WIRELESS CHARGER AND WIRELESS CHARGING METHOD

• US 20170025882A1
• Filed: 07/21/2015
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cloud Network Technology Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHIEN, YU-CHING, TSENG, CHUANG-WEI, CHEN, CHE-HSUN
• Granted Patent: US 9,787,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/23 characterised by the type of transmitting antennas, e.g. directional array antennas or Yagi antennas
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0071 with a programmable schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007192 in response to temperature

Abstract

A wireless charger includes a wireless charging transmitter. The wireless charging transmitter includes a transmission antenna, a driving circuit, a transmission temperature sensor, and a controller. The driving circuit can output a charging signal in a fast charging mode initially. The transmission temperature sensor can detect a transmission temperature value of the transmission antenna. The controller can receive the transmission temperature value from the transmission temperature sensor. The driving circuit is can output the charging signal in a fast charging mode initially. When the transmission temperature value is greater than an overheat value, the controller can control the driving circuit to output in a slow charging mode.

Claims

1. A wireless charger, comprising:

a wireless charging transmitter, comprising;

a transmission antenna;

a driving circuit coupled to the transmission antenna, and configured to output a charging signal in a fast charging mode initially;

a transmission temperature sensor coupled to the transmission antenna, configured to detect a transmission temperature value of the transmission antenna; and

a controller coupled to the driving circuit and the transmission temperature sensor, the controller being configured to receive the transmission temperature value from the transmission temperature sensor,

wherein the driving circuit is configured to output the charging signal in a fast charging mode initially, when the transmission temperature value is greater than an overheat value, the controller is configured to control the driving circuit to output in a slow charging mode, and a first output power in the fast charging mode is greater than a second output power in the slow charging mode.

2. The wireless charger of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging transmitter further comprises an adapter, wherein the adapter is configured to convert a direct current to an alternative current.

3. The wireless charger of claim 1, wherein the wireless charging transmitter further comprises a transmission communication module, the wireless charger further comprises a wireless charging receiver, the wireless charging receiver comprises a receiving antenna, a receiving temperature sensor, and a receiving communicating module, the receiving temperature sensor is coupled to the transmission antenna, and is configured to detect a receiving temperature value of the receiving antenna, the receiving communicating module is configured to communicate with the transmission communication module, the controller is configured to receive the receiving temperature value from the receiving temperature sensor, when the receiving temperature value is greater than the overheat value, the controller is configured to control the driving circuit to output in the slow charging mode.

4. The wireless charger of claim 3, wherein when one of the receiving temperature value and the transmission temperature value is greater than a rating value, the controller is configured to stop the driving circuit outputting, and the rating value is greater than the overheat value.

5. The wireless charger of claim 1, wherein when the transmission temperature sensor detects a changed transmission temperature value which is smaller than the overheat value drops down from a value greater than the overheat value, the controller is configured to control the driving circuit to switch the slow charging mode to the fast charging mode gradually.

6. A wireless charger, comprising:

a wireless charging receiver, comprising;

a receiving antenna;

a receiving temperature sensor coupled to the transmission antenna and configured to detect a temperature value of the receiving antenna; and

a receiving communicating module configured to communicate with the transmission communication module, and

a wireless charging transmitter, comprising;

a transmission antenna;

a driving circuit coupled to the transmission antenna, and configured to output a charging signal in a fast charging mode initially; and

a controller coupled to the driving circuit, the controller being configured to receive the receiving temperature value from the receiving temperature sensor,

wherein the driving circuit is configured to output the charging signal in a fast charging mode initially, when the receiving temperature value is greater than an overheat value, the controller is configured to control the driving circuit to output in a slow charging mode, and a first output power in the fast charging mode is greater than a second output power in the slow charging mode.

7. The wireless charger of claim 6, wherein the wireless charging transmitter further comprises an adapter, wherein the adapter is configured to convert a direct current to an alternative current.

8. The wireless charger of claim 6, wherein the wireless charging transmitter further comprises a transmission temperature sensor and a transmission communication module, the transmission temperature sensor is coupled to the transmission antenna and is configured to detect a transmission temperature value of the transmission antenna;

the wireless charging receiver further comprises a receiving communicating module to communicate with the transmission communication module, when the transmission temperature value is greater than the overheat value, the controller is configured to control the driving circuit to output in the slow charging mode.

9. The wireless charger of claim 8, wherein when one of the receiving temperature value and the transmission temperature value is greater than a rating value, the controller is configured to stop the driving circuit outputting, and the rating value is greater than the overheat value.

10. The wireless charger of claim 6, wherein when the receiving temperature sensor detects a changed receiving temperature value which is smaller than the overheat value drops down from a value greater than the overheat value, the controller is configured to control the driving circuit to switch the slow charging mode to the fast charging mode gradually.

11. A method for wirelessly charging a remote device by a transmitting device, comprising:

providing wirelessly from the transmitting device a charging power output at a first level;

terminating the providing in response to either (a) a temperature of the transmitting device exceeds a first rated temperature threshold, or (b) receipt of a signal from the remote device representing that a temperature of the remote device exceeds a second rated temperature threshold;

reducing the charging power output from the first level to a lower non-zero second power level, in response to (a) a temperature of the transmitting device is between a first overheat temperature threshold and the first rated temperature threshold, or (b) receipt of a signal from the remote device representing that a temperature of the remote device is between a second overheat temperature threshold and the second rated temperature threshold; and

gradually increasing, after the reducing and in response to a temperature of the transmitting device being below the first overheat temperature threshold and a temperature of the remote device being below the second overheat temperature threshold, the charging power output from the second level to the first level.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

converting a direct current to an alternative current.