Method for transmitting power wirelessly, method for receiving power wirelessly, wireless power transmitting device, and wireless power receiving device

• US 9,608,469 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2011
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yang, Seungryul, Jeon, Beomjin, Park, Jangwoong
• Primary Examiner(s): Grant, Robert
• Application Number:
  US13/988,352
• Publication Number:
  US 20130234661A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,937 Days
• Field of Search: 320/135, 320/108
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/40 using two or more transmitting or receiving devices H02J50/50 takes precedence
• 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 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A wireless power transmitting device including a signal processing unit, a wireless transceiver, and a controller. The controller is configured to control a detection signal for detecting an external device to be transmitted via a wireless power transmitter, and if an authentication request signal is received from the external device in response to the detection signal, control an authentication response signal including an ID (Identification) assigned to the external device, and further, if a power profile signal including power amount information of the external terminal and change information indicating whether the power amount information is changed is received from the external terminal, control an allocation signal including wireless power allocation information indicating an allocated slot, determined based on the power amount information, to the external terminal.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmitting device for transmitting power wirelessly, the wireless power transmitting device comprising:

a signal processing unit processing a signal;

a wireless transceiver configured to output a wireless power to an external device, and communicate with the external device;

a controller configured to;

control a detection signal for detecting at least one external device to be transmitted via the wireless transceiver,

if an authentication request signal is received from the external device in response to the detection signal, control an authentication response signal comprising an ID (Identification) assigned to the external device to be transmitted to the external device via the wireless power transmitter,

if a power profile signal, comprising power amount information of the external device and change information indicating whether the power amount information is changed, is received from the external device, control an allocation signal comprising wireless power allocation information indicating an allocated slot, determined based on the power amount information, to the external device,

wherein the controller is further configured to;

if the change information indicates that the power amount information is not changed, skip receiving the power amount information of the power profile signal such that a previous power amount information is maintained, and

if the change information indicates that the power amount information is changed, receive the power amount information and then update the previous power amount information into the decoded power amount information, and

wherein if a plurality of power authentication signals are received from each of a first external device and a second external device, the controller is further configured to set priority levels among the first and second external devices based on at least one of the power amount information or the change information of the first and second external devices.

2. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 1, wherein the detection signal includes a sync signal being transmitted with a predetermined time interval.

3. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the wireless transceiver to output the wireless power to the external device through the slot allocated to the external device.

4. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 1, wherein the power amount information includes at least one of operation mode power amount information required for an operation of the external device or charge mode power amount information required for charging the external device.

5. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to control one of the first and second external devices who has the operation mode power amount information to have a higher priority than the other external devices who do not have the operation mode power amount information.

6. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 5, wherein if both the first and second external devices have the operation mode power amount information, the controller is further configured to control one of the first and second external devices whose the change information indicates that the power amount information changed to have a higher priority than the other.

7. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 5, wherein if both the first and second external devices have the operation mode power amount information, the controller is further configured to set the priority levels of the external devices based on allocation order of the ID allocated thereto.

16. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to control the wireless transceiver to output the wireless power to the external device through the slot allocated to the external device.

17. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 2, wherein the power amount information includes at least one of operation mode power amount information required for an operation of the external device or charge mode power amount information required for charging the external device.

18. The wireless power transmitting device of claim 17, wherein the controller is further configured to control one of the first and second external devices who has the operation mode power amount information to have a higher priority than the other external devices who do not have the operation mode power amount information.

8. A wireless power transmitting method for transmitting power wirelessly, the method comprising:

transmitting a detection signal for detecting an external device;

receiving an authentication request signal from the detection signal in response to the detection signal;

transmitting an authentication response signal comprising an ID (Identification) assigned to the external device;

receiving a power profile signal comprising power amount information of the external device and change information indicating whether the power amount information is changed from the external device; and

transmitting an allocation signal comprising wireless power allocation information indicating an allocated slot, determined based on the power amount information, to the external device,

wherein if the change information indicates that the power amount information is not changed, the power amount information of the power profile signal is not received such that a previous power amount information is maintained, and if the change information indicates that the power amount information is changed, the power amount information is received and then the previous power amount information is updated into the decoded power amount information, and

wherein if a plurality of power authentication signals are received from each of a first external device and a second external device, priority levels among the first and second external devices is set based on at least one of the power amount information or the change information of the first and second external devices.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the detection signal includes a sync signal being transmitted with a predetermined time interval.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the power amount information includes at least one of operation mode power amount information required for an operation of the external device or charge mode power amount information required for charging the external device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein, one of the first and second external devices who has the operation mode power amount information has a higher priority than the other external devices who does not have the operation mode power amount information.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the power amount information includes at least one of operation mode power amount information required for an operation of the external device or charge mode power amount information required for charging the external device.

12. A wireless power receiving device for receiving power wirelessly, the wireless power receiving device comprising:

a signal processing unit processing a signal;

a wireless power transceiver configured to receive a wireless power from an external device, and communicate with the external device;

a controller configured to;

if a detection signal is received from the external device, control an authentication request signal to be transmitted to the external device via to the wireless transceiver,

if an authentication response signal comprising an ID (Identification) assigned by the external device is received, control a power profile signal comprising power amount information and change information indicating whether the power amount information is changed to be transmitted to the external device, and if an allocation signal comprising wireless power allocation information indicating an allocated slot, determined based on the power amount information, is received from the external device control the wireless power receive to receive the wireless power through the allocated slot,

wherein the controller is further configured to set a value of the change information of the power profile signal whether the power amount information has been updated, and

wherein if another power receiving device is detected by the external device, priority level of the power receiving device among a plurality of power receiving devices is determined by comparing at least one of the power amount information or the change information of the power receiving devices.

13. The wireless power receiving device of claim 12, wherein the power amount information comprises at least one of operation mode power amount information required for its own operation or charge mode power amount information required for charging itself.

14. A wireless power receiving method for receiving power wirelessly, the method comprising:

receiving a detection signal from an external device;

transmitting an authentication request signal to the external device in response to the receipt of the detection signal;

receiving an authentication response signal comprising an ID (Identification) assigned by the external device;

transmitting a power profile signal comprising power amount information and change information indicating whether the power amount information is changed to the external device;

receiving an allocation signal comprising wireless power allocation information indicating an allocated slot, determined based on the power amount information, from the external device; and

receiving the wireless power through the allocated slot from the external device,

wherein a value of the change information of the power profile signal is set based on whether the power amount information has been updated, and

wherein if another power receiving device is detected by the external device, a priority level of the power receiving device among a plurality of power receiving devices is determined by comparing at least one of the power amount information or the change information of the power receiving devices.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the power amount information comprises at least one of

operation mode power amount information required for its own operation or power amount information required for charging itself.