Wireless power feeding system and wireless power feeding method

• US 10,110,068 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2014
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Shionoiri, Yutaka, Kamata, Koichiro, Sato, Misako, Maeda, Shuhei
• Primary Examiner(s): Jia, Xin
• Application Number:
  US14/456,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20150008758A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,534 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411, 455 412, 455573, 455572
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/005 Mechanical details of housing or structure aiming to accommodate the power transfer means, e.g. mechanical integration of coils, antennas or transducers into emitting or receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• 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

Abstract

An object is to provide a power feeding system and a power feeding method which are more convenient for a power feeding user at the power receiving end, without causing increases in complexity and size of devices. An object is to provide a power feeding system and a power feeding method which also allow a power feeding provider (a company) which feeds power (at the power transmitting end) to supply power without waste. A power feeding device which wirelessly supplies power to a power receiver detects the position and the resonant frequency of the power receiver by receiving a position and resonant frequency detection signal using a plurality of sub-carriers having different frequencies from the power receiver, and controls the frequency of a power signal to be transmitted to the power receiver on the basis of the information. An efficient power feeding service can be offered by transmitting a power signal to the power receiver at an optimum frequency for high power transmission efficiency.

Claims

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

an antenna circuit;

a rectifier circuit;

a demodulation circuit;

a signal processing circuit portion;

an oscillator circuit;

a divider circuit;

a switch;

a mixer; and

a secondary battery,

wherein the antenna circuit is configured to receive an electromagnetic wave from a power feeding device and output an electrical signal,

wherein the rectifier circuit is configured to rectify the electrical signal and generate a rectified signal,

wherein the demodulation circuit is configured to demodulate the rectified signal and transmit a demodulated signal to the signal processing circuit portion,

wherein the signal processing circuit portion is configured to receive the demodulated signal and generate a transmission signal,

wherein the oscillator circuit is configured to operate in response to the transmission signal and input a base carrier to the divider circuit and the mixer,

wherein the divider circuit is configured to divide a frequency of the base carrier, thereby generating signals having a plurality of frequencies which are lower than the frequency of the base carrier generated in the oscillator circuit,

wherein the switch is configured to select one of the signals having the plurality of frequencies and transmit a selected signal to the mixer,

wherein the mixer is configured to mix the base carrier with the selected signal, and is configured to transmit a mixed signal to the antenna circuit,

wherein the secondary battery is configured to store first power transmitted from the power feeding device and supply second power to a power load portion, and

wherein a frequency of an electromagnetic wave of the power feeding device for transmitting the first power is in a frequency band selected from the group of a LF band, an HF band, a UHF band and a microwave band.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1,

wherein the power feeding device comprises:

a transmission/reception circuit portion configured to transmit and receive an electromagnetic wave;

a signal processing circuit portion configured to process an electrical signal of the electromagnetic wave to be transmitted and received by the transmission/reception circuit portion of the power feeding device; and

a power supply portion configured to supply power to be transmitted to a power receiver,

wherein the signal processing circuit portion of the power feeding device has a position and resonant frequency detection function to detect a position and a resonant frequency of the power receiver, and a power transmission control function to control power to be transmitted to the power receiver.

3. A wireless power feeding method comprising:

a first step of transmitting a position and resonant frequency detection signal using a plurality of sub-carriers having different frequencies from a power receiver to a power feeding device and detecting a position and a resonant frequency of the power receiver with the power feeding device;

a second step of adjusting a frequency of a power signal to be transmitted from the power feeding device to be in a frequency band selected from the group of a LF band, an HF band, a UHF band, and a microwave band, and transmitting power on a basis of the position and the resonant frequency of the power receiver from the power feeding device to the power receiver; and

a third step of storing the power transmitted from the power feeding device in a secondary battery of a power storage portion of the power receiver.

4. The wireless power feeding method according to claim 3, wherein the power receiver detects a voltage, a current, or a voltage and a current of the secondary battery and transmits a power feeding request signal or a power reception end signal to the power feeding device on a basis of the detection information.

5. The wireless power feeding method according to claim 3, further comprising a step of recognizing identification information of the power receiver with the power feeding device, before the first step.