Wireless electric power receiver for wirelessly regulating electric power using switch

• US 9,143,002 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2013
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yeo, Sung-Ku, Cho, Gyu-Hyeong, Park, Se-Ho, Choi, Jun-Han
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US14/054,088
• Publication Number:
  US 20140106826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 707 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/572, 455/573, 455/343.1, 455/343.6, 340/13.24, 340/13.25, 340/13.26
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices

Abstract

A wireless electric power receiver for receiving wireless electric power from a wireless electric transmitter is provided. The wireless electric power receiver includes an electric power receiving unit that receives wireless electric power from the wireless electric power transmitter; a rectifying unit that rectifies wireless electric power in the form of alternating current output from the wireless electric power receiving unit and outputs rectified electric power; and an electric power regulation unit that receives an input of the rectified electric power, outputs first electric power which has a lower value of a first voltage than that of the rectified electric power for a first period, and does not output electric power for a second period, so as to output electric power with a predetermined voltage value.

Claims

1. A wireless electric power receiver for receiving wireless electric power from a wireless electric transmitter, the wireless electric power receiver comprising:

an electric power receiving unit that receives the wireless electric power from the wireless electric power transmitter;

a rectifying unit that rectifies wireless electric power in the form of alternating current output from the wireless electric power receiving unit and outputs rectified electric power; and

an electric power regulation unit that receives an input of the rectified electric power, and outputs first electric power which has a lower value of a first voltage than that of the rectified electric power for a first period while outputting second electric power which has a second voltage of the rectified electric power for a second period, so as to output electric power with a predetermined voltage value.

2. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric power regulation unit increases impedance of the wireless electric power receiver for the first period, and reduces impedance of the wireless electric power receiver for the second period.

3. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric power regulation unit increases electric power which is received by the wireless electric power receiving unit for the first period, and reduces electric power which is received by the wireless electric power receiving unit for the second period.

4. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric power regulation unit includes:

a node connected to an output end of the rectifying unit;

a first switch having one end connected to the node;

a first capacitor having one end connected to the node;

a second switch having one end connected to another end of the first capacitor;

a third switch having one end connected to the another end of the first capacitor; and

a second capacitor having one end connected to another end of the first switch and another end of the second switch, and another end connected to another end of the third switch.

5. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 4, wherein the electric power regulation unit controls the first and third switches to be in an on state and the second switch to be in an off state, for the first period.

6. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 5, wherein the electric power regulation unit connects the first capacitor and the second capacitor in parallel, and controls the first electric power having the first voltage to be output.

7. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 4, wherein the electric power regulation unit controls the first and third switches to be in an off state and the second switch to be in an on state, for the first period.

8. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 7, wherein the electric power regulation unit connects the first capacitor and the second capacitor in parallel, and controls the second electric power having the second voltage to be output.

9. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electric power regulation unit includes a switch controller that controls the first switch, the second switch and the third switch based on at least one of a voltage applied to an output end of the electric power regulation unit, and a synchronization signal received in the electric power receiving unit.

10. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a comparator that compares the voltage applied to the output end of the electric power regulation unit and a reference voltage, and outputs a comparison result to the switch controller.

11. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 10, wherein the electric power regulation unit sets the first period to be longer than an existing period if the voltage applied to the output end of the electric power regulation unit is larger than the reference voltage.

12. The wireless electric power receiver as claimed in claim 10, wherein the electric power regulation unit sets the first period to be shorter than an existing period if the voltage applied to the output end of the electric power regulation unit is smaller than the reference voltage.