Wireless power transmission system

• US 9,287,716 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Toshimitsu, Kiyoshi, Onizuka, Kohei
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barnett, Joel
• Application Number:
  US13/326,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20120112555A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• 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 power feeding device includes an oscillator to generate a high frequency signal, a resonance frequency determining unit configured to determine a resonance frequency to be used for a wireless power transmission, a resonance frequency controller configured to generate a resonance parameter, a resonant circuit to generate electromagnetic inductance, and a communicating unit configured to notify a resonance frequency to the power receiving device before starting a wireless power transmission. A power receiving device includes a communicating unit configured to receive information of a resonance frequency to be used for a wireless power transmission, a resonance frequency controller configured to generate a resonance parameter, a resonant circuit to generate power, a load circuit to operate by the power, a switch to open and close a connection between the resonant circuit and the load circuit, and a determining unit configured to control the switch.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmission system for power transmission from a power feeding device to a power receiving device by wireless, wherein

the power feeding device comprises

a first transceiver that transmits and receives information to select a switching pattern from a plurality of switching patterns each containing at least a plurality of resonance frequencies and a power feeding time length of each resonance frequency, by negotiation with the power receiving device,

an oscillator that generates a high frequency signal by oscillating according to an oscillation frequency determined by switching respective resonance frequencies contained in the selected switching pattern,

a first resonant circuit that generates an electromagnetic wave from the high frequency signal following a resonance parameter generated based on the resonance frequencies contained in the selected switching pattern, and

the power receiving device comprises

a second transceiver that transmits and receives information regarding the switching pattern, by negotiation with the power feeding device,

a second resonant circuit that generates power from the electromagnetic wave following the resonance parameter generated based on the resonance frequencies contained in the selected switching pattern,

a switch to open and close a connection between a load circuit to be connected and the second resonant circuit,

the switch being controlled to connect between the resonant circuit and the load circuit upon receiving the switching pattern,

wherein the power feeding device transmits power to the power receiving device by switching the resonance parameter and the high frequency signal to be supplied to the first resonant circuit, based on the resonance frequencies contained in the switching pattern.

2. The wireless power transmission system according to claim 1, wherein

the first transceiver transmits the switching pattern to the power receiving device before generating the electromagnetic wave.

3. A power feeding device that transmits power to a power receiving device by wireless, the power feeding device comprising:

a transceiver that transmits and receives information to select a switching pattern from a plurality of switching patterns each containing at least a plurality of resonance frequencies and a power feeding time length of each resonance frequency, by negotiation with the power receiving device;

an oscillator that generates a high frequency signal by oscillating according to an oscillation frequency determined by switching respective resonance frequencies contained in the selected switching pattern; and

a resonant circuit that generates an electromagnetic wave from the high frequency signal following a resonance parameter generated based on the resonance frequencies contained in the selected switching pattern;

wherein the power feeding device transmits power to the power receiving device by switching the resonance parameter and the high frequency signal to be supplied to the resonant circuit, based on the resonance frequencies contained in the switching pattern.

4. The power feeding device according to claim 3, wherein

the transceiver transmits a new switching pattern to the power receiving device by determining the new switching pattern, and

the resonance parameter following the new switching pattern is supplied to the resonant circuit, and

the oscillator outputs the high frequency signal following the new switching pattern to the resonant circuit.

5. The power feeding device according to claim 3, wherein, in the case of feeding power by using a plurality of the same resonance frequencies in at least one cycle of the switching pattern, mutually different power-feeding time lengths are set to the plurality of resonance frequencies in the switching pattern.

6. The power feeding device according to claim 3, wherein

the transceiver transmits the switching pattern to the power receiving device before generating the electromagnetic wave.

7. The power feeding device according to claim 3, wherein

the transceiver receives a signal indicating a power receiving state of the power receiving device, and

the switching pattern is changed based on the power receiving state.

8. A power receiving device that receives power from a power feeding device by wireless, the power receiving device comprising:

a transceiver that transmits and receives information to select a switching pattern containing at least a plurality of resonance frequencies and a power feeding time length of each resonance frequency, by negotiation with the power feeding device;

a resonant circuit that generates power from an electromagnetic wave following a resonance parameter generated based on the resonance frequencies contained in the selected switching pattern; and

a switch to open and close a connection between a load circuit to be connected and the resonant circuit,

wherein the switch is controlled to connect between the resonant circuit and the load circuit upon receiving the switching pattern.

9. The power receiving device according to claim 8, wherein

the power receiving device waits for a power reception by supplying a resonance parameter corresponding to a predetermined resonance frequency to the resonant circuit, and after starting the power reception, switches a resonance parameter to be supplied to the resonant circuit following the switching pattern.

10. The power receiving device according to claim 8, wherein

a power receiving state of the resonant circuit is measured,

the power receiving device notifies a signal indicating the power receiving state to the power feeding device, when a value of the power receiving state is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value.

11. The power receiving device according to claim 8, wherein

the power receiving state is any one of or a combination of a power receiving amount of the resonant circuit, a current amount, a voltage value, and an impedance value.