Wireless power transmission and charging system, and power control method of wireless power transmission and charging system

• US 9,391,461 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2012
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Nam Yun, Kwon, Sang Wook, Park, Yun Kwon, Park, Eun Seok, Hong, Young Tack, Kim, Ki Young, Ryu, Young Ho, Kim, Dong Zo, Choi, Jin Sung, Yoon, Chang Wook
• Primary Examiner(s): Rossoshek, Helen
• Application Number:
  US13/482,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20120306433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,505 Days
• Field of Search: 320/106, 320/108, 320/150
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/10 DC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/126 Methods for pairing a vehicle and a charging station, e.g. establishing a one-to-one relation between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/36 by positioning the vehicle
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00304 Overcurrent protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00308 Overvoltage protection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A wireless power transmission and charging system, and a power control method of the wireless power transmission and charging system are provided. The power control method may include generating charging power using the power amplifier. The charging power may be used to charge a target device. The charging power may be transmitted to the target device. The voltage supplied to the power amplifier may be adjusted based on a detected change in the current input to the power amplifier, a detected change in the temperature of the source device, a detected change in the amount of the power received to the target device, or a detected change in the temperature of the target device.

Claims

1. A power control method of a wireless power transmission, the power control method comprising:

transmitting, by a source device, access information for identifying a target device, to the target device;

transmitting, by the source device, a call message to the target device, where the call message being generated based on the access information;

receiving, at the source device, a response message from the target device, where the response message generated based on the access information and the call message;

assigning a short ID to the target device, based on the response message in response to the call message, where the short ID being used to identify the target device;

generating charging power for the target device identified based on the response message, by a power amplifier of the source device; and

transmitting the charging power to the target device.

2. The power control method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an amount of a reference power, based on a battery state of the target device, the reference power being supplied to a power amplifier.

3. The power control method of claim 2, further comprising:

adjusting a voltage supplied to the power amplifier, so that the reference power is supplied to the power amplifier.

4. The power control method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting a voltage supplied to the power amplifier using a lookup table configured to store an amount of the voltage to be adjusted based on a change in a temperature of the source device.

5. The power control method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a change in a current input to the power amplifier, a change in a temperature of the source device, a change in an amount of a power received to the target device, or a change in a temperature of the target device, and

wherein the change in the temperature of the target device is detected based on data received from the target device.

6. The power control method of claim 5, wherein the change in the amount of the power received to the target device is detected, based on data received from the target device, a pre-measured power transmission efficiency, and an output power amount of the power amplifier.

7. The power control method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the source device, the call message to the target devices, to detect a temporary ID of the target devices, the temporary ID being created based on the access information.

8. The power control method of claim 7, wherein the access information comprises a reference point field, a call argument field, and a movement argument field, and wherein the reference point field indicates a reference point that is used to create a temporary ID of a selected target device among the target devices from a unique ID of the selected target device, and the call argument field indicates n consecutive bits starting from the reference point, and the movement argument field indicates a number of bits corresponding to a movement of the reference point.

9. The power control method of claim 7, wherein the transmitting of the call message comprises transmitting the call message at predetermined intervals, the call message being generated based on a value set in the call argument field.

10. The power control method of claim 7, wherein the assigning of the control ID comprises assigning a control ID to a selected target device among the target device having a temporary ID identical to the call message, when the selected target device transmits an acknowledge (ACK) signal in response to the call message.

11. The power control method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the target device, power information of a rectifier output of the target device; and

adjusting a voltage supplied to the power amplifier, based on the power information.

12. A wireless power transmitter of a wireless power transmission, the wireless power transmitter comprising:

a power converter configured to generate power;

a source resonator configured to

transmit access information for identifying a target device to the target device,

transmit a call message to the target device, where the call message being generated based on the access information,

receive, at the source device, a response message from the target device, where the response message generated based on the access information and the call message, and transmit power to the target device identified based on the response message; and

a controller configured to assign a short ID to the target device, based on the response message in response to the call message, where the short ID being used to identify the target device.

13. The wireless power transmitter 12, wherein the power converter is configured to generate power by converting a direct current (DC) voltage to an alternating current (AC) voltage using a resonance frequency.

14. The wireless power transmitter 12, wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine an amount of a reference power based on a battery state of the target device, the reference power being supplied to the power amplifier.

15. The wireless power transmitter 12, wherein the co source resonator is further configured to:

receive, from the target device, power information of a rectifier output of the target device, and

adjust a voltage supplied to a power amplifier based on the power information.

16. A power receiving method of a wireless power transmission, the power receiving method comprising:

receiving, at a target device, an access information for identifying the target device, from a source device;

receiving, at the target device, a call message from the source device where the call message being generated based on the access information;

transmitting, from the target device to the source device, a response message where the response message generated based on the access information and the call message; and

receiving, at the target device, a charging power for the charging operation from a source device based on the response message;

wherein a short ID is assigned to the target device, based on the response message in response to the call message, where the short ID being used to identify the target device.

17. The power receiving method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving, at the target device, a wake-up power and a wake-up request message from the source device; and

transmitting, from the target device to the source device, an acknowledge (ACK) message in response to the wake-up request message.

18. The power receiving method of claim 16, comprising:

creating the temporary ID based on a value set in a reference point field, a value set in a call argument field, and a value set in a movement argument field, the reference point field, the call argument field, and the movement argument field being included in the first message, wherein the call message is generated based on the value set in the call argument field; and

comparing the temporary ID with the call message, wherein the response message is transmitted from the target device to the source device when the temporary ID is identical to the call message.

19. The power receiving method of claim 18, wherein:

when the source device determines, based on a response messages, that the target device have a identical temporary ID, the access information is updated by changing the value set in the movement argument field; and

the temporary ID of the target devices is updated based on the updated access information.

20. The power receiving method of claim 16, further comprising:

transmitting, from the target device to the source device, information on an amount of a received power, the information comprising at least one of rectifier voltage output data and rectifier current output data; and

receiving, at the target device, the charging power from the source device, after the source device adjusts a voltage supplied to a power amplifier of the source device based on the information on the amount of the received power.