Abstract:
There is provided a non-contact type charger including: a plurality of power transmitting coils transmitting power in a non-contact manner; a plurality of switching units connected to the plurality of power transmitting coils, respectively, to switch power transmitted by corresponding power transmitting coils; and a switching control unit controlling power switching of the switching units, depending on coupling coefficients between each of the plurality of power transmitting coils and a plurality of power receiving coils which receive the power transmitted by the plurality of power transmitting coils to charge a plurality of battery cells connected thereto with power.
Abstract:
A wireless power receiver according to an exemplary embodiment in the present disclosure may include a coil receiving power transmitted wirelessly in an inductive-coupling scheme; an electrode receiving power transmitted wirelessly in a capacitive-coupling scheme; and a rectifying unit connected to the coil and the electrode and rectifying input power to output supply power.
Abstract:
Provided are a piezoelectric energy harvester and a wireless switch including a piezoelectric energy harvester. The piezoelectric energy harvester uses energy generated in the piezoelectric energy harvester as driving power, thereby transmitting communications signals to an external lighting device using this driving power. Furthermore, the piezoelectric energy harvester generates power having different magnitudes depending on magnitudes of external force applied to a pressing member by a user or duration of the external force. A transmitting module of the wireless switch transmits signals that may adjust intensity of light to the external lighting device depending on the magnitudes of the generated power.
Abstract:
A power supply device may be capable of wirelessly transmitting power at a plurality of resonance frequencies. The power supply device may include: a power conversion unit converting input power into first power; and a wireless power supply unit varying a switching frequency for switching the first power and wirelessly transmitting the switched first power at at least one of a plurality of resonance frequencies.
Abstract:
A power charging apparatus and a battery apparatus quickly charge a battery with power by separately charging each battery cell with power. The power charging apparatus includes: a power supplier supplying power; and a charging part having at least two chargers corresponding one-to-one to at least two battery cells connected to each other in parallel, each of the at least two chargers charging the corresponding battery cell with power transmitted from the power supplying unit. The battery apparatus includes: a battery having at least two battery cells connected to each other in parallel; and a charging part having at least two chargers corresponding one-to-one to the at least two battery cells and charging the at least two chargers with power received.
Abstract:
A wireless power transmitter includes a common bridge circuit configured to apply a first alternating current (AC) voltage to a terminal of each of a first resonator and a second resonator of the resonators, a first sub-bridge circuit configured to apply a second alternating current (AC) voltage to another terminal of the first resonator while the first alternating current (AC) voltage is being applied to the terminal of the first resonator, and a second sub-bridge circuit configured to apply a third alternating current (AC) voltage to another terminal of the second resonator while the first alternating current (AC) voltage is being applied to the terminal of the first resonator.
Abstract:
A drive signal generating apparatus includes a transducer configured to convert electromagnetic energy of a signal received through a first port into a different type of energy, convert the different type of energy into electromagnetic energy, and transfer the converted electromagnetic energy to a second port, and a switching circuit configured to perform a gate switching operation, upon receiving a signal from the second port, to generate a drive signal.
Abstract:
A direct current (DC)-alternating current (AC) power convertor is disclosed. The DC-AC power converting circuit may include an inverter configured to convert the DC power into first output power, a piezoelectric transforming unit including piezoelectric transformers connected in parallel to an output terminal of the inverter, and each piezoelectric transformer of the piezoelectric transformers configured to transform the first output power to second output power, and an output configured to add the second output power output from the each of the piezoelectric transformer and to output AC power, wherein each piezoelectric transformer has a resonance frequency.
Abstract:
A wireless power receiving device includes a first resonance circuit configured to have a first resonance frequency; a second resonance circuit configured to have a second resonance frequency lower than the first resonance frequency; and a rectifying circuit connected to the first resonance circuit and the second resonance circuit without a switch and configured to rectify power received through the first resonance circuit and the second resonance circuit.
Abstract:
A non-contact type power receiver may includes: a plurality of power receiving coils receiving power in a non-contact manner; a plurality of rectifying units switching to rectify the power received from the plurality of power receiving coils; and a control unit controlling the switching by the plurality of rectifying units to control respective levels of the power rectified by the plurality of rectifying units.