Power feeding device, power receiving device, and wireless power feed system

• US 9,054,544 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2011
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kamata, Koichiro, Sato, Misako, Maeda, Shuhei
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dhillon, Jagdeep
• Application Number:
  US13/311,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20120161529A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,281 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104, 307/149, 307/64, 307/43, 455/114.3, 455/67.11, 455/41.2, 320/108, 320/109, 320/137
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/00 Adaptations of transformers or inductances for specific applications or functions
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 5/00 Circuit arrangements for transfer of electric power between ac networks and dc networks H02J3/36 takes precedence
• 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: H02J 50/502 the energy repeater being integrated together with the emitter or the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A wireless power feed system with high transfer efficiency of electric power is disclosed. The wireless power feed system includes a power feeding device and a power receiving device, wherein the power feeding device includes a first electromagnetic coupling coil that is connected to an AC power source via a directional coupler; a first resonant coil; a switch connected to the opposite ends of the first resonant coil; a control circuit which conducts switching on/off of the switch based on a parameter of an amplitude of a reflective wave detected by the directional coupler; and an analog-digital converter provided between the first electromagnetic coupling coil and the control circuit; and the power receiving device includes a second resonant coil; and a second electromagnetic coupling coil, and wherein the first electromagnetic coupling coil is provided between the first resonant coil and the second resonant.

Claims

1. A power feeding device comprising:

an electromagnetic coupling coil configured to be connected to an AC power source via a directional coupler, wherein the directional coupler is configured to detect an amplitude of a reflective wave;

a resonant coil, wherein the resonant coil can be electromagnetically coupled with the electromagnetic coupling coil;

a switch, wherein one terminal of the switch is electrically connected to one terminal of the resonant coil and the other terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the other terminal of the resonant coil;

a control circuit to which a parameter of the amplitude of a reflective wave detected by the directional coupler is input, wherein the control circuit is configured to conduct switching on/off of the switch based on the parameter; and

an analog-digital converter provided between the electromagnetic coupling coil and the control circuit,

wherein the resonant coil is short circuited by turning the switch on,

wherein the power feeding device is configured to perform power feeding using a resonant method with use of the resonant coil in the case where the switch is turned off, and

wherein the power feeding device is configured to perform power feeding using an electromagnetic coupling method with use of the electromagnetic coupling coil in the case where the switch is turned on.

2. The power feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the resonant coil is connected to a capacitor.

3. The power feeding device according to claim 2, wherein the capacitor is a stray capacitance.

4. The power feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the switch is turned on/off when the amplitude of the reflective wave becomes larger than the amplitude of the reflective wave before previous switching.

5. A power receiving device comprising:

a resonant coil;

a switch, wherein one terminal of the switch is electrically connected to one terminal of the resonant coil and the other terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the other terminal of the resonant coil;

an electromagnetic coupling coil, wherein the electromagnetic coupling coil can be electromagnetically coupled with the resonant coil;

a rectifier electrically connected to the electromagnetic coupling coil;

a load, wherein a DC voltage is applied to opposite ends of the load by transfer of power rectified by the rectifier;

an analog-digital converter configured to detect the DC voltage and a direct current generated by the DC voltage applied to the load; and

a control circuit to which parameters of magnitudes of the DC voltage and the direct current detected by the analog-digital converter are input, wherein the control circuit is configured to conduct switching on/off of the switch based on the parameters,

wherein the resonant coil is short circuited by turning the switch on,

wherein the power receiving device is configured to receive power using a resonant method with use of the resonant coil in the case where the switch is turned off, and

wherein the power receiving device is configured to receive power by an electromagnetic coupling method using the electromagnetic coupling coil in the case where the switch is turned on.

6. The power receiving device according to claim 5, wherein the resonant coil is connected to a capacitor.

7. The power receiving device according to claim 6, wherein the capacitor is a stray capacitance.

8. A wireless power feed system comprising:

a power feeding device; and

a power receiving device;

the power feeding device comprising;

a first electromagnetic coupling coil configured to be connected to an AC power source via a directional coupler, wherein the directional coupler is configured to detect an amplitude of a reflective wave;

a first resonant coil, wherein the first resonant coil can be electromagnetically coupled with the first electromagnetic coupling coil;

a switch, wherein one terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the first resonant coil and the other terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the other terminal of the first resonant coil;

a control circuit to which a parameter of an amplitude of a reflective wave detected by the directional coupler is input, wherein the control circuit is configured to conduct switching on/off of the switch based on the parameter; and

an analog-digital converter provided between the first electromagnetic coupling coil and the control circuit; and

the power receiving device including;

a second resonant coil, wherein the second resonant coil is configured to resonate with the first resonant coil electromagnetically; and

a second electromagnetic coupling coil, wherein the second electromagnetic coupling coil can be electromagnetically coupled with the second resonant coil,

wherein the first resonant coil is short circuited by turning the switch on,

wherein power feeding using a resonant method with use of the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil is performed in the case where the switch is turned off,

wherein power feeding using an electromagnetic coupling method with use of the first electromagnetic coupling coil and the second resonant coil is performed in the case where the switch is turned on, and

wherein the first electromagnetic coupling coil is provided between the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil during power feeding.

9. The wireless power feed system according to claim 8,

wherein the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil electromagnetically resonate with each other during a period in which the switch is turned off, and

wherein the first electromagnetic coupling coil and the second resonant coil are electromagnetically coupled during a period in which the switch is turned on.

10. The wireless power feed system according to claim 8, wherein each of the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil is connected to a capacitor.

11. The wireless power feed system according to claim 10, wherein the capacitor is a stray capacitance.

12. The power feeding device according to claim 8, wherein the switch is turned on/off when the amplitude of the reflective wave becomes larger than the amplitude of the reflective wave before previous switching.

13. A wireless power feed system comprising:

a power feeding device; and

a power receiving device;

the power feeding device comprising;

a first electromagnetic coupling coil configured to be connected to an AC power source; and

a first resonant coil, wherein the first resonant coil can be electromagnetically coupled with the first electromagnetic coupling coil;

the power receiving device comprising;

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

a switch, wherein one terminal of the switch is electrically connected to one terminal of the second resonant coil and the other terminal of the switch is electrically connected to the other terminal of the second resonant coil;

a second electromagnetic coupling coil, wherein the second resonant electromagnetic coil can be electromagnetically coupled with the second resonant coil;

a rectifier electrically connected to the second electromagnetic coupling coil;

a load, wherein a DC voltage is applied to opposite ends of the load by transfer of power rectified by the rectifier;

an analog-digital converter configured to detect the DC voltage and a direct current generated by the DC voltage applied to the load;

a control circuit to which parameters of magnitudes of the DC voltage and the direct current detected by the analog-digital converter are input, wherein the control circuit is configured to conduct switching on/off of the switch based on the parameters,

wherein the second resonant coil is short circuited by turning the switch on,

wherein power feeding using a resonant method with use of the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil is performed in the case where the switch is turned off,

wherein power feeding using an electromagnetic coupling method with use of the first resonant coil and the second electromagnetic coupling coil is performed in the case where the switch is turned on, and

wherein the second electromagnetic coupling coil is provided between the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil during power feeding.

14. The wireless power feed system according to claim 13,

wherein the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil electromagnetically resonate with each other during a period in which the switch is turned off, and

wherein the second electromagnetic coupling coil and the first resonant coil are electromagnetically coupled during a period in which the switch is turned on.

15. The wireless power feed system according to claim 13, wherein each of the first resonant coil and the second resonant coil is connected to a capacitor.

16. The wireless power feed system according to claim 15, wherein the capacitor is a stray capacitance.