Wireless power charging system

• US 9,685,817 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2016
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Jung, Chun-Kil
• Primary Examiner(s): Berhanu, Samuel
• Application Number:
  US15/046,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20160164338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 320108
• 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 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00045 Authentication, i.e. circuits for checking compatibility between one component, e.g. a battery or a battery charger, and another component, e.g. a power source
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00712 the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 40/00 Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers

Abstract

A wireless power charging system has a wireless power transmission apparatus formed to charge a plurality of wireless power receiving apparatuses located in a short distance therefrom, wherein the total charging time for the wireless power receiving apparatuses is saved. The wireless power transmission apparatus has a main control unit and a resonant converter unit, which transmit the electric signal to the wireless power receiving apparatus via the resonance signal generated from a primary charge core in order to charge the wireless power receiving apparatuses. The wireless power transmission apparatus also includes an output signal conversion module for transmitting a converted electric signal to the resonant converter unit and a received signal process module for processing a signal transmitted from the wireless power receiving apparatus.

Claims

1. An apparatus for wirelessly transmitting power to a power receiving apparatus, comprising:

a primary coil configured to periodically transmit a pulse signal to detect presence of an object and further configured to transmit a resonant signal to the object;

a resonant converter unit configured to convert a power signal to the resonant signal and further configured to transmit the resonant signal to the object via the primary coil;

a controller configured to;

receive information from the object through the primary coil in response to the transmitted pulse signal;

determine whether the object is capable to receive power wirelessly based on the information received from the object in response to the transmitted pulse signal, wherein the information received from the object comprises a unique identifier of the object;

in response to a determination that the object is capable to receive power wirelessly, transmit the resonant signal to the object in a power transmission stage;

during the power transmission stage, receive a charge status from the object through the primary coil; and

determine whether to continue to transmit the resonant signal to the object based on the received charge status of the object.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an output signal conversion module configured to transmit the power signal to the resonant converter unit under the control of the controller.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the resonant signal based on the information received from the object.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to stop the transmission of the resonant signal if the received charge status indicates that the object is fully charged.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to re-transmit the pulse signal through the primary coil after stopping the transmission of the resonant signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a display unit configured to display charging status information.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the display unit is configured to display whether the power transmission is abnormal.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the resonant signal is a magnetic field according to a predetermined electromagnetic resonance for transmission of the power signal to the object located several meters apart from the primary coil.

9. A method of operating a wireless power transmitter, comprising:

periodically transmitting a pulse signal via a primary coil to detect presence of an object;

receiving information from the object in response to the transmitted pulse signal;

determining whether the object is capable to receive power wirelessly based on the information received from the object in response to the transmitted pulse signal, wherein the information received from the object comprises a unique identifier of the object;

converting a power signal to the resonant signal and transmitting the resonant signal to the object through the primary core in a power transmission stage if the object is determined to be capable to receive power wirelessly;

during the power transmission stage, receiving a charge status from the object through the primary coil; and

determining whether to continue to transmit the resonant signal to the object based on the received charge status of the object.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the resonant signal is controlled based on the data signal of the object.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising stopping power transmission if the status of the charged power indicates that the charging operation is completed or the object is fully charged.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising re-transmitting the pulse signal after stopping the transmission of the resonant signal.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying the charging status information on a display unit disposed on a housing of the wireless power transmitter.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the display unit is configured to display whether the transmission of the resonant signal is abnormal.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein transmitting the resonant signal comprises transmitting a magnetic field according to a predetermined electromagnetic resonance for transmission of the power signal to the object located several meters apart from the primary coil.