A system and method for powering or charging multiple receivers wirelessly with a power transmitter. In accordance with an embodiment, to enable ease of use, it is desirable that the receiver can be placed on a larger surface area charger without the need for specific alignment of the position of the receiver; that the system can be used to charge or power multiple devices of similar or different power and voltage requirements or operating with different wireless charging protocols on or near the same surface; and that a degree of freedom is provided with respect to vertical distance (away from the surface of the charger) between the charger and the receivers. Such features enable improved functionality with devices, vehicles, or other products, including, for example, charging of electric vehicles (EV), and trains.

System and method for powering or charging multiple receivers wirelessly with a power transmitter

A wireless power transfer system includes a power receiver (105) and a power transmitter (101) generating a wireless inductive power transfer signal for powering the power receiver (105) during a power transfer phase. An apparatus, often the power transmitter (101) comprises a first communication unit (305) communicating with a second communication unit of an entity using an electromagnetic communication signal. The entity may typically be the power receiver (105). The apparatus comprises a reference processor (307) for measuring and storing a reference value of a characteristic of the communication signal and a measurement unit (309) which repeatedly during the power transfer phase determines a measured value of the characteristic. A comparator (311) compares the measured values to the reference value and an initiator (313) triggers an entity detection process if the comparison indicates that a measured value and the reference value do not meet a similarity criterion. The entity detection process detect a presence of another entity.

Wireless inductive power transfer

A load control system for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to a plurality of electrical load includes a plurality of energy controllers. Each energy controller is operable to control at least one of the electrical loads. The load control system also includes a first broadcast controller that has a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna is arranged in a first position and the second antenna is arranged in a second position that is orthogonal to the first position. The broadcast controller is operable to transmit a first wireless signal via the first antenna and a second wireless signal via the second antenna. Each of the energy controllers is operable to receive at least one of the first and second wireless signals, and to control the respective load in response to the received wireless signal.

Load control system having a broadcast controller with a diverse wireless communication system

A wireless charging method and apparatus are provided. A non-contact wireless local communication unit performs non-contact wireless local communication for wireless charging authentication through a non-contact wireless local communication antenna. A wireless power receiver receives supply power from a wireless power transmitter by using a resonator resonating on a resonance frequency equal to that of the wireless power transmitter after the wireless charging authentication. A charging controller performs wireless charging by using the supply power received by the wireless power receiver. One or more switches switch between a connection between the non-contact wireless local communication antenna and the non-contact wireless local communication unit, and a connection between the wireless power receiver and the charging controller.

Wireless charging apparatus and method

Systems and methods for wireless power transmission are described herein In one aspect, an apparatus for wireless power transmission comprises a first antenna array of antenna coils configured to generate a first wireless field A second antenna array of antenna coils generates a second wireless field The first antenna array at least partially overlaps the second antenna array A driver circuit generates first and second drive signals for generation of the first and second wireless fields via the first and second antenna arrays, respectively The first wireless field is orthogonal with respect to the second wireless field The first antenna array and the driver circuit power the antenna coils of the first antenna array with alternating polarities The second antenna array and the driver circuit power the antenna coils of the second antenna array with alternating polarities

Wireless power orthogonal polarization antenna array

A wireless power transfer method for a wireless power transfer apparatus using full and half-bridge inverter topologies includes detecting whether or not a wireless power receiver (200) is present within a range of power being transferrable in a wireless manner, transmitting a detection signal to the wireless power receiver (200), receiving at least one of identification information and setting information from the wireless power receiver (200), receiving a control error packet from the wireless power receiver (200), and controlling an amount of power to be transferred by using the combination of a driving frequency, a duty cycle or a power signal phase to the full or half-bridge inverter.

Wireless power transfer method, apparatus and system

The present specification provides a wireless power transfer device formed to transmit power to a wireless power reception device, and a power transfer unit in the wireless power transfer device comprises: a first coil formed to generate a magnetic field so as to transmit power in an induction scheme; and a second coil wound around the first coil and formed to generate a magnetic field vibrating at a resonance frequency so as to transmit power in a resonance scheme.

Wireless power transfer device and wireless charging system having same

Disclosed herein is a wireless power transmitter for solving a problem that a collision occurs when recognizing an initial wireless power receiver in two-way communication of wireless power transmission. A wireless power transmitter according to a first embodiment disclosed herein may include a transceiver configured to transmit and/or receive a message to and/or from a wireless power receiver; and a controller configured to control the transceiver to transmit a message for requesting identification information to the wireless power receiver, and determine whether the identification information is validly received from the wireless power receiver by the transceiver in response to the identification information request, and control the transceiver to transmit a message for requesting sleep mode switching to the wireless power receiver when the identification information is validly received by the transceiver.

Two-way communication in wireless power transfer

This specification provides a wireless power system capable of changing a resonant frequency and a resonant frequency changing method thereof. To this end, a wireless power receiver according to one exemplary embodiment includes a power receiving unit having a receiving side resonant circuit provided with at least one inductor and at least one capacitor, and configured to receive a wireless power signal, the wireless power signal being generated based on a resonance phenomenon between the receiving side resonant circuit and a transmitting side resonant circuit of a wireless power transmitter, and a power reception control unit configured to control the power receiving unit to change a connection between the at least one inductor and the at least one capacitor so as to change a resonant frequency corresponding to the wireless power signal.

Wireless power system and resonant frequency changing method thereof

In a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power receiver, and a signal collision avoiding method disclosed herein, when a new wireless power receiver is placed in a specific area while the wireless power transmitter is performing communication with a specific wireless power receiver, the new wireless power receiver analyzes a response signal formed by the specific wireless power receiver through a listening mode, and transmits its own response signal at a collision-avoided time point, thereby allowing an efficient stable data communication.

Park Yongcheol

Papers

Wireless power transfer method, apparatus and system

Wireless power transfer device and wireless charging system having same

Two-way communication in wireless power transfer

Wireless power system and resonant frequency changing method thereof

Method for avoiding signal collision in wireless power transfer