THIN-FILM COIL ASSEMBLY, FLEXIBLE WIRELESS CHARGING DEVICE AND WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM

• US 20160322156A1
• Filed: 09/22/2015
• Published: 11/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JTouch Corporation
• Original Assignee: JTouch Corporation
• Inventors: Yeh, Yu-Chou, Yeh, Tsung-Her, Yeh, Chun-Ting, Huang, Hsueh-Jung, Cheng, Bo-Ruei, Hu, Chih-Ming, Tsui, Chiu-Cheng, Wu, Chen-Chi
• Application Number:
  US14/860,936
• Publication Number:
  US 20160322156A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• 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 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A thin-film coil assembly includes a flexible substrate, an oscillation starting antenna, a resonant antenna, a first protective layer and a second protective layer. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface. The oscillation starting antenna is disposed on the first surface of the flexible substrate. The resonant antenna is disposed on the second surface of the flexible substrate. Moreover, at least one capacitor is connected between a first end and a second end of the resonant antenna. An electromagnetic wave with a specified resonant frequency is emitted or received by the thin-film coil assembly in response to a resonant coupling effect of the resonant antenna and the oscillation starting antenna. The first protective layer covers the oscillation starting antenna. The second protective layer covers the resonant antenna.

Claims

1. A thin-film coil assembly, comprising:

a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other;

an oscillation starting antenna disposed on the first surface of the flexible substrate;

a resonant antenna disposed on the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein at least one capacitor is connected between a first end and a second end of the resonant antenna, and an electromagnetic wave with a specified resonant frequency is emitted or received by the thin-film coil assembly in response to a resonant coupling effect of the resonant antenna and the oscillation starting antenna;

a first protective layer covering the oscillation starting antenna; and

a second protective layer covering the resonant antenna.

2. The thin-film coil assembly according to claim 1, wherein an AC signal is received by the oscillation starting antenna, and the electromagnetic wave with the specified resonant frequency is emitted in response to a resonant coupling effect of the resonant antenna and the oscillation starting antenna.

3. The thin-film coil assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the resonant antenna is penetrated through a perforation of the flexible substrate and projected out through the first surface.

4. The thin-film coil assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a shielding structure, wherein the shielding structure is arranged between the oscillation starting antenna and the first protective layer or located at an external side of the first protective layer, wherein the shielding structure is a metal mesh, a magnetically-permeable film or a composite film including a combination of the metal mesh and the magnetically-permeable film.

5. The thin-film coil assembly according to claim 4, wherein the magnetically-permeable film is made of soft magnetic material, wherein the soft magnetic material is a mixture of ferrite or iron-silicon-aluminum alloy and an adhesive material, and the metal mesh is made of metallic material or metallic composite material selected from copper, gold, silver, aluminum, tungsten, chromium, titanium, indium, tin, nickel, iron, or a combination thereof.

6. The thin-film coil assembly according to claim 1, wherein the flexible substrate is made of polyethylene terephthalate, thin glass, polyethylennaphthalat, polyethersulfone, polymethylmethacrylate, polyimide or polycarbonate, wherein the oscillation starting antenna and the resonant antenna are made of electrically-conductive material, and the electrically-conductive material is silver, copper, gold, aluminum, tin or graphene, wherein the first protective layer and the second protective layer are made of protective paint, and the protective paint is epoxy resin, polyurethane rubber, vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer gel, polyimide gel, rubbery gel, polyolefin gel, or silicone.

7. The thin-film coil assembly according to claim 1, wherein the flexible substrate is an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is made of light curable adhesive material, thermally curable adhesive material a mixture of curable adhesive material and a magnetic element, vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer gel, polyimide gel, rubbery gel, polyolefin gel or moisture curable polyurethane gel.

8. The thin-film coil assembly according to claim 1, wherein the oscillation starting antenna is fixed on the first surface of the flexible substrate through a first adhesive layer, and the resonant antenna is fixed on the second surface of the flexible substrate through a second adhesive layer, wherein each of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer is made of light curable adhesive material, thermally curable adhesive material a mixture of curable adhesive material and a magnetic element, vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer gel, polyimide gel, rubbery gel, polyolefin gel or moisture curable polyurethane gel.

9. A flexible wireless charging device for wirelessly charging a power-receiving device, the flexible wireless charging device comprising:

at least one thin-film coil assembly, the thin-film coil assembly comprising;

a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other;

an oscillation starting antenna disposed on the first surface of the flexible substrate;

a resonant antenna disposed on the second surface of the flexible substrate, wherein at least one capacitor is connected between a first end and a second end of the resonant antenna;

a first protective layer covering the oscillation starting antenna; and

a second protective layer covering the resonant antenna; and

at least one transmitter module electrically connected between the thin-film coil assembly and a power source, wherein the at least one transmitter module receives electric energy from the power source and provides an AC signal to the thin-film coil assembly,

wherein the AC signal is received by the oscillation starting antenna of the thin-film coil assembly, and an electromagnetic wave with a specified resonant frequency is emitted in response to a resonant coupling effect of the resonant antenna and the oscillation starting antenna, so that the power-receiving device is wirelessly charged by the flexible wireless charging device.

10. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 9, wherein the thin-film coil assembly further comprises a shielding structure, wherein the shielding structure is arranged between the oscillation starting antenna and the first protective layer or located at an external side of the first protective layer, wherein the shielding structure is a metal mesh, a magnetically-permeable film or a composite film including a combination of the metal mesh and the magnetically-permeable film.

11. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 9, wherein the flexible substrate is made of polyethylene terephthalate, thin glass, polyethylennaphthalat, polyethersulfone, polymethylmethacrylate, polyimide or polycarbonate, wherein the oscillation starting antenna and the resonant antenna are made of electrically-conductive material, and the electrically-conductive material is silver, copper, gold, aluminum, tin or graphene, wherein the first protective layer and the second protective layer are made of protective paint, and the protective paint is epoxy resin, polyurethane rubber, vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer gel, polyimide gel, rubbery gel, polyolefin gel, or silicone.

12. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 9, wherein the flexible substrate is an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer is made of light curable adhesive material, thermally curable adhesive material a mixture of curable adhesive material and a magnetic element, vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer gel, polyimide gel, rubbery gel, polyolefin gel or moisture curable polyurethane gel.

13. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 9, wherein the oscillation starting antenna is fixed on the first surface of the flexible substrate through a first adhesive layer, and the resonant antenna is fixed on the second surface of the flexible substrate through a second adhesive layer, wherein each of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer is made of light curable adhesive material, thermally curable adhesive material a mixture of curable adhesive material and a magnetic element, vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer gel, polyimide gel, rubbery gel, polyolefin gel or moisture curable polyurethane gel.

14. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 9, wherein the thin-film coil assembly is bent to have a sleeve structure or a U-shaped structure.

15. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 9, further comprising two additional thin-film coil assemblies, wherein the thin-film coil assembly is bent to have a sleeve structure, and the two additional thin-film coil assemblies are respectively located at a top side and a bottom side of the sleeve structure, so that a cylindrical structure is defined by the thin-film coil assembly and the two additional thin-film coil assemblies collaboratively.

16. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 15, further comprising a bracket and a base, wherein the bracket is connected with the cylindrical structure, and the base is connected with the bracket.

17. The flexible wireless charging device according to claim 9, wherein the transmitter module comprises:

a converting circuit electrically connected with the power source for converting the electric energy from the power source;

an oscillator electrically connected with the converting circuit for adjustably outputting the AC signal with a specified frequency;

a power amplifier connected with the oscillator and the converting circuit for amplifying the AC signal; and

a filtering circuit connected with the power amplifier for filtering the AC signal.

18. A wireless charging system, comprising:

a flexible wireless charging device comprising;

at least one thin-film transmitter coil assembly, the thin-film transmitter coil assembly comprising a flexible substrate, an oscillation starting antenna, a resonant antenna, a first protective layer and a second protective layer, wherein the flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposed to the first surface, the oscillation starting antenna is disposed on the first surface of the flexible substrate, the resonant antenna is disposed on the second surface of the flexible substrate, at least one capacitor is connected between a first end and a second end of the resonant antenna, the oscillation starting antenna is covered by the first protective layer, and the resonant antenna is covered by the second protective layer; and

at least one transmitter module electrically connected between the thin-film transmitter coil assembly and a power source, wherein the at least one transmitter module receives electric energy from the power source and provides an AC signal to the thin-film transmitter coil assembly, wherein the AC signal is received by the oscillation starting antenna of the thin-film transmitter coil assembly, and an electromagnetic wave with a specified resonant frequency is emitted in response to a resonant coupling effect of the resonant antenna and the oscillation starting antenna; and

a power-receiving device comprising;

a thin-film receiver coil assembly, wherein the thin-film receiver coil assembly receives electric energy from the flexible wireless charging device in response to a magnetic resonant coupling effect of the thin-film receiver coil assembly and the thin-film transmitter coil assembly; and

a receiver module connected with the thin-film receiver coil assembly for converting the electric energy that is received by the thin-film receiver coil assembly.

19. The wireless charging system according to claim 18, wherein the thin-film receiver coil assembly of the power-receiving device and the thin-film transmitter coil assembly of the flexible wireless charging device have same structures.

20. The wireless charging system according to claim 18, wherein the receiver module comprises:

a filtering circuit electrically connected with the thin-film receiver coil assembly for filtering an AC signal from the thin-film receiver coil assembly;

a rectifying circuit electrically connected with the filtering circuit for converting the AC signal into a rectified DC voltage;

a voltage stabilizer electrically connected with the rectifying circuit for stabilizing the rectified DC voltage to a stabilized DC voltage with a rated voltage value; and

a DC voltage adjusting circuit electrically connected with the voltage stabilizer and a load for adjusting the stabilized DC voltage to a regulated DC voltage and providing the regulated DC voltage to the load.