TRANSMITTING DEVICE, WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM COMPRISING TRANSMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING PROCESS THEREOF

• US 20150200563A1
• Filed: 11/21/2014
• Published: 07/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BYD Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited
• Inventors: Zhang, Xinhua, Huang, He, Zhou, Ying, Yang, Qingchun, Chen, Dajun, Cai, Xinwei, Yang, Zaixing
• Application Number:
  US14/550,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20150200563A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• 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 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00309 Overheat or overtemperature protection

Abstract

A transmitting device, a wireless charging system comprising the transmitting device and a method for controlling a charging process of the wireless charging system are provided. The transmitting device comprises: a transmitting coil configured to transmit an electric energy of the transmitting device; an oscillation and FM module configured to generate an LC resonance between the transmitting coil and the oscillation and FM module and to adjust a capacitance of the LC resonance so as to change a resonant frequency of the LC resonance; a first detecting module configured to detect a voltage and a current of the transmitting device; a control module configured to output a control signal to control the resonant frequency of the LC resonance according to a predetermined FM mode; a first communicating module configured to communicate with the receiving device wirelessly; and a power module configured to supply a drive power to the transmitting device.

Claims

1. A transmitting device, comprising:

a transmitting coil configured to transmit an electric energy of the transmitting device;

an oscillation and FM module configured to generate an LC resonance between the transmitting coil and the oscillation and FM module and to adjust a capacitance of the LC resonance so as to change a resonant frequency of the LC resonance;

a first detecting module configured to detect a voltage and a current of the transmitting device;

a control module configured to output a control signal to control the resonant frequency of the LC resonance according to a predetermined FM mode, to stabilize a resonant frequency corresponding to a highest charging efficiency according to the voltage and the current of the transmitting device and a voltage and a current of a receiving device, and to control the transmitting coil to transmit the electric energy;

a first communicating module configured to communicate with the receiving device wirelessly; and

a power module configured to supply a drive power to the transmitting device.

2. The transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the control module comprises:

a computing unit configured to perform an A/D conversion for the voltage and the current of the transmitting device and the voltage and the current of the receiving device, and configured to compute the highest charging efficiency according to data obtained after the A/D conversion;

a memory unit configured to store the highest charging efficiency and the capacitance corresponding to the highest charging efficiency; and

a first single-chip microcomputer configured to control the resonant frequency of the LC resonance according to the predetermined FM mode, to control the oscillation and FM module to output a capacitance corresponding to the highest charging efficiency, and to control the transmitting coil to transmit the electric energy.

3. The transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the control module is configured to control the drive power and to control the transmitting coil to start or stop transmitting the electric energy.

4. The transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein in the predetermined FM mode, the resonant frequency is progressively increased from 110 KHZ to 205 KHZ with an increment of 1.1 KHZ to 1.65 KHZ.

5. The transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the oscillation and FM module comprises:

a capacitor unit configured to provide an adjustable capacitance and to generate the LC resonance with the transmitting coil;

an inversion unit configured to convert a DC voltage output by the power module into an AC voltage for generating the LC resonance; and

a control unit configured to adjust the capacitance of the capacitor unit and to control the inversion unit to convert the DC voltage output by the power module into the AC voltage for generating the LC resonance according to the control signal output by the control module.

6. The transmitting device according to claim 5, wherein the capacitor unit is a capacitor matrix comprising a plurality of capacitors.

7. The transmitting device according to claim 6, wherein the control unit comprises:

a switch matrix comprising a plurality of first switches and configured to control a corresponding capacitor in the capacitor matrix to be connected to a circuit;

a pulse-width modulation subunit configured to supply a pulse signal to the inversion unit according to the control signal output by the control module so as to drive the inversion unit; and

a second single-chip microcomputer configured to control the pulse-width modulation subunit to operate and to control each first switch in the switch matrix to be switched on or off.

8. A wireless charging system, comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device, wherein:

the transmitting device comprises;

a transmitting coil configured to transmit an electric energy of the transmitting device;

an oscillation and FM module configured to generate an LC resonance between the transmitting coil and the oscillation and FM module and to adjust a capacitance of the LC resonance so as to change a resonant frequency of the LC resonance;

a first detecting module configured to detect a voltage and a current of the transmitting device;

a control module configured to output a control signal to control the resonant frequency of the LC resonance according to a predetermined FM mode, to stabilize a resonant frequency corresponding to a highest charging efficiency according to the voltage and the current of the transmitting device and a voltage and a current of a receiving device, and to control the transmitting coil to transmit the electric energy;

a first communicating module configured to communicate with the receiving device wirelessly; and

a power module configured to supply a drive power to the transmitting device; and

the receiving device comprises;

a receiving coil configured to perform an electromagnetic induction coupling with the transmitting coil in the transmitting device and to receive an AC voltage;

a rectifying and communicating module configured to rectify the AC voltage received by the receiving coil into a DC voltage and charge a load, and to communicate with the transmitting device wirelessly; and

a second detecting module configured to detect the voltage and the current of the receiving device.

