Electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving wireless power
First Claim
1. An electronic device for transmitting and receiving wireless power, the electronic device comprising:
- a resonator configured to operate, based on a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode, wherein;
(i) in the power reception mode, the resonator is configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter,(ii) in the relay mode, the resonator is configured to relay power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and(iii) in the power transmission mode, the resonator is configured to transmit power to the wireless power receiver; and
a path controller configured to control at least one electrical pathway of electronic device based on the operating mode.
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Abstract
An electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving a wireless power are provided. An electronic device for transmitting and receiving wireless power may include a resonator configured to operate, based on a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode, wherein: (i) in the power reception mode, the resonator is configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, (ii) in the relay mode, the resonator is configured to relay power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and (iii) in the power transmission mode, the resonator is configured to transmit power to the wireless power receiver; and a path controller configured to control at least one electrical pathway of electronic device based on the operating mode.
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30 Claims
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1. An electronic device for transmitting and receiving wireless power, the electronic device comprising:
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a resonator configured to operate, based on a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode, wherein; (i) in the power reception mode, the resonator is configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, (ii) in the relay mode, the resonator is configured to relay power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and (iii) in the power transmission mode, the resonator is configured to transmit power to the wireless power receiver; and a path controller configured to control at least one electrical pathway of electronic device based on the operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for transmitting and receiving wireless power in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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determining one of a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device, the plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode; and (i) in the power reception mode, receiving power from a wireless power transmitter, (ii) in the relay mode, relaying power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and (iii) in the power transmission mode, transmitting power to the wireless power receiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A resonator device comprising:
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a feeder configured to receive an input current and to form a magnetic field; and a resonator configured to form another magnetic field based on an induced current generated by the magnetic field of the feeder, wherein, when the magnetic field formed by the feeder and the another magnetic field formed by the source resonator are combined, the strength of the combined magnetic field changes within the feeder and outside the feeder. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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