Wireless power transmission device and method

• US 9,048,695 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2010
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwang, Chan Soo, Park, Eun Seok, Kwon, Sang Wook, Hong, Young Tack
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pham, Duc M
• Application Number:
  US12/972,659
• Publication Number:
  US 20110156490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,625 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 7/00036 Charger exchanging data with battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00047 with provisions for charging different types of batteries

Abstract

A wireless power transmission device and method are provided. An amount of power transmitted wirelessly by the wireless power transmission device may be controlled based on information to be transmitted by the wireless power transmission device, such that the information may be transmitted without using any additional device for information transmission. Additionally, an internal impedance of a terminal may be controlled based on information to be transmitted by the terminal, and a reflected wave of a transmission signal transmitted by the wireless power transmission device may be then controlled, such that the information may be transmitted without using any additional device for information transmission. Therefore, no further device may be desired, and thus a power consumption amount may be reduced, and there may be no need to match a communication part for information exchange with a transmission part for wireless power transmission.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

a receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from a wireless power transmission device; and

a controller configured to control an internal impedance based on terminal information and to transmit the terminal information to the wireless power transmission device via a reflected wave of a transmission signal received from the wireless power transmission device, wherein;

the terminal information identifies a charging rate of the terminal,

the controller controls the internal impedance based on the charging rate of the terminal, and

the controller comprises;

a first load,

a second load, and

a switch configured to connect to either the first load or the second load, based on the terminal information.

2. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a measuring unit configured to measure an amount of the power received wirelessly from the wireless power transmission device; and

an analyzer configured to analyze the measured amount of the power to determine transmission information received from the wireless power transmission device via the power transmission.

3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the wireless power transmission device receives, from the terminal, the reflected wave, measures the reflected wave, and determines the terminal information received from the terminal via the received reflected wave, based on the measured reflected wave.

4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the terminal information comprises information of whether the terminal requires power, an amount of power that is required by the terminal, and information of whether the terminal is matched with the wireless power transmission device when wirelessly receiving the power.

5. A wireless power transmission method of a terminal, the method comprising:

wirelessly receiving power from a wireless power transmission device;

controlling an internal impedance based on terminal information; and

transmitting the terminal information to the wireless power transmission device via a reflected wave of a transmission signal received from the wireless power transmission device, wherein;

the terminal information identifies a charging rate of the terminal,

the controller controls the internal impedance based on the charging rate of the terminal, and

the controlling of the internal impedance comprises connecting a switch to a first load or a second load, based on the terminal information.

6. The wireless power transmission method of claim 5, further comprising:

measuring an amount of the power received wirelessly from the wireless power transmission device; and

analyzing the measured amount of the power to determine transmission information received from the wireless power transmission device via the power transmission.