Testing device for wireless power transfer and associated method
First Claim
1. A testing device for use with a wireless power transmitter device having a wireless power transmitter coil, the testing device comprising:
- a housing, the housing having a bottom side adapted for placement on a surface of the wireless power transmitter device, and a top side opposite to the bottom side and the housing further having a lower housing part comprising said bottom side and an upper housing part comprising said top side, wherein the upper housing part is made of a material having heat dissipation properties similar to a typical mobile device that the wireless power transmitter device is designed for use with;
a wireless power receiver coil provided in the housing;
thermo sensory means; and
an interface to provide measurement data from the thermo sensory means,wherein the thermo sensory means comprises;
a first temperature sensor adapted to measure a temperature at a first position inside the housing, wherein the first temperature sensor is positioned in or at a socket which protrudes downwardly from an inner surface of the upper housing part, wherein the socket is an integral part of and made of the same material as the upper housing part, the socket having a surface with an area dimensioned to match a horizontal extension of a surface of a ferrite layer for the wireless power receiver coil, the socket serving as a mount for the ferrite layer; and
a second temperature sensor adapted to measure a temperature at a second position external to the housing.
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Abstract
A testing device (30) is provided for use with a wireless power transmitter device (20) having a wireless power transmitter coil (24). The testing device (30) has a housing (50), the housing having a bottom side (53) adapted for placement on a surface (25) of the wireless power transmitter device (20), and a top side (54) opposite to the bottom side (53). A wireless power receiver coil (34) is provided in the housing. The testing device (30) also has thermo sensory means (31) and an interface (33) to provide measurement data from the thermo sensory means (31). The thermo sensory means (31) includes at least a first temperature sensor (55) adapted to measure a temperature at a first position inside the housing (50), and a second temperature sensor (56) adapted to measure a temperature at a second position external to the housing (50).
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16 Claims
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1. A testing device for use with a wireless power transmitter device having a wireless power transmitter coil, the testing device comprising:
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a housing, the housing having a bottom side adapted for placement on a surface of the wireless power transmitter device, and a top side opposite to the bottom side and the housing further having a lower housing part comprising said bottom side and an upper housing part comprising said top side, wherein the upper housing part is made of a material having heat dissipation properties similar to a typical mobile device that the wireless power transmitter device is designed for use with; a wireless power receiver coil provided in the housing; thermo sensory means; and an interface to provide measurement data from the thermo sensory means, wherein the thermo sensory means comprises; a first temperature sensor adapted to measure a temperature at a first position inside the housing, wherein the first temperature sensor is positioned in or at a socket which protrudes downwardly from an inner surface of the upper housing part, wherein the socket is an integral part of and made of the same material as the upper housing part, the socket having a surface with an area dimensioned to match a horizontal extension of a surface of a ferrite layer for the wireless power receiver coil, the socket serving as a mount for the ferrite layer; and a second temperature sensor adapted to measure a temperature at a second position external to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of emulating the thermal exposure of a mobile device when being subjected to wireless power transfer from a wireless power transmitter device having a wireless power transmitter coil, the method involving:
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providing a testing device having a wireless power receiver coil matching the wireless power transmitter coil and having a housing with thermal absorption and dissipation properties matching a mobile device to be emulated, wherein the housing has a bottom side adapted for placement on a surface of the wireless power transmitter device, a top side opposite to the bottom side, a lower housing part comprising said bottom side, and an upper housing part comprising said top side, wherein the upper housing part is made of a material having heat dissipation properties similar to a typical mobile device that the wireless power transmitter device is designed for use with; operating the wireless power transmitter device during an operational time to generate wireless power to the testing device; measuring a first temperature at a first position inside the housing of the testing device during the operational time with a first temperature sensor positioned in or at a socket which protrudes downwardly from an inner surface of the upper housing part, wherein the socket is an integral part of and made of the same material as the upper housing part, the socket having a surface with an area dimensioned to match a horizontal extension of a surface of a ferrite layer for the wireless power receiver coil, the socket serving as a mount for the ferrite layer; measuring a second temperature at a second position external to the housing of the testing device during the operational time; and providing measurement data from the measuring of the first temperature and the measuring of the second temperature during the operational time to a processing means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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