Wireless power transmission device

• US 9,071,126 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2013
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Huang-Ti, Li, Yueh-Han, Lee, Tsung-Shiun, Liu, Jia-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Dole, Timothy J
• Assistant Examiner(s): RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O
• Application Number:
  US13/751,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20140092659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 884 Days
• Field of Search: 363 15- 2118, 363 44- 48, 363/74, 363/79, 363/84, 363/89, 363/97, 363/126, 363/127, 363/165, 323207-211, 323222-228, 323/235, 323/236, 323271-275, 323282-287, 323/351, 307/17, 307/104, 307106-108, 320/108, 320/109, 333/219, 4551271-1275, 455 411- 42, 455/522, 455/572, 455/573
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling

Abstract

A wireless power transmission device includes a power transmitter, a first transmission unit, a power receiver, a feedback regulator, a receive controller, and a second transmission unit. The power transmitter is for generating power, and the first transmission unit is for wirelessly transmitting power generated by the power transmitter. The power receiver is for receiving and rectifying the power from the first transmission unit. The feedback regulator is for receiving a feedback signal from the power receiver to generate an AC control signal. The receive controller is for receiving the control signal to generate a driving signal. The second transmission unit is for wirelessly transmitting the control signal to the receive controller.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmission device comprising:

a power transmitter for generating power;

a first transmission unit coupled to the power transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the power generated by the power transmitter;

a power receiver coupled to the first transmission unit for receiving and rectifying the power from the first transmission unit;

a feedback circuit coupled to the power receiver for detecting a rectified output voltage of the power receiver to generate a feedback control signal;

a phase feedback circuit coupled to the power receiver for detecting a phase of an input voltage of the power receiver to generate a phase signal, wherein the phase signal is an AC signal and the phase feedback circuit comprises at least one amplify circuit for detecting input voltage of the power receiver to generate the phase signal and further comprises a phase regulator coupled between the power receiver and the at least one amplify circuit, the phase regulator comprising a zero cross detector and a bandpass filter for detecting a zero cross of the input voltage and generating a phase regulating signal through the bandpass filter;

a controller coupled between the feedback circuit and the phase feedback circuit for generating a compensating voltage according to the feedback control signal and the phase signal; and

a regulator device coupled between the controller and the power receiver for generating a regulating voltage according to the compensating voltage to regulate a pre-rectified output voltage of the power receiver by an in phase form or an out of phase form.

2. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1 wherein the feedback circuit comprises:

an amplifier;

a first resistor and a second resistor coupled to the amplifier for dividing the rectified output voltage of the power receiver; and

a plurality of resistors coupled to the amplifier.

3. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1 wherein the feedback control signal is a DC voltage signal.

4. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1 wherein generating the compensating voltage according to the feedback control signal and the phase signal is performed by computing the feedback control signal and the phase signal to derive a predetermined compensating voltage and outputting the predetermined compensating voltage via a set of amplify circuits to generate the compensating voltage.

5. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1 wherein the regulator device is a transformer or a capacitor.

6. The wireless power transmission device of claim 1 wherein the rectified output voltage of the power receiver is a DC voltage.