Non-contact type charger, non-contact type battery, and non-contact type power transmission method
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1. A non-contact type charger comprising:
- a plurality of power transmitting coils, each of the plurality of power transmitting coils configured to directly transmit power to a power receiving device in a non-contact manner; and
a power converting unit configured to control the power transmitted by the plurality of power transmitting coils, depending on coupling coefficients between each of the plurality of power transmitting coils and a plurality of power receiving coils which receive the power transmitted by the plurality of power transmitting coils to charge a plurality of battery cells connected thereto with the power, and update the coupling coefficients.
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Abstract
A non-contact type power charger may include: a power transmitting device including a plurality of power transmitting coils transmitting power in a non-contact manner; and a power receiving device including a plurality of power receiving coils receiving the power in a non-contact manner to charge a plurality of battery cells, respectively connected to the plurality of power receiving coils, with the power, wherein the power transmitted to each of the plurality of power receiving coils is controlled depending on coupling coefficients between the plurality of power transmitting coils and the plurality of power receiving coils.
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1. A non-contact type charger comprising:
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a plurality of power transmitting coils, each of the plurality of power transmitting coils configured to directly transmit power to a power receiving device in a non-contact manner; and a power converting unit configured to control the power transmitted by the plurality of power transmitting coils, depending on coupling coefficients between each of the plurality of power transmitting coils and a plurality of power receiving coils which receive the power transmitted by the plurality of power transmitting coils to charge a plurality of battery cells connected thereto with the power, and update the coupling coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-contact type battery comprising:
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a plurality of power receiving coils, each of the plurality of power receiving coils configured to directly receive power from a power transmitting device in a non-contact manner; a charging control unit configured to calculate a coupling coefficient between each of the plurality of power receiving coils and a corresponding power transmitting coil, depending on a state of the power received by each of the plurality of power receiving coils, convert the received power into charging power, and update the coupling coefficient; and a plurality of battery cells receiving the charging power from the charging control unit to be charged with the charging power. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-contact type power charger comprising:
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a power transmitting device including a plurality of power transmitting coils, each of the plurality of power transmitting coils configured to directly transmit power to a power receiving device in a non-contact manner; and the power receiving device including a plurality of power receiving coils, each of the plurality of power receiving coils configured to directly receive the power from the power transmitting device in a non-contact manner to charge a plurality of battery cells, respectively connected to the plurality of power receiving coils with the power, wherein the power transmitted to each of the plurality of power receiving coils is controlled depending on coupling coefficients between the plurality of power transmitting coils and the plurality of power receiving coils, and the coupling coefficients are updated under predetermined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-contact type power transmission method performed by a non-contact type charger or a non-contact type battery comprising:
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detecting power states of a plurality of power transmitting coils, each of the plurality of power transmitting coils configured to directly transmit power to a power receiving device in a non-contact manner and power states of a plurality of power receiving coils, each of the plurality of power receiving coils configured to directly receive the power transmitted by the plurality of power transmitting coils of a power transmitting device and transferring the power to a plurality of battery cells respectively connected thereto; and calculating coupling coefficients between the plurality of power transmitting coils and the plurality of power receiving coils, depending on the detected power states. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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