Robot cleaning system and control method having a wireless electric power charge function
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1. A robot cleaning system, the system comprising:
- a wireless power transmitter configured to generate power using a provided power supply; and
a robot cleaner configured to operate in a cleaning mode based on a scope of a predetermined area to be cleaned and a distance to the wireless power transmitter, receive and convert the wirelessly transmitted power into a rated voltage operable for the robot cleaner, and charge a battery using the rated voltage,wherein the robot is further configured to simultaneously receive the transmitted power and clean a cleaning area corresponding to a wireless charging area when the robot cleaner is located within the wireless charging area.
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Abstract
Provided is a wirelessly charged robot cleaning system and a method for wirelessly charging a robot cleaner. The wirelessly charged robot may include a target resonator to receive a resonance power through energy-coupling with a source resonator of a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power receiving unit to convert the received resonance power into a rated voltage, and a battery controller to check the remaining capacity of the battery based and to charge the battery.
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1. A robot cleaning system, the system comprising:
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a wireless power transmitter configured to generate power using a provided power supply; and a robot cleaner configured to operate in a cleaning mode based on a scope of a predetermined area to be cleaned and a distance to the wireless power transmitter, receive and convert the wirelessly transmitted power into a rated voltage operable for the robot cleaner, and charge a battery using the rated voltage, wherein the robot is further configured to simultaneously receive the transmitted power and clean a cleaning area corresponding to a wireless charging area when the robot cleaner is located within the wireless charging area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25)
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10. A wirelessly charged robot cleaner, the robot cleaner comprising:
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a target resonator configured to receive a resonance power through energy-coupling with a source resonator of a wireless power transmitter; a wireless power receiving unit configured to convert the received resonance power into a rated voltage operable for the robot cleaner;
a battery controller configured to check a remaining capacity of the battery based on a scope of a predetermined area to be cleaned, and charge the battery using the rated voltage; anda communicating unit configured to wirelessly transmit information to the wireless power transmitter, wherein the robot cleaner simultaneously receives the resonance power and cleans a cleaning area corresponding to a wireless charger area when the robot cleaner is located within the wireless charging area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a wirelessly charged robot cleaner, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting, to a wireless power transmitter, information about an amount of power to be charged and a location of the robot cleaner, receiving a resonance power through energy-coupling with a source resonator of a wireless power transmitter; converting the received resonance power into a rated voltage operable for the robot cleaner; and charging a battery using the rated voltage, wherein the method further comprises simultaneously receiving the resonance power and cleaning a cleaning area corresponding to a wireless charging area when the robot cleaning is located within the wireless charging area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless power transmitter for transmitting power wirelessly to a robot cleaner, the wireless power transmitter comprising:
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a wireless power transmitting unit configured to generate power to be wirelessly transmitted to a robot cleaner; a communicating unit configured to wirelessly receive information from the robot cleaner about an amount of power to be charged and a location of the robot cleaner, the amount of power being determined based on a scope of a predetermined area to be cleaned; and a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit the generated power to the robot cleaner based on the received information, wherein the robot cleaner simultaneously receives the transmitted power and cleans a cleaning area corresponding to a wireless charging area when the robot cleaner is located within the wireless charging area. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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