MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20130307473A1
• Filed: 05/08/2013
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Joonbum Lee, Kiwon Han
• Inventors: HAN, Kiwon, Chong, Kabsung, Yi, Mizi, Kim, Youngtae, Lee, Joonbum
• Application Number:
  US13/889,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20130307473A1
• 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 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage

Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile terminal capable of wirelessly charging a battery using a magnetic induction method. The mobile terminal may include a battery configured to support normal charging mode and fast charging mode, a power pick-up unit configured to pick up power transmitted by a wireless charging device based on magnetic induction, generate a charging voltage based on the pick-up power, and supply the charging voltage to the battery, and a control unit configured to increase the pick-up power by controlling an impedance of the power pick-up unit and increase a charging speed of the battery based on the increased pick-up power in the fast charging mode. The mobile terminal can increase the charging speed of the battery in such a way as to increase pick-up power from power transmitted by the wireless charging device by varying the impedance of the power pick-up unit in fast charging mode.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a battery configured to be charged in a normal charging mode and to be charged in a fast charging mode;

a power pick-up unit configured to receive power from a wireless charging device based on magnetic induction, to provide a charging voltage based on the received power, and to supply the charging voltage to the battery; and

a control unit configured to increase the power by controlling an impedance of the power pick-up unit and to increase a charging speed of the battery based on the increased power when the battery is to be charged in the fast charging mode.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the power pick-up unit includes a magnetic induction coil, and the control unit increases the power by increasing an inductance of the magnetic induction coil when the battery is to be charged in the fast charging mode.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the control unit increases the charging voltage of the battery based on the increased power when the battery is to be charged in the fast charging mode.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 3, wherein the power pick-up unit further includes:

a rectifier circuit to convert an alternating current (AC) voltage, induced from the magnetic induction coil, into a direct (DC) voltage;

a regulator connected to an output terminal of the rectifier circuit; and

a charging voltage generator to provide a first charging voltage based on an output voltage of the regulator and to supply the first charging voltage to the battery when the battery is to be charged in the normal charging mode, and the charging voltage generator to generate a second charging voltage based on an output voltage of the rectifier circuit and to supply the second charging voltage to the battery when the battery is to be charged in the fast charging mode.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the power pick-up unit includes a plurality of capacitors, and the control unit increases the power by increasing capacitance of the capacitors.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal communicates with the wireless charging device to increase the power provided to the mobile terminal by varying an impedance of a power conversion unit in the wireless charging device.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the control unit communicates with the wireless charging device to increase the power provided to the mobile terminal by increasing an inductance of a magnetic induction coil in the power conversion unit.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a display to receive a touch input to change from the normal charging mode to the fast charging mode.

9. A wireless charging device comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive, from an electronic device, information regarding a desired charging mode of a battery of the electronic device;

a power conversion unit configured to generate a power signal for charging the battery in the electronic device based on an input voltage, and the power conversion unit to provide the power signal to the electronic device based on magnetic induction; and

a control unit configured to increase power provided to the electronic device by controlling an impedance of the power conversion unit when the battery is to be charged in a fast charging mode.

10. The wireless charging device of claim 9, wherein the power conversion unit includes a magnetic induction coil, and the control unit increases the power provided to the electronic device by increasing an inductance of the magnetic induction coil.

11. The wireless charging device of claim 9, wherein the power pick-up unit of the electronic device receives power from the wireless charging device based on the magnetic induction, and the power pick-up unit provides a charging voltage to the battery based on the received power, and

a control unit of the electronic device increases the power by controlling an impedance of the power pick-up unit and increases a charging speed of the battery when the battery is to be charged in the fast charging mode.

12. A terminal comprising:

a display;

a power unit to wirelessly receive power from a charging device based on a magnetic induction, and the power unit to provide a charging voltage for a battery based on the power received from the charging device; and

a control unit configured to change the charging voltage for the battery by changing an impedance of the power unit based on a charging mode of the battery.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the charging mode is selected by a user.

14. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the charging mode is automatically changed based on a charging level of the battery.

15. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the power unit includes a magnetic induction coil to wirelessly receive the power from the charging device.

16. The terminal of claim 15, wherein the control unit increases the charging voltage by increasing an inductance of the magnetic induction coil when the terminal is to be charged in a first charging mode.

17. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the power unit further includes:

a rectifier circuit to convert an alternating current (AC) voltage, induced from the magnetic induction coil, into a direct (DC) voltage;

a regulator connected to an output terminal of the rectifier circuit; and

a charging voltage generator to provide a first charging voltage to the battery based on an output voltage of the regulator when the terminal is to be charged in a second charging mode, and the charging voltage generator to provide a second charging voltage to the battery based on an output voltage of the rectifier circuit when the terminal is to be charged in the first charging mode.

18. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the power pick-up unit includes a plurality of capacitors, and the control unit increases the power by increasing capacitance of the capacitors.

19. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the terminal communicates with the charging device to increase the power provided to the charging voltage by varying an impedance of a power conversion unit in the charging device.

20. The terminal of claim 19, wherein the control unit communicates with charging device to increase the power provided to the terminal by increasing an inductance of a magnetic induction coil in the power conversion unit.

22. The charging device of claim 19, wherein the power conversion unit includes a magnetic induction coil for using the magnetic induction, and the control unit increases the amount of the power provided to the electronic device by increasing an inductance of the magnetic induction coil.

21. A charging device comprising:

a communication unit to receive information regarding a charging mode of a battery from an electronic device;

a power conversion unit to wirelessly provide a power signal to the electronic device by using a magnetic induction; and

a control unit to change an amount of power provided to the electronic device by changing an impedance of the power conversion unit.