Contactless power transmission circuit
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1. A contactless power transmission circuit for transmitting power in a contactless state to a power receiving device placed on a placing portion, comprising:
- a resonant circuit including a power transmission coil for transmitting power to the power receiving device and a resonant capacitor which resonates with the power transmission coil;
a switching element for resonating the resonant circuit by being repeatedly turned on and off; and
a driving circuit for detecting whether or not the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion using a property that a voltage of the power transmission coil is lower when the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion than when the power receiving device is not placed on the placing portion, and driving the switching element such that an ON-period of the switching element is shorter when the power receiving device is detected not to be placed on the placing portion than when the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion,wherein the driving circuit includesa self-oscillating circuit for repeatedly turning the switching element on and off based on the voltage of the power transmission coil to cause a self-oscillation of the resonant circuit, andan intermittent driving circuit for intermittently driving the self-oscillating circuit when the power receiving device is detected not to be placed on the placing portion, andwherein the self-oscillating circuit causes the self-oscillation of the resonant circuit for a period during which the intermittent driving circuit keeps the switching element on, and does not cause the self-oscillation of the resonant circuit for a period during which the intermittent driving circuit keeps the switching element off.
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Abstract
A driving circuit drives a switching element such that an ON-period of the switching element is shorter when a power receiving device is detected not to be placed than when the power receiving device is placed.
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1. A contactless power transmission circuit for transmitting power in a contactless state to a power receiving device placed on a placing portion, comprising:
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a resonant circuit including a power transmission coil for transmitting power to the power receiving device and a resonant capacitor which resonates with the power transmission coil; a switching element for resonating the resonant circuit by being repeatedly turned on and off; and a driving circuit for detecting whether or not the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion using a property that a voltage of the power transmission coil is lower when the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion than when the power receiving device is not placed on the placing portion, and driving the switching element such that an ON-period of the switching element is shorter when the power receiving device is detected not to be placed on the placing portion than when the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion, wherein the driving circuit includes a self-oscillating circuit for repeatedly turning the switching element on and off based on the voltage of the power transmission coil to cause a self-oscillation of the resonant circuit, and an intermittent driving circuit for intermittently driving the self-oscillating circuit when the power receiving device is detected not to be placed on the placing portion, and wherein the self-oscillating circuit causes the self-oscillation of the resonant circuit for a period during which the intermittent driving circuit keeps the switching element on, and does not cause the self-oscillation of the resonant circuit for a period during which the intermittent driving circuit keeps the switching element off. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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2. A contactless power transmission circuit for transmitting power in a contactless state to a power receiving device placed on a placing portion, comprising:
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a resonant circuit including a power transmission coil for transmitting power to the power receiving device and a resonant capacitor which resonates with the power transmission coil; a switching element for resonating the resonant circuit by being repeatedly turned on and off; and a driving circuit for detecting whether or not the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion using a property that a voltage of the power transmission coil is lower when the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion than when the power receiving device is not placed on the placing portion, and driving the switching element such that an ON-period of the switching element is shorter when the power receiving device is detected not to be placed on the placing portion than when the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion, wherein the driving circuit causes a separately-excited oscillation of the resonant circuit by outputting a PWM signal to the switching element and sets a lower duty ratio of the PWM signal when the power receiving device is detected not to be placed on the placing portion than when the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion, and wherein the duty ratio of the PWM signal is a predetermined value capable of allowing detection of whether or not the power receiving device is placed on the placing portion and maximally increasing an OFF-period of the switching element when the power receiving device is not placed on the placing portion.
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