WIRELESS INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER
First Claim
1. A wireless power transfer system including a power transmitter arranged to provide a power transfer to a power receiver via a wireless inductive power signal, the wireless power transfer system comprising:
- a parasitic power loss detector arranged to perform a parasitic power loss detection operation to generate a parasitic power loss detection for the power transfer if a parasitic power loss estimate is outside a range;
a user indicator for initializing a user alert in response to the parasitic power loss detection;
an input for, in response to the parasitic power loss detection, receiving a user input indicating a presence of a foreign object or an absence of a foreign object; and
a controller arranged to initiate an adaptation of a parasitic power loss detection operation performed by the parasitic power loss detector to generate the parasitic power loss detection if the user input indicates an absence of a foreign object, and to not initiate the adaptation of the parasitic power loss detection operation if the user input indicates a presence of a foreign object, the adaptation comprising a modification of a parameter of the parasitic power loss detection operation.
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Abstract
A wireless power transfer system includes a power transmitter (101) arranged to provide a power transfer to a power receiver (105) via a wireless inductive power signal. A parasitic power loss detector (207) is arranged to detect a parasitic power loss for the power transfer, and a user indicator (209) is arranged to initialize a user alert in response to the detection of the parasitic power loss. The system comprises an input (211) for receiving user inputs; and a controller (213) which is arranged to initiate an adaptation of a parasitic power loss detection operation performed by the parasitic power loss detector (207) to detect parasitic power losses if a user input meeting a criterion is not received. Each of the individual features may be implemented in the power transmitter (101), the power receiver (105), or may e.g. be distributed between these. The approach may allow improved foreign object detection in a wireless power transfer system.
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32 Claims
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1. A wireless power transfer system including a power transmitter arranged to provide a power transfer to a power receiver via a wireless inductive power signal, the wireless power transfer system comprising:
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a parasitic power loss detector arranged to perform a parasitic power loss detection operation to generate a parasitic power loss detection for the power transfer if a parasitic power loss estimate is outside a range; a user indicator for initializing a user alert in response to the parasitic power loss detection; an input for, in response to the parasitic power loss detection, receiving a user input indicating a presence of a foreign object or an absence of a foreign object; and a controller arranged to initiate an adaptation of a parasitic power loss detection operation performed by the parasitic power loss detector to generate the parasitic power loss detection if the user input indicates an absence of a foreign object, and to not initiate the adaptation of the parasitic power loss detection operation if the user input indicates a presence of a foreign object, the adaptation comprising a modification of a parameter of the parasitic power loss detection operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for a wireless power transfer system including a power transmitter arranged to provide a power transfer to a power receiver via a wireless inductive power signal, the apparatus comprising:
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a parasitic power loss detector arranged to perform a parasitic power loss detection operation to generate a parasitic power loss detection for the power transfer if a parasitic power loss estimate is outside a range; a user indicator for initializing a user alert in response to the parasitic power loss detection; an input for, in response to the parasitic power loss detection, receiving a user input indicating a presence of a foreign object or an absence of a foreign object; and a controller arranged to initiate an adaptation of a parasitic power loss detection operation performed by the parasitic power loss detector to generate the parasitic power loss detection if the user input indicates an absence of a foreign object, and to not initiate the adaptation of the parasitic power loss detection operation if the user input indicates a presence of a foreign object, the adaptation comprising a modification of a parameter of the parasitic power loss detection operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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32. A method of operation for a wireless power transfer system including a power transmitter arranged to provide a power transfer to a power receiver via a wireless inductive power signal, the method comprising:
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performing a parasitic power loss detection operation to generate a parasitic power loss detection for the power transfer if a parasitic power loss estimate is outside a range; initializing a user alert in response to the parasitic power loss detection; receiving a user input in response to the parasitic power loss detection, the user input indicating a presence of a foreign object or an absence of a foreign object; and initiating an adaptation of a parasitic power loss detection algorithm to generate parasitic power losses if the user input indicates an absence of a foreign object, and not initiating the adaptation of the parasitic power loss detection operation if the user input indicates a presence of a foreign object, the adaptation comprising a modification of a parameter of the parasitic power loss detection operation.
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