ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20150229164A1
• Filed: 02/06/2015
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Fukaya, Yudai
• Application Number:
  US14/616,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20150229164A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• 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
• 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: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using 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

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a power receiving unit that wirelessly receives power from a power transmitting apparatus, a supply unit that supplies the power received by the power receiving unit to a load unit, and a control unit that performs control in such a manner that an impedance of the load unit matches a predetermined impedance that is set based on a Quality Factor relating to the electronic apparatus and a value indicating a level of coupling between the power transmitting apparatus and the electronic apparatus.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a power receiving unit configured to wirelessly receive power from a power transmitting apparatus;

a supply unit configured to supply power received by the power receiving unit to a load unit; and

a control unit configured to perform control such that an impedance of the load unit matches a predetermined impedance,

wherein the predetermined impedance is set based on a Quality Factor relating to the electronic apparatus and a value indicating a level of coupling between the power transmitting apparatus and the electronic apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined impedance is further set based on a Quality Factor relating to the power transmitting apparatus.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the Quality Factor relating to the power transmitting apparatus is a value relating to a characteristic of resonance of the power transmitting apparatus.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the Quality Factor relating to the electronic apparatus is a value relating to a characteristic of resonance of the electronic apparatus.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the power transmitting apparatus,

wherein the control unit causes the communication unit to transmit data for controlling power output from the power transmitting apparatus based on whether a difference between power used by the load unit and power received by the power receiving unit is a predetermined value or larger.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit causes the communication unit to transmit data for reducing power, output from the power transmitting apparatus if the power used by the load unit is less than the power received by the power receiving unit, by the predetermined value or larger.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit causes the communication unit to transmit data for increasing power, output from the power transmitting apparatus if the power used by the load unit is more than the power received by the power receiving unit, by the predetermined value or larger.

8. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

wirelessly receiving power from a power transmitting apparatus;

supplying power received from the power transmitting apparatus to a load unit connected to the electronic apparatus; and

performing control such that an impedance of the load unit matches a predetermined impedance,

wherein the predetermined impedance is set based on a Quality Factor relating to the electronic apparatus and a value indicating a level of coupling between the power transmitting apparatus and the electronic apparatus.

9. A storage medium storing computer executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

wirelessly receiving power from a power transmitting apparatus;

supplying power received from the power transmitting apparatus to a load unit connected to the electronic apparatus; and

performing control such that an impedance of the load unit matches a predetermined impedance,

wherein the predetermined impedance is set based on a Quality Factor relating to the electronic apparatus and a value indicating a level of coupling between the power transmitting apparatus and the electronic apparatus.

10. A power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a power transmitting unit configured to wirelessly transmit power to an electronic apparatus;

a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the electronic apparatus; and

a control unit configured to control the communication unit such that the communication unit transmits, to the electronic apparatus, data indicating a predetermined impedance for causing the electronic apparatus to control an impedance of a load unit connected to the electronic apparatus,

wherein the predetermined impedance is set based on a Quality Factor relating to the power transmitting apparatus and a value indicating a level of coupling between the power transmitting apparatus and the electronic apparatus.

11. The power transmitting apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined impedance is further set based on a Quality Factor relating to the electronic apparatus.

12. The power transmitting apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the Quality Factor relating to the electronic apparatus is a value relating to a characteristic of resonance of the electronic apparatus.

13. The power transmitting apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the Quality Factor relating to the power transmitting apparatus is a value relating to a characteristic of resonance of the power transmitting apparatus.

14. The power transmitting apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the control unit controls power to be transmitted to the electronic apparatus via the power transmitting unit according to a request from the electronic apparatus.

15. A method for controlling a power transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

wirelessly transmitting power to an electronic apparatus; and

transmitting, to the electronic apparatus, data indicating a predetermined impedance for causing the electronic apparatus to control an impedance of a load unit connected to the electronic apparatus,

wherein the predetermined impedance is set based on a Quality Factor relating to the power transmitting apparatus and a value indicating a level of coupling between the power transmitting apparatus and the electronic apparatus.

16. A storage medium storing computer executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method for controlling a power transmitting apparatus, the method comprising:

wirelessly transmitting power to an electronic apparatus; and

transmitting, to the electronic apparatus, data indicating a predetermined impedance for causing the electronic apparatus to control an impedance of a load unit connected to the electronic apparatus,

wherein the predetermined impedance is set based on a Quality Factor relating to the power transmitting apparatus and a value indicating a level of coupling between the power transmitting apparatus and the electronic apparatus.