Abstract:
A wireless power system including a power supply device configured to generate AC power; a transmitter configured to transmit the AC power generated by the power supply device; and a receiver configured to receive the AC power. The receiver includes a receiving unit to receive AC power through a resonance frequency band from the transmitter; a rectifying unit to rectify the received AC power to DC power; a DC-DC converter to convert the rectified DC power into a specific DC power required by a load; a voltage restricting unit disposed before the load; and a controller to detect a first rectified DC power, which is rectified from the received AC power, that is less than a predetermined threshold to prevent an instant overvoltage from being transferred to the load, to transmit, via a modulation unit through out-of-band communication at a specific frequency band other than the resonant frequency band, a signal to increase the AC power to be received from the transmitter and control the voltage restricting unit to allow the detected first rectified DC power to be transferred to the load in response to the detected first rectified DC power also being less than a charge quantity of the load, to detect a second rectified DC power, which is rectified from the received AC power, that is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold to prevent the instant overvoltage from being transferred to the load, and to transmit, via the modulation unit, a signal to decrease the AC power to be received from the transmitter and control the voltage restricting unit to prevent the detected second rectified DC power from being transferred to the load in response to the detected second rectified DC power being equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold. Further, the predetermined threshold is different than the charge quantity of the load, and the transmitter includes a transmission resonant coil configured to transmit the AC power through the resonance frequency band to the receiver; and an out-of-band communication module configured to receive the signal from the receiver through the out-of-band communication.
Abstract:
The embodiment relates to a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power transmission method. The wireless power transmission apparatus includes a first power converting unit to generate high-frequency AC signals; a second power converting unit to generate low-frequency AC signals; a first coil receiving the high-frequency AC signals and transmitting a wireless power through a first power transmission scheme; a second coil receiving the low-frequency AC signals and transmitting the wireless power through a second power transmission scheme; and a control unit to control the first and second coils, wherein the control unit is configured to transmit a detection signal for the first power transmission scheme to a wireless power reception apparatus through the first coil, detect a reception of a first response signal corresponding to the first detection signal during a first predetermined time, determine a power transmission scheme of the wireless power reception apparatus as the first power transmission scheme in response to a detection of the first response signal, and deactivate the first power converting unit in response to no detection of the first response signal.
Abstract:
A charging control device includes a capacitor, a comparison unit and a switching unit. The capacitor is charged with a voltage converted from power received from a wireless power sending device. The comparison unit compares the voltage of the capacitor with a reference voltage, and generates an output signal according to the result of the comparison. The switching unit is connected to the front end of the capacitor and is switched by the output signal from the comparison unit so as to control whether to supply the converted voltage to a load terminal.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a wireless power receiver to transfer power wirelessly received from a wireless power transmitter to a load. The wireless power receiver includes a first reception induction coil coupled with a reception resonant coil to receive AC power; a first rectifying diode to rectify the AC power received through the first reception induction coil; a second reception induction coil connected to the first reception induction coil and coupled with the reception resonant coil to receive the AC power; and a second rectifying diode to rectify the AC power received through the second reception induction coil, wherein the wireless power receiver changes a transferring path of the power provided to the load according to a polarity variation of the AC power received through the first and second reception induction coils.
Abstract:
A method for managing power in a receiver to wirelessly receive the power from a transmitter, the method includes receiving AC power from the transmitter, rectifying the received AC power to DC power, managing power to be transferred to a load based on the rectified DC power, wherein the receiver generates a control signal in order to adjust the power transferred to the load based on the rectified DC power and transmits the control signal to the transmitter.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a wireless power receiver and a method of managing the same. The wireless power receiver to wirelessly receive power from a wireless power transmitter and transmit the power to a load includes a receiving unit to receive AC power from the wireless power transmitter that receives power from a power supply device, a rectifying unit to rectify the received AC power to DC power, and a power managing unit to manage the power transmitted to the load based on the rectified DC power.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wireless power transmission method and apparatus therefor. A wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment may comprise: a plurality of transmission coils; an alternating current power generator for generating a plurality of alternating current power signals applied to the plurality of transmission coils; a power source for supplying direct current power to the alternating current power generator; and a controller for controlling the phases of the plurality of alternating current power signals, wherein the controller changes the phase of at least one of the plurality of alternating current power signals to control transmission power output through the plurality of transmission coils. Therefore, the present invention provides an advantage in that a wireless power transmitter including a plurality of transmission coils can more precisely control wireless power.
Abstract:
A wireless power receiver for transferring a power received from a wireless power transmitter to a load, the wireless power receiver including a receiving coil configured to receive an AC power from the wireless power transmitter, a rectifier configured to rectify the AC power into a DC power and a controller configured to monitor a DC voltage at an output of the rectifier, in which the wireless power receiver transceives information with the wireless power transmitter through an in-band communication, and the controller creates a control signal to adjust the AC power received from the wireless power transmitter and continuously is configured to charge the load when a charging state is changed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for identifying a wireless power receiver and devices therefor. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a wireless power transmission device for transmitting power wirelessly to a wireless power reception device may comprise: a power conversion unit for converting, to a specific direct current power, a direct current power received from a power supply unit; and a feedback circuit for controlling an output voltage of the power conversion unit so that intensity of current that is input to the power conversion unit is maintained constant. Therefore, the present invention is advantageous in that the present invention enables transmission of appropriate power to a wireless power receiver even in a situation where a coupling coefficient between transmission/reception coils changes abruptly.
Abstract:
A wireless power transmission apparatus can include a first coil transmitting a wireless power through a first power transmission scheme; a second coil transmitting a wireless power through a second power transmission scheme; and a control unit configured to transmit a detection signal for detecting a power transmission scheme, and receive a response signal corresponding to the detection signal during a predetermined time period, and determine a power transmission scheme according to the received the response signal, and transmit a power to the wireless power reception apparatus through the detected the power transmission scheme.