9. The wireless charging system according to claim 8, wherein at least one of the transmitting device or the receiving device further comprises a temperature detecting module configured to detect a temperature of the at least one of the transmitting device or the receiving device, and the transmitting device further comprises a second switch configured to disconnect the oscillation and FM module from the transmitting coil according to a first instruction output by the control module when the temperature of the at least one of the transmitting device or the receiving device exceed a predetermined temperature threshold.

10. The wireless charging system according to claim 9, wherein the receiving device further comprises a third switch disposed between the rectifying and communicating module and the receiving coil and configured to disconnect the rectifying and communicating module from the receiving coil according to a second instruction output by the control module when at least one of the voltage of the receiving device exceeds a predetermined voltage threshold or the current of the receiving device exceeds a predetermined current threshold.

11. The wireless charging system according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of electrical isolating modules are disposed between the control module and the second switch, between the control module and the third switch, between the control module and the first detecting module, and between the control module and the second detecting module respectively.

12. The wireless charging system according to claim 8, wherein the control module comprises:

a computing unit configured to perform an A/D conversion for the voltage and the current of the transmitting device and the voltage and the current of the receiving device and to compute the highest charging efficiency according to data obtained after the A/D conversion;

a memory unit configured to store the highest charging efficiency and the capacitance corresponding to the highest charging efficiency; and

a first single-chip microcomputer configured to control the resonant frequency of the LC resonance according to the predetermined FM mode, to control the oscillation and FM module to output a capacitance corresponding to the highest charging efficiency, and to control the transmitting coil to transmit the electric energy.

13. The wireless charging system according to claim 8, wherein in the predetermined FM mode, the resonant frequency is progressively increased from 110 KHZ to 205 KHZ with an increment of 1.1 KHZ to 1.65 KHZ.

14. The wireless charging system according to claim 8, wherein the oscillation and FM module comprises:

a capacitor unit configured to provide an adjustable capacitance and to generate the LC resonance with the transmitting coil;

an inversion unit configured to convert a DC voltage output by the power module into an AC voltage for generating the LC resonance; and

a control unit configured to adjust the capacitance of the capacitor unit and to control the inversion unit to convert the DC voltage output by the power module into the AC voltage for generating the LC resonance according to the control signal output by the control module.

15. The wireless charging system according to claim 8, wherein the capacitor unit is a capacitor matrix comprising a plurality of capacitors;

and the control unit comprises;

a switch matrix comprising a plurality of first switches and configured to control a corresponding capacitor in the capacitor matrix to be connected to a circuit;

a pulse-width modulation subunit configured to supply a pulse signal to the inversion unit according to the control signal output by the control module so as to drive the inversion unit; and

a second single-chip microcomputer configured to control the pulse-width modulation subunit to operate and to control each first switch in the switch matrix to switch on or off.

16. A method for controlling a charging process of a wireless charging system, the wireless charging system comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device, the method comprising:

starting the charging process with a reference frequency;

controlling a capacitance of an LC resonance according to a predetermined FM mode within a predetermined resonant frequency range so as to adjust a resonant frequency of the LC resonance, and detecting a voltage and a current of the transmitting device and a voltage and a current of the receiving device corresponding to the capacitance of the LC resonance;

obtaining a highest charging efficiency according to the voltage and the current of the transmitting device and the voltage and the current of the receiving device and an optimal capacitance corresponding to the highest charging efficiency; and

outputting the optimal capacitance to stabilize the resonant frequency of the LC resonance.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein controlling the capacitance of the LC resonance according to the predetermined FM mode within the predetermined resonant frequency range so as to adjust the resonant frequency of the LC resonance comprises:

adjusting a capacitor matrix to change the capacitance of the LC resonance so as to adjust the resonant frequency of the LC resonance.

18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

detecting a temperature of at least one of the transmitting device or the receiving device;

determining whether the temperature of the at least one of the transmitting device or the receiving device exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold; and

in response to determining that the temperature of the at least one of the transmitting device or the receiving device exceeds the predetermined temperature threshold, stopping the charging process.

19. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

determining whether at least one of the voltage of the receiving device exceeds a predetermined voltage threshold or the current of the receiving device exceeds a predetermined current threshold; and

in response to determining that the at least one of the voltage of the receiving device exceeds the predetermined voltage threshold or the current of the receiving device exceeds the predetermined current threshold, stopping the charging process.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein in the predetermined FM mode, the resonant frequency is progressively increased from 110 KHZ to 205 KHZ with an increment of 1.1 KHZ to 1.65 KHZ.