Portable device and wireless power charging system for portable device

• US 9,647,485 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2015
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Nam Yun, Kwon, Sang Wook
• Primary Examiner(s): TSO, EDWARD H
• Application Number:
  US14/847,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20150380981A1
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 320107, 320108, 320114, 307104
• 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 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A portable device is provided. The portable device includes a power receiving unit configured to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function and a control function, the second energy being used to charge a battery, and the wireless power transmitter being configured to wirelessly transmit a power, a voltage generator configured to generate a wake-up voltage from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy, a controller configured to perform the communication function and the control function, the controller being activated by the wake-up voltage, and a communication unit configured to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter based on a control of the controller.

Claims

1. A wireless power receiver, comprising:

a resonator to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function, and the second energy being used to charge a battery;

a voltage generator to generate a voltage for activating a controller from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy;

the controller to control a communication unit to perform the communication function; and

the communication unit to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter.

2. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the resonator to form a magnetic coupling with a source resonator of the wireless power transmitter, and to receive the first energy or the second energy based on the magnetic coupling.

3. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, further comprising a matching controller to adjust a resonance frequency or an impedance of the resonator based on the control of the controller.

4. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the voltage generator comprises:

an alternating current (AC)-to-direct current (DC) (AC/DC) inverter to generate the voltage for activating the controller by rectifying the first energy, and to generate the voltage for charging the battery by rectifying the second energy; and

a path determining unit to determine a power supply path, so that the voltage for activating the controller is supplied to the controller and that the voltage for charging the battery is supplied to the battery.

5. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein, in response to the controller being activated by the voltage for activating the controller, the controller controls a switch to begin supplying a voltage from the battery to the controller and the communication unit.

6. The wireless power receiver of claim 5, wherein the controller controls the switch to begin supplying the voltage for charging the battery from the battery to the controller and the communication unit, based on an amount of a power remaining in the battery.

7. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, further comprising:

a charging capacitor to charge the voltage for charging the battery, and to provide the charged voltage to the controller and the communication unit.

8. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the communication unit performs the communication with the wireless power transmitter, using a BLUETOOTH-type network, a wireless local area network (WLAN), or a wireless communication network.

9. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the communication unit is activated by the controller based on the voltage for activating the controller, receives a wake-up request signal from the wireless power transmitter, and transmits a response signal in response to the wake-up request signal to the wireless power transmitter, and wherein the response signal comprises an identifier (ID) of the wireless power receiver.

10. The wireless power receiver of claim 9, wherein, after transmitting the response signal, the communication unit receives, from the wireless power transmitter, a state information request message, and transmits state information of the wireless power receiver to the wireless power transmitter.

11. The wireless power receiver of claim 10, wherein the state information comprises at least one of information on a current flowing in the resonator, information on a voltage concerned with the resonator, and information on a charge state of the battery.

12. The wireless power receiver of claim 1, wherein the communication unit performs a “

communication for anti-collision”

with the wireless power transmitter, based on Request to Send (RTS) and Clear to Send (CTS) mechanism, or a time slot allocated each of a plurality of targets.

13. An operating method of a wireless power receiver, the operating method comprising:

receiving a first energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function;

activating a communication module using a voltage based on the first energy;

receiving a signal from the wireless power transmitter via the activated communication module; and

transmitting a response signal in response to receiving the signal.

14. The operating method of claim 13, further comprising:

performing a “

communication for anti-collision”

with the wireless power transmitter, based on Request to Send (RTS) and Clear to Send (CTS) mechanism, or a time slot allocated each of a plurality of targets.

15. The operating method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a state information request message from the wireless power transmitter; and

transmitting state information of the wireless power receiver to the wireless power transmitter.

16. The operating method of claim 15, wherein the state information comprises at least one of:

information on a current flowing in a target resonator, information on a voltage concerned with the target resonator, and information on a charge state of a battery.

17. The operating method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a second energy from the wireless power transmitter, the second energy being used to charge the battery; and

generating a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy.

18. An operating method of a wireless power receiver, the operating method comprising:

receiving a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function, and the second energy being used to charge a battery;

generating a voltage for activating a controller from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy; and

communicating with the wireless power transmitter by the first energy.

19. The operating method of claim 18, further comprising activating, by the first energy, at least one of:

the controller and a communication unit.

20. A wireless power receiver, comprising:

a power receiving unit to receive a first energy or a second energy from a wireless power transmitter, the first energy being used to perform a communication function, and the second energy being used to charge a battery;

a voltage generator to generate a voltage for activating a controller from the first energy, or to generate a voltage for charging the battery from the second energy;

the controller to control a communication unit to perform the communication function; and

the communication unit to perform a communication with the wireless power transmitter.