Passive adapter for magnetic inductive wireless charging

    公开(公告)号:US11923696B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17274548

    申请日:2020-02-12

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: H02J50/50 H02J7/00047 H02J50/12 H02J2310/22

    Abstract: This document describes a passive adapter for wireless charging of an electronic device and associated methods and systems. The described passive adapter includes two coils connected by a capacitor and separated by a core material that prevents mutual coupling between the coils. These two coils may have differing sizes, such that one coil can size-match to a transmitter coil of an existing wireless charger and the second coil can size-match to a smaller (or larger) receiver coil in a wireless-power receiver to charge a battery of the wireless-power receiver. In aspects, these two coils may be separated by a distance that enables the passive adapter to act as a passive repeater by bridging a space between the transmitter coil and the receiver coil.

    Wireless charging using time-division multiplexing

    公开(公告)号:US11881730B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US16975350

    申请日:2019-09-06

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: H02J50/90 H02J7/0013 H02J50/12 H02J50/40

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for wireless charging using time-division multiplexing. In some implementations, a wireless charger is configured to concurrently charge multiple devices by providing power wirelessly to individual devices in different time periods. The wireless charger can perform time-division multiplexing by selectively directing the output of a single driver circuit to different power transfer coil segments at different times. The wireless charging sessions of multiple devices can be maintained by repeating a pattern of activating different power transfer coil segments one by one in successive time periods.

    DYNAMIC BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190069246A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-28

    申请号:US15692546

    申请日:2017-08-31

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices, including machine-readable media, for dynamic battery power management are disclosed. In some implementations, an electronic device that is powered by a battery senses a voltage provided by the battery and an electric current provided by the battery. The electronic device determines a present state of the battery. The electronic device determines a current limit for the electronic device based on the sensed voltage and electric current and the determined present state of the battery. The electronic device manages power use of the electronic device to maintain electric current draw from the battery at or below the electric current limit.

    WIRELESS CHARGING USING TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING

    公开(公告)号:US20240128805A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-18

    申请号:US18390218

    申请日:2023-12-20

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: H02J50/90 H02J7/0013 H02J50/12 H02J50/40

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for wireless charging using time-division multiplexing. In some implementations, a wireless charger is configured to concurrently charge multiple devices by providing power wirelessly to individual devices in different time periods. The wireless charger can perform time-division multiplexing by selectively directing the output of a single driver circuit to different power transfer coil segments at different times. The wireless charging sessions of multiple devices can be maintained by repeating a pattern of activating different power transfer coil segments one by one in successive time periods.

    Parallel charger circuit with battery feedback control

    公开(公告)号:US11916478B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-27

    申请号:US17425375

    申请日:2020-08-31

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: H02M3/156 H02J7/00308 H02J7/00716 H02J7/342

    Abstract: In general, techniques are described that are directed to a device that includes a power storage device, an electrical load, and a first regulated power converter including components configured to generate, during a first time period and using electrical energy received from a power source external to the device, a first power signal to charge the power storage device. A second regulated power converter includes components configured to determine a charging current at which to charge the power storage device, determine a total amount of current flowing to the power storage device that includes current sourced by the second power converter less current sinked by the electrical load, and generate, during a second time period that is non-overlapping with the first time period, using electrical energy from the power source and based on determined the total amount of current, a second power signal to charge the power storage device.

    PARALLEL CHARGER CIRCUIT WITH BATTERY FEEDBACK CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20220302734A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17425375

    申请日:2020-08-31

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: In general, techniques are described that are directed to a device that includes a power storage device, an electrical load, and a first regulated power converter including components configured to generate, during a first time period and using electrical energy received from a power source external to the device, a first power signal to charge the power storage device. A second regulated power converter includes components configured to determine a charging current at which to charge the power storage device, determine a total amount of current flowing to the power storage device that includes current sourced by the second power converter less current sinked by the electrical load, and generate, during a second time period that is non-overlapping with the first time period, using electrical energy from the power source and based on determined the total amount of current, a second power signal to charge the power storage device.

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