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- Patent Title: Low power object detection in multi-coil wireless charging systems and related systems, methods, and devices
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Application No.: US18186837Application Date: 2023-03-20
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Publication No.: US12113371B2Publication Date: 2024-10-08
- Inventor: Santosh Bhandarkar , Alex Dumais
- Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US AZ Chandler
- Assignee: Microchip Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Microchip Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Chandler
- Agency: TraskBritt
- Main IPC: H02J50/60
- IPC: H02J50/60 ; G01R27/26 ; H02J50/12 ; H02J50/40

Abstract:
Object detection for wireless power transmitters and related systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. A controller for a wireless power transmitter is configured to receive a measurement voltage potential responsive to a tank circuit signal at a tank circuit, provide an alternating current (AC) signal to each of the plurality of transmit coils one at a time, and determine at least one of a resonant frequency and a quality factor (Q-factor) of the tank circuit responsive to each selected transmit coil of the plurality of transmit coils. The controller is also configured to select a transmit coil to use to transmit wireless power to a receive coil of a wireless power receiver responsive to the determined at least one of the resonant frequency and the Q-factor for each transmit coil of the plurality of transmit coils.
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