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.

    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.

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