Wireless Charging System With Image-Processing-Based Foreign Object Detection

    公开(公告)号:US20190074722A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-07

    申请号:US15875418

    申请日:2018-01-19

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A wireless power transmission system has a wireless power receiving device with a wireless power receiving coil that is located on a charging surface of a wireless power transmitting device with a wireless power transmitting coil array. Control circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device may use inverter circuitry to supply alternating-current signals to coils in the coil array, thereby transmitting wireless power signals. The control circuitry may also be used to detect foreign objects on the coil array such as metallic objects without wireless power receiving coils. For example, control circuitry may use inductance measurements from the coils in the coil array to identify segments of the coil array that correspond to potential wireless power receiving devices. The control circuitry may control wireless power transmission based on a comparison between the number of identified segments corresponding to potential wireless power receiving devices and a number of received device-identifiers.

    Wireless charging system with machine-learning-based foreign object detection

    公开(公告)号:US11025098B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-01

    申请号:US15875287

    申请日:2018-01-19

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A wireless power transmission system has a wireless power receiving device with a wireless power receiving coil that is located on a charging surface of a wireless power transmitting device with a wireless power transmitting coil array. Control circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device may use inverter circuitry to supply alternating-current signals to coils in the coil array, thereby transmitting wireless power signals. The control circuitry may also be used to detect foreign objects on the coil array such as metallic objects without wireless power receiving coils. For example, control circuitry may use inductance measurements from the coils in the coil array to determine a probability value indicative of whether a foreign object is present on the charging surface. The control circuitry may compare the probability value to a threshold and take suitable action in response to the comparison.

    Wireless charging system with image-processing-based foreign object detection

    公开(公告)号:US10236725B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US15875418

    申请日:2018-01-19

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A wireless power transmission system has a wireless power receiving device with a wireless power receiving coil that is located on a charging surface of a wireless power transmitting device with a wireless power transmitting coil array. Control circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device may use inverter circuitry to supply alternating-current signals to coils in the coil array, thereby transmitting wireless power signals. The control circuitry may also be used to detect foreign objects on the coil array such as metallic objects without wireless power receiving coils. For example, control circuitry may use inductance measurements from the coils in the coil array to identify segments of the coil array that correspond to potential wireless power receiving devices. The control circuitry may control wireless power transmission based on a comparison between the number of identified segments corresponding to potential wireless power receiving devices and a number of received device-identifiers.

    Wireless Charging System With Machine-Learning-Based Foreign Object Detection

    公开(公告)号:US20190074730A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-07

    申请号:US15875287

    申请日:2018-01-19

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A wireless power transmission system has a wireless power receiving device with a wireless power receiving coil that is located on a charging surface of a wireless power transmitting device with a wireless power transmitting coil array. Control circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device may use inverter circuitry to supply alternating-current signals to coils in the coil array, thereby transmitting wireless power signals. The control circuitry may also be used to detect foreign objects on the coil array such as metallic objects without wireless power receiving coils. For example, control circuitry may use inductance measurements from the coils in the coil array to determine a probability value indicative of whether a foreign object is present on the charging surface. The control circuitry may compare the probability value to a threshold and take suitable action in response to the comparison.