SIGNAL RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20160149416A1
• Filed: 11/18/2015
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HA, Min Cheol, PARK, Se Ho, SUN, Kum Jong, LEE, Woo Ram, KIM, Ki Hyun, KIM, Ji Hye
• Application Number:
  US14/944,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20160149416A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• 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 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A signal transmission and reception circuit is provided. The signal transmission and reception circuit includes a coil configured to receive power wirelessly supplied from the outside or output a specific signal wirelessly, a transmission and reception control module including a signal conversion switching circuit that is connected to the coil to rectify the wirelessly supplied power or convert a signal to be output and a driver that controls a switching state of the signal conversion switching circuit, and a filter configured to convert, the signal to be output, into a specific signal.

Claims

1. A signal transmission and reception circuit comprising:

a coil;

a transmission and reception control module comprising a signal conversion switching circuit that is connected to the coil to rectify wirelessly supplied power or convert a signal to be output, and a driver that controls a switching state of the signal conversion switching circuit; and

a filter configured to convert the signal to be output into a specific signal.

2. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a capacitor connected in parallel to the filter and disposed between the signal conversion switching circuit and the coil.

3. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 2, wherein a capacitance of the filter is equal to or greater than a capacitance of the capacitor.

4. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 2, further comprising a first state switch configured to control a connection of the filter and the signal conversion switching circuit corresponding to a specific condition.

5. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 4, wherein the first state switch is a turn-off state while the power is received.

6. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 1, wherein the coil comprises:

a first coil configured to output the specific signal; and

a second coil configured to receive power wirelessly.

7. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 6, wherein the signal conversion switching circuit comprises:

a signal transmission control circuit and a first control circuit configured to control an output of a signal relating to operation of the first coil; and

the first control circuit and a second control circuit configured to control transmission and reception of a signal relating to operation of the second coil.

8. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 6, wherein the signal conversion switching circuit comprises a first control circuit and a second control circuit configured to output a signal relating to operation of the second coil.

9. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 8, further comprising an inverter comprising a signal transmission switching circuit that uses the first control circuit as a common circuit and switches a signal provided by the transmission control module to deliver the switched signal to the filter.

10. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 9, wherein the signal transmission switching circuit is configured by connecting a plurality of switches in a cascode structure.

11. The signal transmission and reception circuit according to claim 1, wherein the transmission and reception control module further comprises at least one of:

a power processing module configured to deliver the received wireless power to a power control unit or deliver a signal supplied from the power control unit to the signal conversion switching circuit;

or

a second state switch that is connected to the signal conversion switching circuit to control a state of any one of a wireless power reception function or a wireless power transmission function.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a signal transmission and reception circuit configured to receive wirelessly supplied power or output a specific signal wirelessly;

a power control unit configured to control power supply to the signal transmission and reception circuit; and

a control module configured to control power supply from the power control unit and control signal reception or output of the signal transmission and reception circuit,

wherein the signal transmission and reception circuit comprises;

a coil,

a transmission and reception control module comprising a signal conversion switching circuit that is connected to the coil to rectify wirelessly supplied power or convert a signal to be output, and a driver that controls a switching state of the signal conversion switching circuit; and

a filter configured to convert the signal to be output into the specific signal.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, further comprising a battery configured to be charged based on the wirelessly supplied power or provide power used for the signal output.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the signal transmission and reception circuit further comprises a capacitor connected in parallel to the filter and disposed between the signal conversion switching circuit and the coil, and wherein a capacitance of the capacitor is equal to or less than a capacitance of the filter.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the signal transmission and reception circuit further comprises a state switch configured to control a selective connection of the filter and the signal conversion switching circuit, and wherein the state switch is a turn-off state while the power is received.

16. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the coil comprises:

a first coil configured to output the specific signal; and

a second coil configured to receive power wirelessly.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the signal conversion switching circuit comprises:

a signal transmission control circuit and a first control circuit configured to control an output of a signal relating to operation of the first coil; and

the first control circuit and a second control circuit configured to control transmission and reception of a signal relating to operation of the second coil.

18. The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the signal conversion switching circuit comprises a first control circuit and a second control circuit configured to output a signal relating to operation of the second coil.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the signal transmission and reception circuit further comprises an inverter comprising a signal transmission switching circuit that uses the first control circuit as a common circuit and switches a signal provided by the transmission control module to deliver the switched signal to the filter.

20. The electronic device according to claim 19, wherein the signal transmission switching circuit is configured by connecting a plurality of switches in a cascode structure.