Power transmitting coil and wireless power transmitting apparatus

• US 9,472,336 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2012
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GE Hybrid Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: Hanrim Postech Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Chun-Kil
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shiao, David
• Application Number:
  US13/675,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20130119779A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/2871 Pancake coils
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a power transmitting coil used to wirelessly transmit a power and a wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmitting a power using the power transmitting coil. The power transmitting coil includes at least one first coil mounted on a central portion of a core in which, when the power transmitting coil transmits a power, a current flows in a first direction; and at least one second coil disposed at an outer side of the first coil in which, when the power transmitting coil transmits a power, a current flows in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmits the power using the power transmitting coil including the first coil and the second coil.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmitting coil comprising;

at least one first coil wound in a first direction in which, when the wireless power transmitting coil transmits a first power, a current of the first coil flows in the first direction; and

at least one second coil wound in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, and concentrically around the first coil on the same plane and configured to contact an outer side of the first coil so that when the wireless power transmitting coil transmits a second power, a current of the second coil flows in the second direction,

wherein the first coil and the second coil are planar spiral coils,

wherein the first power and the second power are selectively supplied to the first coil and the second coil according to a position of a power receiving coil of a power receiving apparatus,

wherein the first power and the second power are supplied to the first coil and the second coil when the power receiving coil is detected both on the first coil and the second coil,

wherein the first power is supplied to the first coil only when the power receiving coil is detected on the first coil only, and

wherein the second power is supplied to the second coil only when the power receiving coil is detected on the second coil only.

2. The wireless power transmitting coil of claim 1, wherein a straight line distance between an inner peripheral surface of the first coil and an outer peripheral surface of the second coil is larger than a diameter of the power receiving coil wirelessly receiving the power.

3. The wireless power transmitting coil of claim 1, wherein the first coil and the second coil are individually wound using at least one wire coated with an insulating material.

4. A wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a power transmitting unit which switches a direct current (DC) power to generate an alternate current (AC) power; and

a core assembly which wirelessly transmits the AC power generated by the power transmitting unit,

wherein the core assembly comprises;

a power transmitting coil having the AC power supplied thereto; and

a core upon which the power transmitting coil is seated, the power transmitting coil comprising;

at least one first coil wound in a first direction in which, when the power transmitting coil transmits a first power, a current of the first coil flows in the first direction; and

at least one second coil wound in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, and concentrically around the first coil on the same plane and configured to contact an outer side of the first coil so that when the power transmitting coil transmits a second power, a current of the second coil flows in the second direction,

wherein the first coil and the second coil are planar spiral coils,

wherein the first power and the second power are selectively supplied to the first coil and the second coil according to a position of a power receiving coil of a power receiving apparatus,

wherein the first power and the second power are supplied to the first coil and the second coil when the power receiving coil is detected both on the first coil and the second coil,

wherein the first power is supplied to the first coil only when the power receiving coil is detected on the first coil only, and

wherein the second power is supplied to the second coil only when the power receiving coil is detected on the second coil only.

5. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 4, wherein the power transmitting unit comprises:

a power transmission controlling unit which controls a power transmission of the power transmitting coil;

a driving driver which generates a driving signal for the power transmission under the control of the power transmission controlling unit; and

a series resonant converter which switches the DC power according to the driving signal generated by the driving driver and supplies the switched power to the power transmitting coil.

6. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 5, wherein the power transmitting unit further comprises:

a signal transmitting unit which, under the control of the power transmission controlling unit, generates a request signal requesting information regarding the power receiving apparatus and transmits the generated request signal to the power receiving apparatus through the power transmitting coil; and

a signal receiving unit which receives at least one signal from the power receiving apparatus through the power transmitting coil and provides the at least one received signal to the power transmission controlling unit.

7. A wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a power transmitting unit which switches a DC power to generate an AC power;

a core assembly comprising a power transmitting coil which wirelessly transmits the AC power generated by the power transmitting unit, and a core upon which the power transmitting coil is seated; and

at least one switching unit which links the power transmitting unit and the power transmitting coil of the core assembly and which switches the AC power,

wherein the power transmitting coil comprises;

at least one first coil wound in a first direction in which, when the power transmitting coil transmits a first power, a current of the first coil flows in the first direction; and

at least one second coil wound in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, and concentrically around the first coil on the same plane and configured to contact an outer side of the first coil so that when the power transmitting coil transmits a second power, a current of the second coil flows in the second direction,

wherein the first coil and the second coil are planar spiral coils,

wherein the switching unit switches the AC power under a control of the power transmitting unit to selectively supply the first power and the second power to the first coil and the second coil according to a position of a power receiving coil of a power receiving apparatus by the switching unit,

wherein the first power and the second power are supplied to the first coil and the second coil when the power receiving coil is detected both on the first coil and the second coil,

wherein the first power is supplied to the first coil only when the power receiving coil is detected on the first coil only, and

wherein the second power is supplied to the second coil only when the power receiving coil is detected on the second coil only.

8. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 7, wherein the power transmitting unit comprises:

a power transmission controlling unit which controls a power transmission of the power transmitting coil and a switching operation of the switching unit;

a driving driver which generates a driving signal for the power transmission under the control of the power transmission controlling unit; and

a series resonant converter which switches the DC power according to the driving signal generated by the driving driver and supplies the switched power to the switching unit.

9. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the power transmitting unit further comprises:

a signal transmitting unit which, under the control of the power transmission controlling unit, generates a request signal requesting information on the power receiving apparatus and transmits the generated request signal to the power receiving apparatus through the power transmitting coil; and

a signal receiving unit which receives at least one signal from the power receiving apparatus through the power transmitting coil and provides the at least one received signals to the power transmission controlling unit.

10. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 8, wherein the power transmission controlling unit controls the switching unit to selectively supply the AC power to the first coil and/or the second coil, according to the position at which the power receiving coil of the power receiving apparatus is placed on the power transmitting coil.