Non-contact power transmitting device

• US 10,158,235 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2015
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kato, Masakazu
• Primary Examiner(s): SKIBINSKI, THOMAS S
• Application Number:
  US14/844,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20160072307A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 307104, 320107-115
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• 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 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction

Abstract

A non-contact power transmitting device includes a power receiving device that includes a rectification circuit, a voltage converting circuit, and a switching circuit for connecting or disconnecting the voltage converting circuit to or from a load circuit, and a power transmitting device that includes a power transmitting circuit, a detection circuit that detects a current that is supplied to the power transmitting circuit, and a determination circuit that compares the detected current value with a threshold current set in advance, and determines whether the load circuit of the power receiving device is in contact with the power transmitting device, where the power transmitting device transmits power to the power receiving device in a non-contact manner.

Claims

1. A non-contact power transmitting device, comprising:

a power receiving device including a rectification circuit, a voltage converting circuit, a storage circuit in which an authentication pattern is stored, and a switching circuit, the switching circuit being configured to connect or disconnect the voltage converting circuit to or from a load circuit according to the authentication pattern stored in the storage circuit; and

a power transmitting device including a power transmitting circuit, a detection circuit configured to detect a current that is supplied to the power transmitting circuit, and a determination circuit configured to compare the detected current value with a threshold current to determine whether the load circuit of the power receiving device is connected or disconnected, the power transmitting device being configured to transmit power to the power receiving device in a non-contact manner.

2. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the power transmitting circuit includes an amplifier of a switching type.

3. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the power receiving device includes a power receiving coil and the power transmitting device includes a power transmitting coil, and wherein the power transmitting device is configured to transmit power to the power receiving device in a non-contact manner through electromagnetic coupling between the power transmitting coil and the power receiving coil.

4. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 3, wherein the electromagnetic coupling is electromagnetic induction coupling or magnetic resonance coupling.

5. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 3, wherein the power transmitting coil is coupled to a resonance circuit and wherein the power transmitted by the power transmitting device has a frequency substantially equal to a self-resonance frequency of the resonance circuit.

6. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein when a pattern of changes in the detected current value matches the authentication pattern, the determination circuit determines that the power receiving device is correctly mounted on the power transmitting device.

7. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein when a pattern of changes in the detected current value does not match the authentication pattern, the determination circuit determines that the power receiving device is incorrectly mounted on the power transmitting device.

8. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the detection circuit is configured to detect the current at a timing that is delayed with respect to a timing at which the switching circuit of the power receiving device connects or disconnects the voltage converting circuit to or from the load circuit.

9. A non-contact power transmitting device, comprising:

a power receiving device including a rectification circuit, a voltage converting circuit, a switching circuit for connecting or disconnecting the voltage converting circuit to or from a load circuit according to a first pattern, and a storage circuit configured to store the first pattern; and

a power transmitting device including a power transmitting circuit, a detection circuit configured to detect a current that is supplied to the power transmitting circuit, and a determination circuit configured to compare the detected current value with a threshold current to determine whether the load circuit of the power receiving device is connected or disconnected and to compare a second pattern of changes in the detected current value with the first pattern to determine whether or not the power receiving device is correctly mounted on the power transmitting device, the power transmitting device being configured to transmit power to the power receiving device in a non-contact manner.

10. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 9, wherein the power transmitting circuit includes an amplifier of a switching type.

11. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 9, wherein the power receiving device includes a power receiving coil and the power transmitting device includes a power transmitting coil, and wherein the power transmitting device is configured to transmit power to the power receiving device in a non-contact manner through electromagnetic coupling between the power transmitting coil and the power receiving coil.

12. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 11, wherein the electromagnetic coupling is electromagnetic induction coupling or magnetic resonance coupling.

13. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 11, wherein the power transmitting coil is coupled to a resonance circuit and wherein the power transmitted by the power transmitting device has a frequency substantially equal to a self-resonance frequency of the resonance circuit.

14. The non-contact power transmitting device according to claim 9, wherein the detection circuit is configured to detect the current at a timing that is delayed with respect to a timing at which the switching circuit of the power receiving device connects or disconnects the voltage converting circuit to or from the load circuit.