METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS TRANSMISSION POWER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210036550A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-04

    申请号:US16929581

    申请日:2020-07-15

    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a wireless charging coil; a power transmission circuit configured to be electrically connected to the wireless charging coil; a wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with an external electronic device; and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to: transmit power to an external electronic device; obtain data corresponding to power received by the external electronic device in response to the transmitted power using the wireless communication circuit; obtain power loss based on the obtained data; stop transmitting the power to the external electronic device when the power loss exceeds a first threshold; and stop transmitting the power to the external electronic device according to whether an event related the power loss occurs even when the power loss is lower than the first threshold.

    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 SUPPORTING WIRELESS CHARGING

    公开(公告)号:US20240162748A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-16

    申请号:US18418574

    申请日:2024-01-22

    Abstract: A power relay device may be included on/in a cover which covers a portable power reception device, and may comprise: a coil; a power reception circuit configured to rectify a power signal received from a power transmission device through the coil; a wireless communication circuit configured to be driven using the power signal received from the power reception circuit and to communicate with the power transmission device and the power reception device using the coil; and a relay control circuit configured to be driven using the power signal received from the power reception circuit and electrically connected to the power reception circuit and the wireless communication circuit. The relay control circuit may be configured to: receive a first received power value indicating power consumed by the power reception device from the wireless communication circuit; and based on the first received power value being received, transmit a second received power value indicating power consumed by the power relay device to the power transmission device using the wireless communication circuit.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230126676A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US18088623

    申请日:2022-12-26

    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments include a sensor, a first magnetic element which can be rotated to have a polarity of a first pole or a second pole in a first direction, and a processor. When the first magnetic element is aligned in the first direction by a magnetic force generated due to the approach of a second magnetic element included in an external electronic device, the processor is configured to identify the strength of the magnetic force and the polarity of the first magnetic element corresponding to the magnetic force by means of the sensor, select any one of a plurality of power transmission methods on the basis of the strength of the magnetic force and the polarity, and transmit power to the external electronic device wirelessly on the basis of the power transmission method.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230042780A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17880830

    申请日:2022-08-04

    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an electronic device electrically couplable to an external electronic device through a connector and capable of transmitting/receiving wireless power, the method including: an operation of identifying electrical connection to the external electronic device; an operation of receiving power from the external electronic device through a short-range communication module; an operation of controlling a mode switch module based on the received power and transmitting a signal regarding a power transmission mode to the external electronic device through the connector; an operation of receiving direct-current power from the external electronic device through the connector after transmitting the signal regarding the power transmission mode; and an operation of generating an electromagnetic field for wireless power transmission through the wireless power transmission/reception module, based on the received direct-current power.

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