WIRELESS OR WIRED POWER DELIVERY USING A CONTROLLABLE POWER ADAPTER
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1. A system, comprising:
- a first device, the first device being a wireless power transmitter or mobile device; and
a power adapter external to the first device, the power adapter being configured to receive a control signal and to control a DC output voltage of the power adapter based upon the control signal,wherein the first device is configured to send the control signal to the power adapter.
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Abstract
Some embodiments relate to a system that includes a first device which is a wireless power transmitter or mobile device and a power adapter external to the first device. The power adapter is configured to receive a control signal and to control a DC output voltage of the power adapter based upon the control signal. The first device is configured to send the control signal to the power adapter.
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42 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first device, the first device being a wireless power transmitter or mobile device; and a power adapter external to the first device, the power adapter being configured to receive a control signal and to control a DC output voltage of the power adapter based upon the control signal, wherein the first device is configured to send the control signal to the power adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless power transmitter, comprising:
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an inverter configured to receive an output voltage from a power adapter external to the inverter and to produce an alternating signal to transmit wireless power; and a controller configured to send a control signal to the power adapter to control the output voltage of the power adapter. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A power adapter for a first device, the first device being a wireless power transmitter or a mobile device, the power adapter comprising:
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an AC/DC converter configured to receive an AC voltage and produce a DC output voltage of the power adapter; and a controller configured to receive a control signal from the first device and control the DC output voltage of the power adapter based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A method, comprising:
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receiving a control signal from a first device, the first device being a wireless transmitter or mobile device; converting an AC voltage into a DC voltage based on the control signal; and powering the first device using the DC voltage.
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42. A method, comprising:
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sending a control signal to a power adapter to control a DC voltage produced by the power adapter from an AC voltage; receiving the DC voltage; and producing an alternating signal using the DC voltage to transmit wireless power.
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