Power supplying device, wireless power transmission system with positional adjustment and method thereof

• US 10,523,060 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2017
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chih-Hung Huang, Jiuen-Ying Wu
• Original Assignee: Chih-Hung Huang, Jiuen-Ying Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Jiuen-Ying, Huang, Chih-Hung
• Primary Examiner(s): Amrany, Adi
• Application Number:
  US15/581,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20170317535A1
• Time in Patent Office: 977 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/00 Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/30 using light, e.g. lasers
• 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

A wireless power transmission system is provided, which includes a power supplying device and a power receiving device. The power supplying device electrically connects to an outside supply terminal and has a wireless transmission module. The power receiving device has a wireless receiving module. Wherein, the power supplying device connects to the wireless receiving module via the wireless transmission module and transmits a power from the outside supply terminal to the power receiving device, after the power supplying device detects the wireless receiving module via the wireless transmission module. Alternatively, after the power receiving device detects the wireless transmission module via the wireless receiving module, the power receiving device connects to the wireless transmission module via the wireless receiving module so as to receive the power transmitted by the power supplying device.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmission system, comprising:

at least one power supplying device, electrically connected to an outside supply terminal, and comprising;

a driving module comprising an assembly main body, a guiding assembly, a linking-up assembly and a driving assembly, the guiding assembly being suspended from the assembly main body and having at least one guiding groove, the linking-up assembly being interposed at the at least one guiding groove and being connected to the assembly main body, and the driving assembly being movably connected to the outer edge of the guiding assembly;

a power receiving module, located at the driving module, and receiving electric power from the outside supply terminal, the assembly main body being connected to the power receiving module;

a wireless transmission module, searching for and detecting the wireless receiving module within a predetermined range; and

a processing module, electrically connected to the power receiving module, the driving module and the wireless transmission module, and making the driving module drive the wireless transmission module to conduct a displacement along a predetermined displacement trajectory;

at least one power receiving device comprising a variety of household electric appliances, having a wireless receiving module;

wherein the driving module drives the wireless transmission module to conduct a gradual searching within a predetermined range and signal strength values corresponding to each coordinate point are generated, when a highest signal strength value occurs within the predetermined range, a coordinate point corresponded to the highest signal strength value is judged as a position of the at least one power receiving device;

wherein, when the wireless receiving module is detected by the at least one power supplying device via the wireless transmission module, the at least one power supplying device is electrically and wirelessly connected to the wireless receiving module via the wireless transmission module, and transmits electric power from the outside supply terminal to the at least one power receiving device.

2. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, wherein the wireless receiving module detected by the wireless transmission module or the wireless transmission module detected by the wireless receiving module further comprises:

the at least one power receiving device is judged as conforming to a certification procedure by the at least one power supplying device.

3. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, wherein when the wireless receiving module is detected by the wireless transmission module or the wireless transmission module is detected by the wireless receiving module, and the wireless transmission module receives a request signal transmitted by the wireless receiving module, the at least one power supplying device conducts a positioning operation according to the request signal,

wherein the driving module drives the wireless transmission module to move to the position where the position of the at least one power receiving device has best communication quality, and electrically and wirelessly connects to the wireless receiving module via the wireless transmission module, so as to transmit a predetermined electric power to the at least one power receiving device.

4. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1, wherein the power receiving device comprises:

a driving module;

the wireless receiving module, searching for and detecting the wireless transmission module within a predetermined range; and

a processing module, electrically connected to the driving module and wireless receiving module, and making the driving module drive the wireless receiving module to conduct a displacement operation;

wherein when the wireless receiving module is detected by the wireless transmission module or the wireless transmission module is detected by the wireless receiving module, and the wireless transmission module receives a request signal transmitted by the wireless receiving module, the at least one power supplying device generates a control signal according to the request signal, and transmits the control signal to the wireless receiving module, so as to make the at least one power receiving device conduct the displacement operation according to the control signal,

wherein the at least one power receiving device adjusts a position of the wireless receiving module, and meanwhile the at least one power supplying device conducts a positioning operation according to the request signal, the driving module drives the wireless transmission module to move to the position where the position of the at least one power receiving device has best communication quality; and

then the at least one power supplying device is electrically and wirelessly connected to the wireless receiving module via the wireless transmission module, so as to transmit a predetermined electric power to the at least one power receiving device.

5. The wireless power transmission system of claim 1,

wherein when the wireless receiving module is detected by the wireless transmission module within the predetermined range, the processing module accordingly controls the wireless transmission module to electrically and wirelessly connect to the wireless receiving module, and subsequently, electric power is transmitted to the wireless receiving module via the wireless transmission module.

