Wireless power transfer method, apparatus and system

• US 10,164,482 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2014
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Yongcheol, Seo, Jeongkyo, Lee, Seonghun, Kwak, Bongsik, Lee, Jaesung
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Brian
• Application Number:
  US15/024,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20160233728A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 320106, 320107, 320108, 320109, 320110
• 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 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• 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: H04B 5/0075 using inductive coupling transformers or inductances adapted for inductive coupling H01F38/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/0093 with one coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/00 Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received correcting synchronisation H04L7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1854 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/10 Frequency-modulated carrier systems, i.e. using frequency-shift keying H04L27/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission apparatus, and a wireless charging system in a wireless power transmission field, and the wireless power transmission method may include receiving first information of a first wireless power receiver and second information of a second wireless power receiver that receive power in a wireless manner within a first slot among a plurality of slots, transmitting a NAK (not-acknowledge) signal to the first and the second wireless power receiver and executing a collision resolution mechanism in the first and the second wireless power receiver.

Claims

1. A communication method of a wireless power transmitter for transferring power in a wireless manner, the communication method comprising:

allocating a slot among a plurality of slots to a first wireless power receiver, the slot being allocated to the first wireless power receiver for sending information of the first wireless power receiver to the wireless power transmitter while wireless power is transferred to the first wireless power receiver;

transferring the wireless power to the first wireless power receiver by the wireless power transmitter;

detecting a second wireless power receiver by the wireless power transmitter during the wireless power transfer to the first wireless power receiver;

receiving first information from the first wireless power receiver and second information from the second wireless power receiver within a first slot among the plurality of slots, the first slot being unallocated; and

transmitting a collision related signal to the first and second wireless power receivers such that a collision resolution mechanism is executed by each of the first and second wireless power receivers respectively.

2. The communication method of claim 1, wherein the first information includes at least one of an End Power Transfer packet (EPT) and a Charge Status packet (CHS), and

wherein the collision resolution mechanism is executed in a manner that the first wireless power receiver transmits the first information to the wireless power transmitter after a first random delay and the second wireless power receiver transmits the second information to the wireless power transmitter after a second random delay.

3. The communication method of claim 1, wherein the first information is received within a second slot among the plurality of slots from the first wireless power receiver subsequent to executing the collision resolution mechanism.

4. The communication method of claim 3, wherein an acknowledge (ACK) signal is transmitted to the first wireless power receiver when the second slot is allocatable.

5. The communication method of claim 4, wherein a not-acknowledge (NAK) signal is transmitted to the first wireless power receiver when the second slot is in a non-allocatable state.

6. The communication method of claim 3, wherein the second slot is allocated to the first wireless power receiver when the first information is received within the second slot.

7. The communication method of claim 6, wherein the wireless power transmitter performs communication with the first wireless power receiver within the second slot.

8. The communication method of claim 3, wherein the second wireless power receiver is allocated to a third slot when the second information is received within the third slot different from the second slot.

9. The communication method of claim 8, wherein the wireless power transmitter performs communication with the second wireless power receiver through the third slot when the third slot is allocated thereto.

10. The communication method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal to the first and second wireless power receivers.

11. The communication method of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmitter performs communication with the first and the second wireless power receiver in a time division multiplexing scheme using the plurality of slots.

12. A wireless power transmitter for transferring power in a wireless manner, the wireless power transmitter comprising:

a power transmission unit configured to transfer power in a wireless manner; and

a power transmission controller configured to;

allocate a slot among a plurality of slots to a first wireless power receiver, wherein the slot is allocated to the first wireless power receiver for sending information of the first wireless power receiver to the wireless power transmitter while wireless power is transferred to the first wireless power receiver using the power transmission unit

detect a second wireless power receiver during the wireless power transfer to the first wireless power receiver,

receive first information from the first wireless power receiver and second information from the second wireless power receiver within a first slot among the plurality of slots, the first slot being unallocated, and

transmit a collision related signal to the first and second wireless power receivers such that a collision resolution mechanism is executed by each of the first and second wireless power receivers respectively.

13. The wireless power transmitter of claim 12, wherein the first information includes at least one of an End Power Transfer packet (EPT) and a Charge Status packet (CHS), and

wherein the collision resolution mechanism is executed in a manner that the first wireless power receiver transmits the first information to the wireless power transmitter after a first random delay and the second wireless power receiver transmits the second information to the wireless power transmitter after a second random delay.

14. The wireless power transmitter of claim 12, wherein the power transmission controller transmits an acknowledge (ACK) signal to the first wireless power receiver when the first information is received within a second slot.

15. The wireless power transmitter of claim 14, wherein a third slot is allocated to the second wireless power receiver when the second information is received within the third slot different from the second slot subsequent to transmitting a not-acknowledge (NAK) signal.

16. A wireless charging system, comprising:

a transmitter formed to transfer wireless power; and

a first receiver and a second receiver each formed to receive wireless power from the transmitter,

wherein the transmitter allocates a slot among a plurality of slots to the first receiver,

wherein the slot is allocated to the first receiver for sending information to the transmitter while wireless power is transferred to the first receiver,

wherein the transmitter detects the second power receiver during the wireless power transfer to the first receiver, transmits a collision related signal to the first and second receivers when first information from the first receiver and second information from the second receiver are received within a first slot among the plurality of slots, the first slot being unallocated, and

wherein each of the first and second receivers executes a collision resolution mechanism respectively upon receiving the collision related signal.

17. The wireless charging system of claim 16, wherein the first receiver transmits the first information to the transmitter through a second slot different from the first unallocated slot subsequent to executing the collision resolution mechanism, and

the transmitter allocates the second slot to the first receiver when the first information is transmitted within the second slot.

18. The wireless charging system of claim 17, wherein the transmitter transmits an acknowledge (ACK) signal to the first receiver when the second slot is allocated to the first receiver.

19. The wireless charging system of claim 18, wherein the first receiver performs communication with the transmitter using the second slot when the second slot is allocated to the first receiver.

20. The wireless charging system of claim 16, wherein the transmitter transmits a frequency shift keying (FSK) signal to the first and second receivers.