Wireless charging system

• US 20170187219A1
• Filed: 12/24/2015
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: HAO, Sofia C., Nguyen, Don J., Yang, Songnan
• Application Number:
  US14/757,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20170187219A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• 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

Abstract

A charging system may be provided that include an adapter to receive an external power and to provide an output voltage, and a charging device to receive the output voltage and to provide a wireless power. The adapter may adjust the output voltage based on feedback information. The charging device may include a power amplifier to receive the output voltage directly from the adapter, a power transmitter to transmit the wireless power, a wireless communication device to receive power information from an external electronic device, and a feedback device to provide a feedback signal or feedback information to the adapter based on the power information.

Claims

1. A charging system comprising:

an adapter to receive an external power and to provide an output voltage; and

a charging device to receive the output voltage from the adapter and to provide a wireless power based on the output voltage, the charging device including;

a power transmitter to transmit the wireless power based at least in part on the output voltage of the adapter,

a wireless communication device to receive power information from an external electronic device, and

a feedback device to receive the power information and to provide a feedback signal to the adapter based on the power information, and the adapter to adjust the output voltage based on the feedback signal.

2. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the feedback device includes a controller to receive the power information and to provide the feedback signal to the adapter based on the power information.

3. The charging system of claim 2, wherein the feedback signal is a digital signal.

4. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the feedback device includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, the controller to receive the power information and to provide a command to the digital potentiometer based on the power information, and the digital potentiometer to provide the feedback signal to the adapter.

5. The charging system of claim 4, wherein the feedback signal is an analog signal.

6. The charging system of claim 4, wherein the digital potentiometer is a programmable resistor divider.

7. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the power information is information to increase the wireless power from the power transmitter.

8. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the power information is information to decrease the wireless power from the power transmitter.

9. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the charging device further including a power amplifier to receive the output voltage directly from the adapter, and to provide an alternate current (AC) signal based on the received output voltage, and the power transmitter to transmit the wireless power based at least in part on the AC signal.

10. The charging system of claim 9, wherein the charging device includes at least one connection to the power amplifier without using a voltage regulator.

11. A wireless charging system comprising:

an alternate current/direct current (AC/DC) adapter to provide a DC voltage signal, and the AC/DC adapter to adjust the DC voltage signal based on feedback;

a power transmitter to provide a wireless power based at least in part on the DC voltage signal;

a wireless communication device to receive power information from the external electronic device; and

a feedback device to provide the feedback based on the received power information.

12. The wireless charging system of claim 11, wherein the feedback device includes a controller to receive the power information and to provide the feedback to the AC/DC adapter based on the power information.

13. The wireless charging system of claim 12, wherein the feedback is provided within a digital signal.

14. The wireless charging system of claim 11, wherein the feedback device includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, the controller to receive the power information and to provide a command to the digital potentiometer based on the power information, and the digital potentiometer to provide the feedback to the AC/DC adapter.

15. The wireless charging system of claim 14, wherein the feedback is within an analog signal.

16. The wireless charging system of claim 11, further comprising a power amplifier to receive the DC voltage signal directly from the AC/DC adapter, and to provide an alternate current (AC) signal based on the received DC voltage signal, and the power transmitter to transmit the wireless power based at least in part on the AC signal.

17. The wireless charging system of claim 16, wherein at least one connector is provided between the AC/DC adapter and the power amplifier without using a voltage regulator.

18. A wireless charging system comprising:

an alternate current/direct current (AC/DC) adapter to provide a DC voltage signal, and the AC/DC adapter to adjust the DC voltage signal based on feedback;

power means for providing a wireless power based at least in part on the DC voltage signal from the AC/DC adapter;

communicating means for receiving power information from an external electronic device; and

feedback means for providing the feedback based on the received power information.

19. The wireless charging system of claim 18, wherein the feedback means includes a controller to receive the power information and to provide the feedback to the AC/DC adapter based on the power information.

20. The wireless charging system of claim 18, wherein the feedback means includes a controller and a digital potentiometer, the controller to receive the power information and to provide a command signal to the digital potentiometer based on the power information, and the digital potentiometer to provide the feedback to the AC/DC adapter.