WIRELESS POWER STORAGE DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE WIRELESS POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

• US 20110187328A1
• Filed: 04/08/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YAMAZAKI, Shunpei, OSADA, Takeshi
• Granted Patent: US 8,169,192 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/134
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0702 the arrangement including a battery
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0707 the arrangement being capable of collecting energy from external energy sources, e.g. thermocouples, vibration, electromagnetic radiation G06K19/0702 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/40 Printed batteries , e.g. thin film batteries
• 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 50/20 using microwaves or radio frequency waves
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/402 the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

To simplify charging of a battery in a power storage device which includes the battery. Further, to provide a wireless power storage device which can transmit and receive information without the task of replacing a battery for drive power supply, which becomes necessary when the battery depletes over time, being performed. An antenna circuit, a battery which is electrically connected to the antenna circuit via a rectifier circuit, and a load portion which is electrically connected to the battery are provided. The battery is charged when an electromagnetic wave received by the antenna circuit is input to the battery via the rectifier circuit, and discharged when electrical power which has been charged is supplied to the load portion. The battery is charged cumulatively, and the battery is discharged in pulses.

Claims

1. A wireless power storage device comprising:

a conductive film for wireless communication;

a rectifier circuit;

a battery operationally connected to the conductive film through the rectifier circuit; and

a discharge control circuit comprising a regulator and a switch,

wherein the battery is operationally connected to a load portion through the discharge control circuit,

wherein the discharge control circuit is configured to control supply of electrical power stored in the battery to the load portion by turning on the switch when a voltage level of the battery is equal to or higher than a first threshold level and by turning off the switch when the voltage level of the battery is equal to or lower than a second threshold level, and

wherein the first threshold level is higher than the second threshold level.

2. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the battery is a capacitor.

3. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the battery is a secondary cell.

4. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a charge control circuit.

5. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the load portion is a signal processing circuit.

6. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive film is an antenna.

7. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the regulator is operationally connected to the battery through the switch.

8. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge control circuit further comprises a Schmitt trigger.

9. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein each of the rectifier circuit and the discharge control circuit comprises a thin film transistor.

10. The wireless power storage device according to claim 1, wherein charging of the battery is performed cumulatively.

11. A semiconductor device comprising:

a conductive film;

a power supply portion operationally connected to the conductive film wherein the power supply portion comprises;

a rectifier circuit;

a battery operationally connected to the conductive film through the rectifier circuit; and

a discharge control circuit comprising a regulator and a switch; and

a load portion operationally connected to the battery through the discharge control circuit,

wherein the conductive film is operationally connected to the battery through the rectifier circuit,

wherein the discharge control circuit is configured to control supply of electrical power stored in the battery to the load portion by turning on the switch when a voltage level of the battery is equal to or higher than a first threshold level and by turning off the switch when the voltage level of the battery is equal to or lower than a second threshold level, and

wherein the first threshold level is higher than the second threshold level.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the battery is a capacitor.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the battery is a secondary cell.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, further comprising a charge control circuit.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the load portion is a signal processing circuit.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the conductive film is an antenna.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the regulator is operationally connected to the battery through the switch.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the discharge control circuit further comprises a Schmitt trigger.

19. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein each of the rectifier circuit and the discharge control circuit comprises a thin film transistor.

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein charging of the battery is performed cumulatively.

21. A wireless power storage device comprising:

a conductive film for wireless communication;

a rectifier circuit;

a battery operationally connected to the conductive film through the rectifier circuit;

a charge control circuit; and

a discharge control circuit comprising a switch,

wherein the battery is operationally connected to a load portion through the discharge control circuit,

wherein the discharge control circuit is configured to control supply of electrical power stored in the battery to the load portion by turning on the switch when a voltage level of the battery is equal to or higher than a first threshold level and by turning off the switch when the voltage level of the battery is equal to or lower than a second threshold level,

wherein the first threshold level is higher than the second threshold level, and

wherein discharging of the battery is performed in pulse.

22. The wireless power storage device according to claim 21, wherein the battery is a capacitor.

23. The wireless power storage device according to claim 21, wherein the battery is a secondary cell.

24. The wireless power storage device according to claim 21, wherein the load portion is a signal processing circuit.

25. The wireless power storage device according to claim 21, wherein the conductive film is an antenna.

26. The wireless power storage device according to claim 21, wherein each of the rectifier circuit and the discharge control circuit comprises a thin film transistor.

27. The wireless power storage device according to claim 21, wherein charging of the battery is performed cumulatively.

28. A semiconductor device comprising:

a conductive film;

a power supply portion operationally connected to the conductive film wherein the power supply portion comprises;

a rectifier circuit;

a battery operationally connected to the conductive film through the rectifier circuit;

a charge control circuit comprising a regulator; and

a discharge control circuit comprising a switch; and

a load portion operationally connected to the battery through the discharge control circuit,

wherein the conductive film is operationally connected to the battery through the rectifier circuit,

wherein the discharge control circuit is configured to control supply of electrical power stored in the battery to the load portion by turning on the switch when a voltage level of the battery is equal to or higher than a first threshold level and by turning off the switch when the voltage level of the battery is equal to or lower than a second threshold level, and

wherein the first threshold level is higher than the second threshold level.

29. The semiconductor device according to claim 28, wherein the battery is a capacitor.

30. The semiconductor device according to claim 28, wherein the battery is a secondary cell.

31. The semiconductor device according to claim 28, wherein the load portion is a signal processing circuit.

32. The semiconductor device according to claim 28, wherein the conductive film is an antenna.

33. The semiconductor device according to claim 28, wherein each of the rectifier circuit and the discharge control circuit comprises a thin film transistor.

34. The semiconductor device according to claim 28, wherein charging of the battery is performed cumulatively.