer to remote systems such as electric vehicles. In one aspect, a system comprises substantially co-planar first and second receiver coils. The system further comprises a third receiver coil. The system further comprises a controller configured to determine a current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, a current of the third receiver coil, and a duty cycle of the wireless power transfer receiver device. The controller is configured to enable the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the third receiver coil, or the co-planar first and second receiver coils and the third receiver coil based on a comparison of the current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the current of the third receiver coil, and the duty cycle.
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41 Claims
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1. A wireless power transfer receiver device for controlling a current supplied to a battery, comprising:
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a first receiver coil; a second receiver coil, the first and second receiver coils substantially co-planar; a third receiver coil, the co-planar first and second receiver coils collectively positioned substantially central to the third receiver coil, the first, second, and third receiver coils configured to electrically connect to a load; and a controller configured to determine a current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, a current of the third receiver coil, and a duty cycle of the wireless power transfer receiver device, the controller further configured to enable the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the third receiver coil, or the co-planar first and second receiver coils and the third receiver coil based on a comparison of the current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the current of the third receiver coil, and the duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling a current supplied to a battery, the method comprising:
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determining a current of co-planar first and second receiver coils, a current of a third receiver coil, and a duty cycle of a wireless power transfer receiver device, the co-planar first and second receiver coils collectively positioned substantially central to the third receiver coil; and enabling the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the third receiver coil, or the co-planar first and second receiver coils and the third receiver coil based on a comparison of the current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the current of the third receiver coil, and the duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for controlling a current supplied to a battery, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a current of co-planar first and second receiver coils, a current of a third receiver coil, and a duty cycle of a wireless power transfer receiver device, the co-planar first and second receiver coils collectively positioned substantially central to the third receiver coil; and means for enabling the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the third receiver coil, or the co-planar first and second receiver coils and the third receiver coil based on a comparison of the current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the current of the third receiver coil, and the duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes an apparatus to:
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determine a current of co-planar first and second receiver coils, a current of a third receiver coil, and a duty cycle of a wireless power transfer receiver device, the co-planar first and second receiver coils collectively positioned substantially central to the third receiver coil; and enable the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the third receiver coil, or the co-planar first and second receiver coils and the third receiver coil based on a comparison of the current of the co-planar first and second receiver coils, the current of the third receiver coil, and the duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification