METHOD FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230179028A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US18094066

    申请日:2023-01-06

    CPC classification number: H02J50/80 H02J50/60 H02J50/12

    Abstract: An electronic device capable of transmitting and receiving wireless power may include a wireless power transfer (WPT) coil and a processor configured to be operatively connected to the WPT coil, wherein the processor may perform control to transmit a first ping signal to an external object through the WPT coil, may identify a waveform of a current or voltage measured while or after transmitting the first ping signal, may obtain a Q factor, based on the identified waveform, may control a power transmission operation by determining that the external object is a foreign object or includes the foreign object and is positioned on a center of the WPT coil when the obtained Q factor is less than a predetermined Q factor, may transmit a second ping signal to the external object through the WPT coil when the obtained Q factor is equal to or greater than the predetermined Q factor, may identify a waveform of a current or voltage while or after transmitting the second ping signal, may identify inductance measured at both ends of the WPT coil, based on the identified waveform, and may control the power transmission operation by determining that the external object is the foreign object or includes the foreign object and is positioned in a surrounding area of the WPT coil, based on the measured inductance.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS CHARGING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220278552A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17745221

    申请日:2022-05-16

    Abstract: Electronic device and method for driving electronic device. The electronic device includes battery, power management integrated circuit (PMIC) configured to control charging status of battery, coil, wireless power circuit electrically connected to coil, communication circuit electrically connected to coil, and processor, wherein processor is configured to, when the wireless power circuit is in a transmission (Tx) mode, transmit a wireless power signal through the coil by using the wireless power circuit, and transmit a signal obtained by frequency shift keying (FSK)-modulating a transmission device parameter by using the communication circuit, to an external electronic device through the coil, and when the wireless power circuit is in a reception (Rx) mode, receive wireless power by using the wireless power circuit to charge the battery, and transmit a signal obtained by amplitude shift keying (ASK)-modulating a reception device parameter by using the communication circuit, to the external electronic device through the coil.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING POWER

    公开(公告)号:US20210399591A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17288624

    申请日:2019-10-25

    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may be configured to cause a control circuit to: control a first switch, a second switch, or a combination of the first switch and the second switch, in order to electrically connect a ground terminal to a first capacitor, a second capacitor, or a combination of the first capacitor and the second capacitor, while the electronic device operates in a first mode for providing power to a first external electronic device; control the first switch and the second switch in order to electrically disconnect the first capacitor and the second capacitor from the ground terminal, and control the third switch in order to control a path of an electrical signal which passes through the fourth capacitor, while the electronic device operates in a second mode for acquiring power from a second external electronic device.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECEIVING WIRELESS POWER, AND OPERATING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210194285A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US16756774

    申请日:2018-08-16

    Abstract: Provided in various embodiments are an electronic device for receiving wireless power and an operating method of the electronic device, the electronic device comprising: a power receiving circuit including a wireless coil for receiving power from an external electronic device and a rectifying circuit for converting, into a direct current signal, an electric signal received from the external electronic device; a sensing circuit for determining a state of the electronic device by checking a signal applied to the wireless power receiving circuit by means of the external electronic device; and a processor, wherein the processor can be set so as to receive an output signal of the sensing circuit and control, on the basis of the output signal, a gate voltage of at least one field effect transistor (FET) element connected to an input terminal of the rectifying circuit. Other various embodiments are possible.

    DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS POWER AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING POWER THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20200185979A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16705357

    申请日:2019-12-06

    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. A wireless power transferring device includes a first interface comprising interface circuitry, a conversion circuit, a coil, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to control the device to communicate with the power supply device to identify maximum supply power of the power supply device and set maximum transfer power to the maximum supply power or less based on the power supply device being connected to the first interface, to generate the transfer power based on power supplied from the power supply device using the conversion circuit, to transfer the generated transfer power to a wireless power receiving device using the coil, to determine whether the request is for power adjustment exceeding the maximum transfer power based on receiving a request for power adjustment from the wireless power receiving device, to adjust the transfer power using the conversion circuit in response to the request based on the request not being for power adjustment exceeding the maximum transfer power, and to ignore the request to adjust the transfer power based on the request for power adjustment exceeding the maximum transfer power.

    WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR DETECTING FOREIGN OBJECT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230047559A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17830840

    申请日:2022-06-02

    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a wireless power transmitting device may include a transmission coil, a power providing circuit, and at least one controller. The at least one controller may be configured to control the power providing circuit to apply first power to the transmission coil, identify a resonant frequency, based on a voltage measured at the transmission coil in response to the first power applied to the transmission coil, based on a difference between the identified resonant frequency and a reference frequency meeting a designated condition, identify that a foreign object is placed on a charging area of the wireless power transmitting device, and based on the difference between the identified resonant frequency and the reference frequency failing to meet the designated condition, control the power providing circuit to apply, to the transmission coil, at least one second power for performing communication with a wireless power receiving device.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF WIRELESS CHARGING

    公开(公告)号:US20220209581A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-30

    申请号:US17583773

    申请日:2022-01-25

    Abstract: An electronic device to which a wireless charging system is applied is provided. The electronic device includes a battery, a charging circuit, and a circuit board configured to be electrically connected to the charging circuit and include a first portion and a second portion disposed adjacent to the first portion, wherein a first coil, a second coil, and a resonance coil are disposed in the first portion of the circuit board, the first coil being disposed outside the second coil, and the resonance coil being disposed inside the second coil, and wherein a third coil and a resonance capacitor are disposed in the second portion of the circuit board, the resonance capacitor being disposed inside the third coil, and the resonance coil and the resonance capacitor being electrically connected to each other to generate a designated resonance.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR WIRELESSLY CHARGING EXTERNAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200266667A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16794649

    申请日:2020-02-19

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a conductive coil, a wireless charging circuit electrically connected to the conductive coil, a power management circuit, a battery; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to control the electronic device to: measure a current flowing from the power management circuit to the wireless charging circuit while power is transferred to an external device through the conductive coil, and adjust the power transferred to the external device through the conductive coil based on a part of a power amount preset in a signal requesting addition of power based on a value of the current being between a first threshold value and a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value.

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