公开(公告)号：US20190058360A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-21

申请号：US15881588

申请日：2018-01-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brandon R. Garbus ,  Matthew G. Czapar

IPC: H02J50/80 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/60 ,  H04B5/00

Abstract: Multiple wireless power receiving devices operating in accordance with potentially different wireless charging protocols may be placed on a wireless power transmitting device. The wireless power transmitting device sends a frequency-shift-keying packet. If a wireless power receiving device is compliant with a first wireless charging protocol, the device responds to the frequency-shift-keying packet with an amplitude-shift-keying response packet. If the wireless power receiving device is compliant with a second wireless charging protocol, the wireless power receiving device will fail to respond to the frequency-shift-keying packet and the wireless power transmitting device responds by stopping and starting wireless power transmission and awaiting an amplitude-shift-keying packet from the wireless power receiving device in accordance with the second wireless charging protocol.

公开(公告)号：US20190326782A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16031858

申请日：2018-07-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher S. Graham ,  Matthew G. Czapar

IPC: H02J50/12 ,  H02J50/05 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H01F27/28 ,  H02J50/60

Abstract: A wireless power transmission system has a wireless power receiving device that is located on a charging surface of a wireless power transmitting device. The receiving device has a wireless power receiving coil and the transmitting device has a wireless power transmitting coil array. Control circuitry in the transmitting device uses inverter circuitry to supply alternating-current signals the coil array, thereby transmitting wireless power signals. Measurement circuitry coupled to the coil array makes impulse response measurements while the control circuitry uses the inverter circuitry to apply impulse signals to each of the coils. The control circuitry analyzes output from the measurement circuitry to detect the presence of a metal foreign object on the charging surface. In response to such a detection, the control circuitry reduces the power of subsequent impulse signals to minimize physical vibration and audible noise generated in the system by the metal foreign object.