LDO free wireless power receiver having regtifier

    公开(公告)号:US12040628B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17576052

    申请日:2022-01-14

    发明人: Yannick Guedon

    摘要: A bridge rectifier is controlled by control circuitry to act a “regtifier” which both regulates and rectifies without the use of a traditional voltage regulator. To accomplish this, the gate voltages of transistors of the bridge that are on during a given phase may be modulated to dissipate excess power. Gate voltages of transistors of the bridge that are off during the given phase may alternatively or additionally be modulated to dissipate excess power. The regtifier may act as two half-bridges that each power a different voltage converter, with those voltage converters powering a battery. The voltage converters may be switched capacitor voltage converters that switch synchronously with switching of the two half-bridges as they perform rectification.

    DYNAMIC NOISE SAMPLING FOR UNSPECIFIED DISPLAY NOISE

    公开(公告)号:US20230333691A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US17659617

    申请日:2022-04-18

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041 G06F3/044

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0418 G06F3/0446

    摘要: A method includes: displaying, an image on a display by sequentially displaying a plurality of frames of the image, the plurality of frames including a first frame and second frame; performing a first noise sampling scan at a plurality of frequencies at a first time location within a first frame; determining a first frequency from the plurality of frequencies with the lowest noise; performing a first mutual sensing scan at the first frequency; performing, a second noise sampling scan at the plurality of frequencies at a second time location within a second frame of the plurality of frames, the second time location being a different frame location than the first time location; determining a second frequency from the plurality of frequencies with the lowest noise, the second frequency being different from the first frequency; and performing, a second mutual sensing scan at the second frequency.

    Foreign objection detection sensing circuit for wireless power transmission systems

    公开(公告)号:US11658518B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-23

    申请号:US17408824

    申请日:2021-08-23

    IPC分类号: H02J50/60 H02J50/12

    CPC分类号: H02J50/60 H02J50/12

    摘要: A wireless power circuit operable in transceiver mode and in Q-factor measurement mode includes a bridge rectifier having first and second inputs coupled to first and second terminals of a coil, and an output coupled to a rectified node. An excitation circuit coupled to the first terminal, in Q-factor measurement mode, drives the coil with a pulsed signal. A protection circuit couples the first terminal to a first node when in Q-factor measurement mode and decouples the first terminal when in transceiver mode. A controller causes the bridge rectifier to short the first and second terminals to ground during Q-factor measurement mode. A sensing circuit amplifies voltage at the first node to produce an output voltage, and in response to the voltage at the first node rising to cross a rising threshold voltage, digitizes the output voltage. The digitized output voltage is used in calculating a Q-factor of the coil.

    Methods and devices for wireless charging

    公开(公告)号:US11496185B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US17024270

    申请日:2020-09-17

    IPC分类号: H02J50/80 H04B5/00 H02J50/12

    摘要: A method for modulating a signal including operating a circuit in a first arrangement during a first operating interval and switching the circuit between the first arrangement and a second arrangement during a first modulation interval to vary a load on the circuit to produce a first amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal. The method further includes detecting a voltage on the circuit crossing a threshold level and operating the circuit in the second arrangement during a second operating interval. The method also includes switching the circuit between the second arrangement and the first arrangement during a second modulation interval to vary the load on the circuit to produce a second ASK signal.

    LDO FREE WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER HAVING REGTIFIER

    公开(公告)号:US20220140744A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17576120

    申请日:2022-01-14

    发明人: Yannick GUEDON

    IPC分类号: H02M7/219 H02J50/12

    摘要: A bridge rectifier and associated control circuitry collectively form a “regtifier” which rectifies an input time varying voltage and regulates the rectified output voltage produced without the use of a traditional voltage regulator. To accomplish this, the gate voltages of transistors of the bridge rectifier that are on during a given phase may be modulated via analog control (to increase the on-resistance of those transistors) or via pulse width modulation (to turn off those transistors prior to the end of the phase). The transistors of the bridge rectifier that would otherwise be off during a given phase may be turned on to help dissipate excess power and thereby regulate the output voltage. This modulation is based upon both a voltage feedback signal and a current feedback signal.

    HIGH ACCURACY LOW TEMPERATURE DRIFT HIGH-SIDE CURRENT SENSING HARDWARE AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20220091164A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17492210

    申请日:2021-10-01

    IPC分类号: G01R19/25 H02J50/12

    摘要: A circuit includes a tank capacitor coupled between first and second nodes, and a sense resistor having a first terminal coupled to the first node and a second terminal coupled to a regulator input. A switching circuit has first and second inputs coupled to the first and second terminals of the sense resistor. A gain stage has first and second inputs capacitively coupled to first and second outputs of the switching circuit. An analog-to-digital converter receives the output of the gain stage, and receives first and second differential voltages. A reference voltage generator has a temperature independent current source coupled to source current to a reference resistor, the first differential reference voltage being formed across the reference resistor. The reference resistor and sense resistor are located sufficiently close to one another on a single common substrate such that they remain at substantially a same temperature.

    METHODS AND DEVICES FOR WIRELESS CHARGING

    公开(公告)号:US20220085848A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17024270

    申请日:2020-09-17

    IPC分类号: H04B5/00 H02J50/12 H02J50/80

    摘要: A method for modulating a signal including operating a circuit in a first arrangement during a first operating interval and switching the circuit between the first arrangement and a second arrangement during a first modulation interval to vary a load on the circuit to produce a first amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal. The method further includes detecting a voltage on the circuit crossing a threshold level and operating the circuit in the second arrangement during a second operating interval. The method also includes switching the circuit between the second arrangement and the first arrangement during a second modulation interval to vary the load on the circuit to produce a second ASK signal.