Abstract:
A wireless power transmission system and method are disclosed. The wireless power transmission system includes a plurality of wireless power transmitters configured to provide power to a plurality of wireless power receivers, and a controller configured to control the wireless power transmitters based on information of the wireless power receivers. The controller is configured to receive information of a wireless power receiver from the wireless power receiver, calculate a transmission parameter associated with a transmission efficiency of power to be provided to the wireless power receiver using the information of the wireless power receiver, and provide power to the wireless power receiver through the wireless power transmitters based on the transmission parameter.
Abstract:
A receiver of a wireless power transmission system may include a capacitor-and-inductor configured to receive power from a transmitter using a resonance, at least one capacitor configured to connect to an output node of the receiver, and a plurality of switches configured to control current flow within the receiver. The plurality of switches may be controlled so that the capacitor-and-inductor may be disconnected from the at least one capacitor and the output node at preset periods. Current resonating in the capacitor-and-inductor may increase during disconnection between the at least one capacitor and the output node. The plurality of switches may output the increased current to the battery by connecting the capacitor-and-inductor to the capacitor and the output node after the period, connect at least one capacitor and the output node in series after the period, and operate to reduce root mean square (RMS) current within the receiver.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a wireless power transmitting device and method, the wireless power transmitting device including, in response to detection of a power receiver within a predetermined separation distance from a charging pad, a controller configured to generate a magnetic field through a transmission coil with a multilayer structure in which a plurality of coil layers of different sizes are stacked, and a power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit, to a reception coil of the power receiver, a power signal generated using magnetic fields generated by the plurality of coil layers.
Abstract:
Provided are wireless power transmitting method and apparatus using dual-loop in-phase feeding. The wireless power transmitting apparatus includes a generator configured to generate a Radio Frequency (RF) signal, an amplifier configured to amplify the generated RF signal, a matching circuit configured to be connected to the amplifier to perform impedance matching, a first resonator configured to comprise a first feeding loop connected to the matching circuit and transmit wireless power using a signal provided through the first feeding loop, and a second resonator configured to comprise a second feeding loop connected to the matching circuit and transmit wireless power using a signal provided through the second feeding loop, wherein the first and second feeding loops are formed in a manner that allows magnetic fields respectively generated by the first and second resonators to be excited in the same direction and in phase.
Abstract:
Provided is a battery charging method using wireless power transmission, the method including: receiving a first message associated with a battery charge start from a reception apparatus; discovering an optimal frequency band for a transmit power signal to be transmitted to the reception apparatus based on the first message; receiving, from the reception apparatus, a second message that includes an extra power value and a charge power value, and is associated with a charge state of the reception apparatus; and adaptively controlling transmit power so that the extra power value is maintained to be constant in proportion to a relationship between the charge power value and a first parameter, based on the second message.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus for harvesting leakage energy. The apparatus for harvesting leakage energy includes: an energy harvesting unit configured to harvest energy leaked while energy radiated from a transmitting unit of an energy transmitting apparatus is transmitted to a receiving unit of an energy receiving apparatus; and a harvesting circuit module configured to supply energy harvested by the energy harvesting unit to a load. In accordance with the embodiment of the present invention, energy efficiency of overall system can be increased by harvesting the leakage energy without affecting performance of a wireless power transmission system.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving magnetic field signals in a magnetic field communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a communication signal, matching units that are configured to receive the communication signal and that respectively correspond to different matching frequencies, and loop antennas that are connected to the matching units, respectively, and that are configured to convert communication signals according to the different matching frequencies into magnetic transmission signals in the form of magnetic field energy and to transmit the magnetic transmission signals.
Abstract:
A magnetic field communication method and apparatus using a giant magnetoimpedance (GMI) magnetometer are disclosed. The magnetic field communication apparatus includes a GMI magnetometer configured to detect a first communication signal based on a received magnetic field signal, a first signal extractor configured to extract a second communication signal comprising a message signal from the first communication signal, a second signal extractor configured to extract a third communication signal by removing a magnetization frequency signal from the second communication signal, and a third signal extractor configured to extract the message signal by removing a carrier wave frequency signal from the third communication signal.
Abstract:
A wireless power receiving apparatus, according to an example embodiment, may include a receiving coil in which a first wire including a copper core and a second wire not including a copper core are wound around a same axis. The second wire may be located at a pitch of the first wire, and a diameter of the second wire may correspond to the pitch of the first wire.
Abstract:
Provided is a wireless power reception apparatus for wirelessly receiving power from a wireless power transmission apparatus, the wireless power reception apparatus including a reception coil configured to receive power by a harmonic with an n*f0 frequency that is generated through electromagnetic induction with the wireless power transmission apparatus; a matching circuit configured to transfer the harmonic with the n*f0 frequency to a harmonic generator; the harmonic generator configured to generate at least one harmonic with an m*n*f0 frequency by applying a multiplication factor m to the transferred harmonic with the n*f0 frequency; a filter configured to filter the harmonic with the m*n*f0 frequency; and a harmonic transmission coil configured to transmit the filtered harmonic with the m*n*f0 frequency to the wireless power transmission apparatus, and to attenuate the harmonic with the n*f0 frequency that is generated from the wireless power transmission apparatus.