摘要:
A magnetic gate latch opens and secures closed a portal or gate employing improvements that favors continued smooth operation and that minimizes freeze-up during winter. The improvements enable confined movement of the locking pin within a hollow cavity at the bottom of a lifting rod. The locking pin includes a flange extending outward from around the locking pin to divide the locking pin into an upper portion that slides within the hollow cavity and a lower portion that confines a spring. An elliptical aperture in the upper portion surrounds a rivet that limits locking and unlocking movement of the locking pin. The spring pushes up on the flange to bias the locking pin in an upward, unlocked position and hold it there after the gate is opened.
摘要:
A method and system for establishing a communication link in a wireless power system from a wireless power transmitter (WPT) to a wireless power receiver (WPR) is provided. A flux modulator is operably disposed in the WPT for dynamically changing the WPT's impedance so as to modulate a magnetic field produced on the transmitter coil when a primary voltage applied to the WPT. A flux demodulator is operably disposed in the WPR for receiving and demodulating a secondary voltage induced on a receiver coil due to the modulated magnetic field on the transmitter coil. The induction of the secondary voltage on the receiver coil due to the modulated magnetic field on the transmitter coil establishes the communication link from the WPT to the WPR. The flux demodulator is configured as an analog signal processing chain or a digital signal processing block for decoding information obtained from the WPT.
摘要:
An inductive wireless power enabled device may comprise a transceiver including a plurality of switches coupled with a resonant tank, and control logic configured to drive the plurality of switches to operate the resonant tank in one of a transmit mode and a receive mode. Another inductive wireless power enabled device may comprises a transceiver including a plurality of switches coupled with a resonant tank. The transceiver may be configured to both transmit a wireless power signal through the resonant tank and generate power from an incoming wireless power signal through the resonant tank depending on a current operational mode. A related method for operating a wireless power enabled device according to either a transmit mode or a receive mode is also disclosed.
摘要:
A wireless power-transfer system includes a power-transmitting device and a power-receiving device. A frequency generator generates a power-transmit frequency to stimulate transmit coil and transmit resonance adjuster, which generate a near-field electromagnetic radiation at an adjustable coupling frequency. The power-receiving device includes a receive coil and a receive resonance adjuster for receiving the near-field electromagnetic radiation when the receive coil is within a coupling region of the transmit coil. The receive resonance frequency may be modified by the receive resonance adjuster. In the wireless power-transfer system, one or both of the transmit resonance adjuster and the receive resonance adjuster is configured to adjust its corresponding frequency to be sufficiently less than the power-transmit frequency such that a monotonic transfer function is developed between the power-transmit frequency and the receive resonance frequency.
摘要:
An inductive wireless power transfer system comprises a transmitter configured to generate an electromagnetic field to a coupling region for providing energy transfer to a wireless power receiving apparatus. The transmitter includes control logic configured to determine a power component of the transmitter, and determine a presence of a foreign object within the coupling region in response to a comparison of the power component and a desired threshold for the power component. Related inductive methods for detecting a foreign object in an inductive wireless power transfer coupling region of an inductive wireless power transfer system and operating a sleep mode of a wireless power transmitter are disclosed.
摘要:
A higher power wireless power transmitter (HPWPT) including a first, second and third circuit and a transmit coil for wirelessly powering a lower power wireless power receiver (LPWPR) is provided. The first circuit is a switch network. The second circuit is variable impedance network and/or a tuning network. The third circuit is a control logic circuit configured to change the input voltage source or topology of the first circuit, to change the impedance and/or tuning characteristics of the second circuit, to select the transmit coil, vary frequency or duty cycle of the PWM signal or any combination thereof. The change in the input voltage or topology of first circuit or change in impedance or tuning characteristics of second circuit or change in the transmit coil used or the applied constraints on the frequency and duty cycle of the PWM signal constrain the maximum power transmitted by the HPWPT to LPWPR.
摘要:
An inductive wireless power enabled device may comprise a transceiver including a plurality of switches coupled with a resonant tank, and control logic configured to drive the plurality of switches to operate the resonant tank in one of a transmit mode and a receive mode. Another inductive wireless power enabled device may comprises a transceiver including a plurality of switches coupled with a resonant tank. The transceiver may be configured to both transmit a wireless power signal through the resonant tank and generate power from an incoming wireless power signal through the resonant tank depending on a current operational mode. A related method for operating a wireless power enabled device according to either a transmit mode or a receive mode is also disclosed.
摘要:
A dual mode wireless power receiver (DMWPR) selectively applying a received power to a load device and utilizing at least a part of the power to power-up, communicate, and charge a secondary wireless power receiver (SWPR) is provided. The DMWPR includes a first circuitry having an impedance network, a switch network, a filter capacitor, and one or more switches, and a second circuitry having a security engine, a control logic circuit, and a modulator/demodulator circuit. The first circuitry receives power in charging mode and transmits power in communication mode. The second circuitry configures the first circuitry to allow receipt and transmission of power, receives and interprets data from SWPR in the identified wireless power protocol, and based on the type of SWPR authenticates, decrypts, and encrypts data transfer between DMWPR and SWPR, and receives and executes on a request from SWPR to perform a function associated with transmitted power.
摘要:
An inductive wireless power transfer device comprises a transmitter that comprises a transmit coil configured to generate a wireless power signal to a coupling region in response to an input voltage, and a modulator configured to modulate the wireless power signal and encode data with the wireless power signal to establish a back-channel communication link from the transmitter to a receiver. An inductive wireless power receiving device comprises a receiver that comprises a receive coil configured to generate a time varying signal in response to receiving a modulated wireless power signal from a transmitter in a coupling region, and a demodulator configured to demodulate the modulated wireless power signal from an established back-channel communication link from the transmitter to a receiver. Related inductive wireless power transfer systems and methods for back-channel communication from the transmitter to the receiver of an inductive wireless power transfer system are disclosed.
摘要:
An inductive wireless power device comprises a transmitter configured to generate an electromagnetic field to a coupling region for wireless power transfer to a receiver, and control logic configured to determine a coupling coefficient of the wireless power transfer when the receiver is within the coupling region. The control logic also determines a presence of a foreign object within the coupling region responsive to a comparison of the determined coupling coefficient and an expected coupling coefficient for the wireless power transfer. An inductive wireless power device comprises a receiver configured to couple with an electromagnetic field in a coupling region for inductive wireless power transfer from a transmitter. The receiver is configured to alter a wireless power transfer characteristic of the transmitter for a determination of a presence of a foreign object within the coupling region responsive to a determination of a coupling coefficient of the wireless power transfer.