Wireless power transmitting apparatus and method thereof

• US 9,225,391 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Bae, Su Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Thienvu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Baxter, Brian K
• Application Number:
  US13/826,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20130241304A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,020 Days
• Field of Search: 307/104
• 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 50/80 involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Disclosed are a wireless power transmitting apparatus and a method thereof. The wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmits power to a wireless power receiving apparatus. The wireless power transmitting apparatus detects a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmitting apparatus and the wireless power receiving apparatus, and generates a control signal to control transmit power based on the detected wireless power transmission state. The wireless power transmitting apparatus generates the transmit power by using first DC power based on the control signal, and transmits the transmit power to a transmission resonance coil through a transmission induction coil unit based on an electromagnetic induction scheme.

Claims

1. A wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus, the wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a detector detecting a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmitting apparatus and the wireless power receiving apparatus;

a transmit power controller generating a control signal to control transmit power based on the detected wireless power transmission state;

an AC power generator generating an AC power using first DC power based on the control signal; and

a transmission induction coil unit transmitting the AC power to a transmission resonance coil through an electromagnetic induction scheme;

wherein the AC power generator comprises;

a DC-DC converter converting the first DC power into second DC power based on the control signal; and

a DC-AC converter converting the second DC power into the AC power;

wherein the detector detects the wireless power transmission state based on a level of an output current of the DC-DC converter.

2. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmit power controller comprises a DC power generation controller generating a DC power generation control signal based on the detected wireless power transmission state, and the DC-DC converter converts the first DC power into the second DC power based on the DC power generation control signal.

3. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 2, wherein the DC power generation controller changes a duty cycle of the DC power generation control signal based on the detected wireless power transmission state.

4. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the DC-AC converter comprises a transistor circuit unit having a half-bridge structure.

5. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the AC power generator comprises a full-bridge transistor circuit unit operating at a half-bridge operating mode and a full-bridge operating mode,

the transmit power controller comprises an AC power generation controller determining one of the half-bridge operating mode and the full-bridge operating mode based on the detected wireless power transmission state to generate an AC power generation control signal corresponding to the determined operating mode, and

the full-bridge transistor circuit unit converts second DC power into the AC power based on the AC power generation control signal.

6. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detector detects the wireless power transmission state based on a level of current of the transmit power.

7. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 6, wherein the detector detects the wireless power transmission state based on a peak-to-peak level of the current of the transmit power.

8. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the AC power is a rectangular-waveform power.

9. A wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus, the wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a transmission induction coil transmitting power applied thereto to a transmission resonance coil through an electromagnetic induction scheme;

a transistor circuit unit having a full-bridge structure and connected to the transmission induction coil;

a detector detecting a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmitting apparatus and the wireless power receiving apparatus; and

a transmit power controller controlling the transistor circuit unit having the full-bridge structure based on the detected wireless power transmission state;

wherein the transistor circuit unit having the full-bridge structure comprises;

a first transistor comprising a drain electrode having DC power applied thereto and a source electrode connected to one terminal of the transmission induction coil;

a second transistor comprising a drain electrode connected to the source electrode of the first transistor and a source electrode connected to a ground;

a third transistor comprising a drain electrode having the DC power a lied thereto and a source electrode connected to an opposite terminal of the transmission induction coil; and

a fourth transistor comprising a drain electrode connected to the source electrode of the third transistor and a source electrode connected to the ground.

10. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 9, wherein the transistor circuit unit having the full-bridge structure operates at one of a half-bridge operating mode and a full-bridge operating mode, and

the transmit power controller determines one of the half-bridge operating mode and the full-bridge operating mode based on the detected wireless power transmission state and controls the transistor circuit unit according to the determined operating mode.

11. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 10, wherein, at the half-bridge operating mode, the transmit power controller turns off the third transistor, turns on the fourth transistor, turns on the first transistor and turns off the second transistor during one half period, and turns off the first transistor and turns on the second transistor during a remaining half period.

12. The wireless power transmitting apparatus of claim 10, wherein, at the full-bridge operating mode, the transmit power controller turns on the first and fourth transistors and turns off the second and third transistors during one half period, and turns off the first and fourth transistors and turns on the second and third transistors during a remaining half period.

13. A wireless power transmitting apparatus wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus, the wireless power transmitting apparatus comprising:

a detector detecting a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmitting apparatus and the wireless power receiving apparatus;

a transmit power controller generating a control signal to control transmit power based on the detected wireless power transmission state;

an AC power generator generating an AC power using first DC power based on the control signal; and

a transmission induction coil unit transmitting the AC power to a transmission resonance coil through an electromagnetic induction scheme;

wherein the transmit power controller comprises a DC power generation controller generating a DC power generation control signal based on the detected wireless power transmission state,

wherein the DC power generation controller changes a duty cycle of the DC power generation control signal based on the detected wireless power transmission state.