Resonance power receiver that includes a plurality of resonators

• US 8,890,367 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2010
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Nam Yun, Kwon, Sang Wook, Hong, Young Tack, Park, Eun Seok, Ryu, Young Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, TOAN T
• Application Number:
  US12/967,277
• Publication Number:
  US 20110156489A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• US Class Current: 307/104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/12 of the resonant type
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/50 using additional energy repeaters between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/24 Inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Provided is a resonance power receiver, including a first resonator, a second resonator to receive a resonance power and a phase shifter to shift the phase of the signal received via the second resonator such that the signal received via the first resonator and the signal received via the second resonator are in phase.

Claims

1. A resonance power receiver, comprising:

a first resonator and a second resonator configured to receive a resonance power;

a phase detector configured to detect a phase of a signal received via the first resonator, and detect a phase of a signal received via the second resonator;

a phase shifter configured to shift the phase of the signal received via the second resonator so that the phase of the signal received via the first resonator and the phase of the signal received via the second resonator are in phase;

a combiner configured to combine the signal received via the first resonator with the signal of which the phase is shifted by the phase shifter; and

a switch unit configured to connect an output voltage of a rectifier to a load in response to the signal received via the first resonator being in-phase combined with the signal of which the phase is shifted by the phase shifter.

2. The resonance power receiver of claim 1, further comprising:

the rectifier configured to generate a direct current (DC) voltage by rectifying an output signal of the combiner.

3. The resonance power receiver of claim 2, further comprising:

a DC-to-DC (DC/DC) converter configured to provide an output voltage of the rectifier to a load.

4. A resonance power receiver, comprising:

a reception resonance unit comprising resonators configured to receive a resonance power;

a rectification unit comprising rectifiers configured to rectify respective output signals of the resonators;

a charging unit configured to store an output voltage of each of the rectifiers; and

a switch unit configured to selectively connect a voltage stored in the charging unit to a load based on a power consumption mode,

wherein, in response to the power consumption mode corresponding to an operating mode, the switch unit is configured to connect the voltage stored in the charging unit to all loads desiring power.

7. The resonance power receiver of claim 4, wherein, in response to the power consumption mode corresponding to a sleep mode or a power save mode, the switch unit is configured to connect the voltage stored in the charging unit to a particular load that performs an idle operation of the resonance power receiver.

5. A resonance power receiver, comprising:

a reception resonance unit comprising resonators configured to receive a resonance power;

a rectification unit comprising rectifiers configured to rectify respective output signals of the resonators;

a charging unit configured to store an output voltage of each of the rectifiers; and

a switch unit configured to selectively switch a voltage stored in the charging unit based on a power consumption mode,

wherein the charging unit is configured to receive the output voltage of each of the rectifiers via input terminals connected to the rectifiers, respectively, and is connected to the switch unit via a single output terminal.

6. A resonance power receiver, comprising:

a reception resonance unit comprising resonators configured to receive a resonance power;

a rectification unit comprising rectifiers configured to rectify respective output signals of the resonators;

a charging unit configured to store an output voltage of each of the rectifiers; and

a switch unit configured to selectively switch a voltage stored in the charging unit based on a power consumption mode,

wherein the charging unit comprises chargers that are connected to the rectifiers, respectively, and

wherein the switch unit is configured to selectively switch each of the chargers based on the power consumption mode.

8. A resonance power receiver, comprising:

a reception resonance unit comprising resonators configured to receive a resonance power;

a rectification unit comprising rectifiers configured to rectify respective output signals of the resonators;

a charging unit configured to store an output voltage of each of the rectifiers;

a switch unit configured to selectively switch a voltage stored in the charging unit based on a power consumption mode;

a first phase detector configured to detect a phase of a signal received via a first resonator among the resonators, and detect a phase of a signal received via a second resonator among the resonators;

a first phase shifter configured to shift the phase of the signal received via the second resonator so that the phase of the signal received via the first resonator and the phase of the signal received via the second resonator are in phase;

a first combiner configured to combine the signal of the received via the first resonator with the signal of which the phase is shifted by the first phase shifter;

a second phase detector configured to detect a phase of a signal received via a third resonator among the resonators, and detect a phase of a signal received via a fourth resonator among the resonators;

a second phase shifter configured to shift the phase of the signal received via the fourth resonator so that the phase of the signal received via the third resonator and the phase of the signal received via the fourth resonator are in phase; and

a second combiner configured to combine the signal received via the third resonator with the signal of which the phase is shifted by the second phase shifter.