Electronic Device With Wireless Charging and Battery Heating
First Claim
1. An electronic device configured to receive wirelessly transmitted power signals from a power transmitting device, comprising:
- a battery;
a coil configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted power signals;
a wireless power receiving circuit coupled to the coil, wherein the wireless power receiving circuit is configured to produce direct-current signals from the received wirelessly transmitted power signals that charge the battery;
a controller; and
a drive circuit coupled to the coil, wherein the controller is configured to apply a signal to the coil with the drive circuit that heats the battery.
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Abstract
A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power signals to a wireless power receiving electronic device. The electronic device may have a coil that receives the transmitted wireless power signals and may have a power receiving circuit that rectifies the received wireless power signals to produce a corresponding direct-current voltage signal. The direct-current signal may be used to power circuitry in the electronic device and may be used to charge a battery in the electronic device. Control circuitry in the electronic device may use a temperature sensor to make temperature measurements. In response to detecting that the device is below a given threshold temperature and based on other information such as information on which applications are running on a controller in device, the device may supply drive current signals to the coil to heat the battery and improve battery performance.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device configured to receive wirelessly transmitted power signals from a power transmitting device, comprising:
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a battery; a coil configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted power signals; a wireless power receiving circuit coupled to the coil, wherein the wireless power receiving circuit is configured to produce direct-current signals from the received wirelessly transmitted power signals that charge the battery; a controller; and a drive circuit coupled to the coil, wherein the controller is configured to apply a signal to the coil with the drive circuit that heats the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device configured to receive wirelessly transmitted power signals from a power transmitting device, comprising:
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a battery; a coil configured to receive the wirelessly transmitted power signals; a wireless power receiving circuit coupled to the coil, wherein the wireless power receiving circuit is configured to rectify the received wirelessly transmitted power signals and produce corresponding direct-current signals to charge the battery; and control circuitry that is configured to supply a signal to the coil to heat the battery at least partly in response to determining that the battery is at a temperature below a threshold temperature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device, comprising:
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a battery; a coil on a printed circuit that is configured to receive wirelessly transmitted power signals; a wireless power receiving circuit coupled to the coil, wherein the wireless power receiving circuit is configured to rectify the received wirelessly transmitted power signals and is configured to produce a corresponding direct-current voltage that charges the battery; and control circuitry that is configured to supply a signal to metal traces on the printed circuit to heat the battery. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification