Power feeding device and wireless power feeding system

• US 9,024,482 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2012
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kamata, Koichiro, Okano, Shinya, Sato, Misako, Maeda, Shuhei
• Primary Examiner(s): Deberadinis, Robert L.
• Application Number:
  US13/352,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20120187771A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• US Class Current: 307/104
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• 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 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H03C 1/36 by means of semiconductor device having at least three electrodes H03C1/34, H03C1/50, H03C1/52, H03C1/62 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03D 1/02 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/38 Impedance-matching networks

Abstract

A resonant power feeding system that can provide high power transmission efficiency between a power feeding device and a power reception device without dynamically controlling the oscillation frequency in accordance with the distance between the power feeding device and the power reception device. High power transmission efficiency between the power feeding device and the power reception device is obtained by addition of a structure for adjusting the matching condition to both the power reception device and the power feeding device. Specifically, a transmission-reception circuit and a matching circuit are provided in both the power reception device and the power feeding device, and wireless signals for adjusting the matching circuit are transmitted and received through a resonant coil. Thus, the power feeding device can efficiently supply power to the power reception device without adjusting the oscillation frequency.

Claims

1. A wireless power feeding device comprising:

a high frequency power source configured to output an alternating-current signal;

a first resonant coil configured to resonate with a second resonant coil of a wireless power reception device;

a coil electromagnetically coupled to the first resonant coil;

a transmission-reception circuit configured to generate a first wireless signal and demodulate a second wireless signal from the wireless power reception device;

a matching circuit configured to match impedance between the high frequency power source and the coil in accordance with a power value of the second wireless signal, the power value being detected by the wireless power reception device; and

a control circuit configured to generate a data signal of the first wireless signal in accordance with the power value of the second wireless signal, the data signal including parameters of the matching circuit.

2. The wireless power feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission-reception circuit includes a modulation circuit configured to modulate the alternating-current signal output from the high frequency power source.

3. The wireless power feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the matching circuit includes a variable capacitor whose capacitance is controlled by the control circuit.

4. The wireless power feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the matching circuit includes a variable coil whose inductance is controlled by the control circuit.

5. The wireless power feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit comprises a memory circuit which stores the parameters of the matching circuit.

6. A wireless power reception device for receiving power signals from a wireless power feeding device having a first resonant coil, the device comprising:

a rectifier circuit;

a second resonant coil configured to resonate with the first resonant coil of the wireless power feeding device;

a coil electromagnetically coupled to the second resonant coil;

a transmission-reception circuit configured to demodulate a first wireless signal from the wireless power feeding device and generate a second wireless signal;

a matching circuit configured to match impedance between the rectifier circuit and the coil in accordance with a data signal of the first wireless signal, the data signal including parameters of the matching circuit; and

a control circuit configured to generate a data of the second wireless signal including a power value received from the wireless power feeding device.

7. The wireless power reception device according to claim 6, wherein the transmission-reception circuit includes a load modulator configured to apply load modulation to an alternating-current signal output from the wireless power feeding device.

8. The wireless power reception device according to claim 6, wherein the matching circuit includes a variable capacitor whose capacitance is controlled by the control circuit.

9. The wireless power reception device according to claim 6, wherein the matching circuit includes a variable coil whose inductance is controlled by the control circuit.

10. he wireless power reception device according to claim 6, further comprising a received power detection circuit configured to detect the power value received by the wireless power reception device.

11. A wireless power feeding system comprising:

a wireless power feeding device comprising;

a high frequency power source configured to output an alternating-current signal;

a first resonant coil configured to resonate with a second resonant coil;

a first coil electromagnetically coupled to the first resonant coil;

a first transmission-reception circuit configured to generate a first wireless signal and demodulate a second wireless signal;

a first matching circuit configured to match impedance between the high frequency power source and the first coil in accordance with a power value of the second wireless signal, the power value being detected by a wireless power reception device; and

a first control circuit configured to generate a data signal of the first wireless signal in accordance with the power value of the second wireless signal, the data signal including parameters of the first matching circuit, and

the wireless power reception device comprising;

the second resonant coil configured to resonate with the first resonant coil;

a second coil electromagnetically coupled to the second resonant coil;

a rectifier circuit;

a second transmission-reception circuit configured to generate the second wireless signal and demodulate the first wireless signal;

a second matching circuit configured to match impedance between the rectifier circuit and the second coil in accordance with the data signal of the first wireless signal; and

a second control circuit configured to generate the second wireless signal including the power value.

12. The wireless power feeding system according to claim 11, wherein the first transmission-reception circuit includes a modulation circuit configured to modulate an alternating-current signal output from the high frequency power source.

13. The wireless power feeding system according to claim 11,

wherein the second transmission-reception circuit includes a load modulator configured to apply load modulation to an alternating-current signal output from the wireless power feeding device.

14. The wireless power feeding system according to claim 11, wherein a configuration of the first matching circuit is the same as a configuration of the second matching circuit.

15. The wireless power feeding system according to claim 14, wherein the first matching circuit includes a variable capacitor whose capacitance is controlled by the first control circuit, and the second matching circuit includes a variable capacitor whose capacitance is controlled by the second control circuit.

16. The wireless power feeding system according to claim 14, wherein the first matching circuit includes a variable coil whose inductance is controlled by the first control circuit, and the second matching circuit includes a variable coil whose inductance is controlled by the second control circuit.

17. The wireless power feeding system according to claim 11, wherein the first control circuit comprises a memory circuit which stores the parameters of the first matching circuit and the second matching circuit.

18. The wireless power feeding system according to claim 11, further comprising a received power detection circuit configured to detect the power value received by the wireless power reception device.