6. A wireless power transmission method, the wireless power transmission method comprising steps as follows:

detecting a wireless receiving module of at least one power receiving device by a wireless transmission module of at least one power supplying device;

conducting a gradual searching within a predetermined range by the wireless transmission module to generate signal strength values corresponding to each coordinate point and judging a position of the at least one power receiving device by a highest signal strength value occurred within the predetermined range;

when the wireless receiving module is detected by the wireless transmission module, the at least one power supplying device is electrically and wirelessly connected to the wireless receiving module via the wireless transmission module; and

the at least one power supplying device transmits electric power from the outside supply terminal to the at least one power receiving device;

wherein a processing module makes a driving assembly drive a guiding assembly to conduct a rotation, a linking-up assembly is subsequently moved along the predetermined displacement trajectory via at least one guiding groove so as to drive the processing module to conduct the displacement, and the wireless transmission module is further driven to conduct the displacement in the predetermined range and detect the at least one power receiving device.

7. The wireless power transmission method of claim 6, wherein the step in which the wireless receiving module is detected by the wireless transmission module or the wireless transmission module is detected by the wireless receiving module further comprises a step as follows:

the at least one power receiving device is judged as conforming to a certification procedure by the at least one power supplying device.

8. The wireless power transmission method of claim 6, wherein the step in which the wireless receiving module is detected by the wireless transmission module or the wireless transmission module is detected by the wireless receiving module further comprises steps as follows:

a request signal from the wireless receiving module is transmitted to the wireless transmission module;

a positioning operation is conducted by the at least one power supplying device according to the request signal, a driving module drives the wireless transmission module to move to the position where the position of the at least one power receiving device has best communication quality; and

the wireless receiving module is electrically and wirelessly connected to the wireless transmission module, so as to transmit a predetermined electric power to the at least one power receiving device.

9. The wireless power transmission method of claim 6, wherein the step in which the wireless receiving module is detected by the wireless transmission module or the wireless transmission module is detected by the wireless receiving module further comprises steps as follows:

a request signal from the wireless receiving module is transmitted to the wireless transmission module;

a control signal is generated by the at least one power supplying device according to the request signal and transmitted to the wireless receiving module, so as to make the at least one power receiving device conduct a displacement operation according to the control signal, the at least one power receiving device adjusts a position of the wireless receiving module, and meanwhile or otherwise the at least one power supplying device conducts a positioning operation according to the request signal, a driving module drives the wireless transmission module to move to the position where the position of the at least one power receiving device has best communication quality; and

the wireless transmission module electrically and wirelessly connects to the wireless receiving module, so as to transmit a predetermined electric power to the at least one power receiving device.

10. A power supplying device, comprising:

a driving module comprising;

an assembly main body, one end of which is connected to the power receiving module;

a guiding assembly, suspended from the assembly main body, and having at least one guiding groove;

a linking-up assembly, interposed at the at least one guiding groove, wherein one end of the linking-up assembly is movably connected to the other end of the assembly main body, the other end of the linking-up assembly is connected to the processing module, and the wireless transmission module is located at the processing module; and

a driving assembly, electrically connected to the processing module, and movably connected to an outer edge of the guiding assembly;

a power receiving module, located at the driving module, and receiving electric power from an outside supply terminal;

a wireless transmission module, the driving module driving the wireless transmission module to conduct a gradual searching within the predetermined range and signal strength values corresponding to each coordinate point are generated, when a highest signal strength value occurs within the predetermined range, a coordinate point corresponded to the highest signal strength value is judged as a position of at least one power receiving device; and

a processing module, electrically connected to the power receiving module, the driving module and the wireless transmission module, and making the driving module drive the wireless transmission module to conduct a displacement along a predetermined displacement trajectory;

wherein when the at least one power receiving device is detected by the wireless transmission module within the predetermined range, the processing module accordingly controls the wireless transmission module to electrically and wirelessly connect to the at least one power receiving device, and subsequently, electric power is transmitted to the at least one power receiving device via the wireless transmission module.

11. The power supplying device of claim 10,

wherein the processing module makes the driving assembly drive the guiding assembly to conduct a rotation, the linking-up assembly is subsequently moved along the predetermined displacement trajectory via the at least one guiding groove so as to drive the processing module to conduct the displacement, and the wireless transmission module is further driven to conduct the displacement in the predetermined range and detect the at least one power receiving device;

besides, when the at least one power receiving device is detected by the wireless transmission module, the processing module transmits electric power to the at least one power receiving device via the wireless transmission module.