Wireless power charging device and method for mobile equipment

• US 9,350,195 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Optilo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: BNR Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Young-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Fantu, Yalkew
• Application Number:
  US14/225,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20140203773A1
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 320/108
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/50 using additional energy repeaters between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

A wireless power charging device and method for mobile equipment is provided. The wireless power charging device for mobile equipment includes: a signal oscillating unit receiving power from a power supply unit and oscillating a signal; a power signal generating unit generating a power signal by resonating with a signal oscillated by the signal oscillating unit; and a charging unit storing the generated power signal and supplying power to the mobile equipment on the basis of the stored power signal.

Claims

1. A wireless power charging device comprising:

a signal oscillating unit receiving power from a power supply unit and oscillating a signal;

a power signal generating unit generating a power signal by resonating with the signal oscillated by the signal oscillating unit;

a charging unit storing the generated power signal and supplying power to a mobile equipment on the basis of the stored power signal; and

at least one relay unit disposed between the signal oscillating unit and the power signal generating unit and relaying the signal oscillated by the signal oscillating unit to the power signal generating unit,

wherein the signal oscillating unit comprises a circular first antenna coil set to a first diameter having a predetermined length, and a first capacitor connected to the circular first antenna coil in series, wherein the at least one relay unit comprises a circular second antenna coil set to a second diameter having a predetermined length, and wherein the power signal generating unit comprises a circular third antenna coil set to a third diameter having a predetermined length, and a second capacitor connected to the circular third antenna coil in parallel, and

wherein the first diameter, the second diameter and the third diameter are gradually reduced in the described order.

2. The wireless power charging device of claim 1, wherein the circular first antenna coil, the circular second antenna coil and the circular third antenna coil are installed to be parallel to one another.

3. A wireless power charging method comprising:

receiving power from a power supply unit and oscillating a signal;

relaying the signal oscillated in the oscillating of the signal;

generating a power signal by resonating with the relayed signal; and

storing the generated power signal and supplying power to a mobile equipment on the basis of the stored power signal,

wherein the oscillating comprises oscillating the power through a circular first antenna coil set to a first diameter having a predetermined length and a first capacitor connected to the circular first antenna coil in series, wherein the relaying comprises relaying the signal through a circular second antenna coil set to a second diameter having a predetermined length, and wherein the generating comprises resonating with the relayed signal through a circular third antenna coil set to a third diameter having a predetermined length and a second capacitor connected to the circular third antenna coil in parallel, and

wherein the circular second antenna coil is disposed between the circular first antenna coil and the circular third antenna coil, and the first diameter, the second diameter and the third diameter are gradually reduced in the described order.

4. The wireless power charging method of claim 3, wherein the circular first antenna coil, the circular second antenna coil and the circular third antenna coil are installed to be parallel to each other one another.