POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POWER RECEIVING CONTROL DEVICE, POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD

• US 20100026236A1
• Filed: 07/15/2009
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: KAMIYAMA, Masayuki, ONISHI, Kota, SHIOZAKI, Nobutaka
• Application Number:
  US12/503,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20100026236A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/108
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/60 responsive to the presence of foreign objects, e.g. detection of living beings
• 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 5/266 One coil at each side, e.g. with primary and secondary coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A power transmission control device provided to a power transmission device of a contactless power transmission system includes a controller including an authentication process section and a command process section. The authentication process section performs an authentication process on a power receiving device before normal power transmission from the power transmission device to the power receiving device starts. If an event proceeding to a communication mode in which the power transmission device and the power receiving device communicate with occurs, after the normal power transmission starts, the command process section proceeds to a command branch phase without proceeding to a phase of the authentication process, and performs a command process on the communication mode in the command branch phase.

Claims

1. A power transmission control device included in a power transmission device of a contactless power transmission system, comprising:

a controller controlling the power transmission control device, the controller including;

an authentication process section; and

a command process section,

the authentication process section performing an authentication process on a power receiving device before normal power transmission from the power transmission device to the power receiving device starts,

after the normal power transmission starts, if an event proceeding to a communication mode in which the power transmission device and the power receiving device communicate with occurs, the command process section proceeding to a command branch phase without proceeding to a phase of the authentication process, and performing a command process on the communication mode in the command branch phase.

2. The power transmission control device according to claim 1, the controller including a power transmission control section that stops the normal power transmission if a removal of an electronic apparatus on a power receiving side is detected, if a foreign object is detected, or if a full charge of a battery included in a load of the power receiving device is detected, the authentication process section performing the authentication process in a temporary power transmission period after the normal power transmission stops, and proceeding to the command branch phase after the authentication process phase in the temporary power transmission period.

3. The power transmission control device according to claim 1, further comprising a host interface to communicate with a power transmission side host, the command process section proceeding to the command branch phase so as to perform the command process on the communication mode if the power transmission side host issues a communication request command to a power receiving side host through the host interface.

4. The power transmission control device according to claim 3, the command process section proceeding to the command branch phase so as to perform the command process on the communication mode if the command process section receives a communication interrupt command issued by the power receiving side host.

5. The power transmission control device according to claim 3, the command process section returning to the command branch phase after the command process on the communication mode ends.

6. The power transmission control device according to claim 1, the command process section setting at least one of a transmission condition and a communication condition of the contactless power transmission to a condition for the communication mode, the condition being different from a condition for the normal power transmission, if the command process section proceeds to the communication mode.

7. The power transmission control device according to claim 1, if a full charge of a battery included in the load is detected and the normal power transmission stops, the controller proceeding to a waiting phase after the detection of the full charge, and including a recharge confirmation process section that periodically performs a recharge confirmation process on the battery in the waiting phase after the detection of the full charge.

8. The power transmission control device according to claim 7, the authentication process section performing the authentication process in a period in which a temporary power transmission is periodically performed in the waiting phase after the detection of the full charge, and proceeding to the command branch phase after the authentication process in the temporary power transmission period.

9. The power transmission control device according to claim 8, the recharge confirmation process section setting a recharge confirmation flag to a set state at a time at which the waiting phase after the detection of the full charge proceeds to the authentication process phase.

10. The power transmission control device according to claim 9, the recharge confirmation process section setting the recharge confirmation flag to a reset state if it is determined that the battery needs to be recharged in the recharge confirmation process and the normal power transmission starts.

11. The power transmission control device according to claim 7, the recharge confirmation process section transmitting a recharge confirmation command to the power receiving device in the recharge confirmation process, and determining whether or not the battery needs to be recharged, when receiving a reply command notifying a charging state of the battery from the power receiving device, based on the reply command.

12. A power transmission device, comprising:

the power transmission control device according to claim 1; and

a power transmission section generating an alternating voltage so as to supply the voltage to a primary coil.

13. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

the power transmission device according to claim 12.

14. A power receiving control device included in a power receiving device of a contactless power transmission system, comprising:

a controller controlling the power receiving control device, the controller including;

an authentication process section; and

a command process section,

the authentication process section performing an authentication process on a power transmission device before normal power transmission from the power transmission device to the power receiving device starts,

after the normal power transmission starts, if an event proceeding to a communication mode in which the power transmission device and the power receiving device communicate with occurs, the command process section proceeding to a command branch phase without proceeding to a phase of the authentication process, and performing a command process on the communication mode in the command branch phase.

15. The power receiving control device according to claim 14, further comprising a host interface to communicate with a power receiving side host, the command process section proceeding to the command branch phase so as to perform the command process on the communication mode if the power receiving side host issues a communication request command to a power transmission side host through the host interface.

16. The power receiving control device according to claim 15, the command process section proceeding to the command branch phase so as to perform the command process on the communication mode if the command process section receives an interrupt command to request communication, the command being issued by the power transmission side host.

17. The power receiving control device according to claim 14, the controller including a recharge confirmation process section, if a full charge of a battery included in a load of the power receiving device is detected and the normal power transmission stops, the power transmission device proceeding to a waiting phase after the detection of the full charge, the recharge confirmation process section transmitting a replay command notifying a charging state of the battery to the power transmission device if the recharge confirmation process section receives a recharge confirmation command from the power transmission device in the waiting phase after the detection of the full charge.

18. The power receiving control device according to claim 17, if the power transmission device periodically performs a temporary power transmission for a recharge confirmation in the waiting phase after the detection of the full charge, the recharge confirmation process section receiving the recharge confirmation command and transmitting the reply command in a period of the temporary power transmission for the recharge confirmation.

19. A power receiving device, comprising:

the power receiving control device according to claim 14; and

a power receiving section converting an induced voltage in a secondary coil into a direct current voltage.

20. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

the power receiving device according to claim 19; and

a load to which power is supplied by the power receiving device.

21. A contactless power transmission method in which power is transmitted from a power transmission device to a power receiving device by electromagnetically coupling an elementary coil and a secondary coil and the power is supplied to a load of the power receiving device, the contactless power transmission method comprising:

performing an authentication process on the power receiving device before normal power transmission from the power transmission device to the power receiving device starts;

proceeding to a command branch phase without proceeding to a phase of the authentication process if an event proceeding to a communication mode in which the power transmission device and the power receiving device communicate with occurs, after the normal power transmission starts; and

performing a command process on the communication mode in the command branch phase.

22. The contactless power transmission method according to claim 21, the normal power transmission being stopped if a removal of an electronic apparatus on a power receiving side is detected, if a foreign object is detected, or if a full charge of a battery included in a load of the power receiving device is detected;

a temporary power transmission being performed after the normal power transmission stops;

the authentication process being performed in a period of the temporary power transmission; and

the command branch phase being after the authentication process phase in the temporary power transmission period.

23. The contactless power transmission method according to claim 21, at least one of a transmission condition and a communication condition of the contactless power transmission being set to a condition for the communication mode, the condition being different from a condition for the normal power transmission, if proceeding to the communication mode.

24. The contactless power transmission method according to claim 21, proceeding to a waiting phase after detection of a full charge, if the full charge of a battery included in the load is detected and the normal power transmission stops;

and a recharge confirmation process on the battery being periodically performed in a waiting phase after the detection of the full charge.

25. The contactless power transmission method according to claim 21, it being determined whether or not the battery needs to be recharged, if a charging state of the battery is received from the power receiving device in the recharge confirmation process on the battery, based on the charging state.