KR20140077800A - Wireless power transmitting apparatus and method - Google Patents

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KR20140077800A
KR20140077800A KR1020120146956A KR20120146956A KR20140077800A KR 20140077800 A KR20140077800 A KR 20140077800A KR 1020120146956 A KR1020120146956 A KR 1020120146956A KR 20120146956 A KR20120146956 A KR 20120146956A KR 20140077800 A KR20140077800 A KR 20140077800A
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A wireless power transmitting apparatus transmits wireless power to a wireless power receiving apparatus and includes a transmission power control unit, an AC power generating unit, a transmission induction coil, and a transmission resonant coil. The AC power generating unit is operated in a half bridge operation mode and a full bridge operation mode and generates power of a square wave shape by using DC power. The transmission induction coil transmits the power of the square wave shape to the transmission resonant coil by electromagnetic induction. The transmission power control unit determines either the half bridge operation mode or the full bridge operation mode and supplies an AC power generation control signal corresponding to the determined operation mode to the AC power generating unit.

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[0001] WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD [0002]

The technical field of the present invention relates to a wireless power transmission apparatus and method.

In the 1800s, electric motors and transformers using electromagnetic induction principles began to be used, and then radio waves and lasers were used to transmit the electric energy to the desired devices wirelessly. A method of transmitting electrical energy by radiating the same electromagnetic wave has also been attempted. Our electric toothbrushes and some wireless shavers are actually charged with electromagnetic induction. Electromagnetic induction is a phenomenon in which a voltage is induced and a current flows when a magnetic field is changed around a conductor. The electromagnetic induction method is rapidly commercialized mainly in small-sized devices, but there is a problem in that the transmission distance of electric power is short.

Up to now, the energy transmission system by radio system includes electromagnetic induction, self-resonance and remote transmission using short-wave radio frequency.

In recent years, among such wireless power transmission techniques, energy transmission using self resonance is widely used.

In the wireless power transmission system using self-resonance, since the electric signals formed on the transmission side and the reception side are wirelessly transmitted through the coil, the user can easily charge electronic devices such as portable devices.

The wireless power transmission apparatus generates and transmits AC power having a resonance frequency to the wireless power receiving apparatus. At this time, the power transmission efficiency is determined by various causes. There is a growing demand for increased wireless power transmission efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a wireless power transmission apparatus and method capable of improving wireless power transmission efficiency.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless power transmission apparatus for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving apparatus, the wireless power transmission apparatus comprising: an AC power generating unit that operates in a half bridge operation mode and a full bridge operation mode and generates square wave shaped power using first DC power; ; And a transmission induction coil for transmitting the square wave power to the transmission resonance coil by electromagnetic induction.

An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a wireless power transmission apparatus for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving apparatus, comprising: a transmission induction coil for transmitting an applied electric power to a transmission resonant coil by electromagnetic induction; And a transistor circuit portion of a full bridge structure connected to the transmission induction coil.

The embodiment further provides a wireless power transmission method for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving apparatus, comprising: determining one of a half bridge operation mode and a full bridge operation mode; Generating square wave shaped power using the first direct current power according to the determined operation mode; And transmitting the square wave power through a part of the transmission induction coil to the transmission resonance coil by electromagnetic induction.

According to embodiments of the present invention, the efficiency of a wireless power transmission apparatus can be increased.

Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, circuit breakage due to high current can be prevented.

1 is a diagram for explaining a wireless power transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a transmission induction coil according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a power supply apparatus and a wireless power transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a wireless power receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a block diagram of a power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram of an AC power generation unit and a transmission power control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a circuit diagram of a DC-DC converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a circuit diagram of a DC-AC converting unit and a power transmission state sensing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 shows a flow chart of a wireless power transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 shows a waveform diagram of nodes in a power supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 shows a block diagram of a power supply according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a block diagram of an AC power generation unit and a transmission power control unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a circuit diagram of a DC-AC converting unit and a power transmission state sensing unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
14 shows a flowchart of a wireless power transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
15 shows a waveform diagram of nodes in a power supply device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 16 shows a block diagram of a power supply according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a block diagram of an AC power generation unit and a transmission power control unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a circuit diagram of a DC-AC converting unit and a power transmission state sensing unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of a wireless power transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, a wireless power transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

1 is a diagram for explaining a wireless power transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a wireless power transmission system may include a power supply 100, a wireless power transmission device 200, a wireless power reception device 300, and a load 400.

In one embodiment, the power supply 100 may be included in the wireless power transmission device 200.

The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 may include a transmission inductive coil section 210 and a transmission resonant coil section 220.

The wireless power receiving apparatus 300 may include a reception resonance coil section 310, a reception induction coil section 320, and a rectification section 330.

Both ends of the power supply 100 are connected to both ends of the transmission induction coil part 210.

The transmission resonance coil section 220 may be disposed at a certain distance from the transmission induction coil section 210.

The reception resonance coil part 310 may be disposed at a certain distance from the reception induction coil part 320. [

Both ends of the reception induction coil part 320 are connected to both ends of the rectification part 330 and the load 400 is connected to both ends of the rectification part 330. In one embodiment, the load 400 may be included in the wireless power receiving device 300.

The power generated by the power supply apparatus 100 is transmitted to the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the power transmitted to the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 is resonated with the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 And transmitted to the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 having the same resonance frequency value.

More specifically, the power transmission process will be described below.

The power supply apparatus 100 generates and transmits AC power having a predetermined frequency to the wireless power transmission apparatus 200.

The transmission-inducing coil part 210 and the transmission resonance coil part 220 are inductively coupled. That is, when the alternating current flows by the power supplied from the power supply device 100, the transmission-inducing coil part 210 induces an alternating current also in the transmission resonance coil part 220 which is physically separated by the electromagnetic induction.

Thereafter, the power transmitted to the transmission resonance coil section 220 is transmitted to the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 that forms a resonant circuit with the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 by resonance.

Power can be transmitted by resonance between two LC circuits whose impedance is matched. Such resonance-based power transmission enables power transmission to be carried out farther than the power transmission by electromagnetic induction with higher efficiency.

The reception resonance coil part 310 receives power from the transmission resonance coil part 220 by resonance. An alternating current flows in the reception resonance coil part 310 due to the received power. The power transmitted to the reception resonance coil part 310 is transmitted to the reception induction coil part 320 inductively coupled to the reception resonance coil part 310 by electromagnetic induction. The power transmitted to the reception induction coil part 320 is rectified through the rectification part 330 and is transmitted to the load 400. [

The transmission resonance coil part 220, the reception resonance coil part 310 and the reception induction coil part 320 may have a shape such as a circle, an ellipse, a square, etc., Need not be limited.

The transmission resonance coil section 220 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 can transmit power to the reception resonance coil section 310 of the wireless power reception apparatus 300 through a magnetic field.

Specifically, the transmission resonance coil section 220 and the reception resonance coil section 310 are resonantly coupled to operate at a resonance frequency.

The power transmission efficiency between the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300 can be greatly improved due to the resonance coupling between the transmission resonance coil unit 220 and the reception resonance coil unit 310.

In wireless power transmission, quality factor and coupling coefficient have important meaning. That is, the power transmission efficiency can be improved as the quality index and coupling coefficient have larger values.

The quality factor may mean an index of energy that can be accumulated in the vicinity of the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 or the wireless power reception apparatus 300.

The quality factor may vary depending on the operating frequency (w), the shape of the coil, the dimensions, and the material. The quality index can be expressed as a formula Q = w * L / R. L is the inductance of the coil, and R is the resistance corresponding to the amount of power loss occurring in the coil itself.

The quality factor can have a value from 0 to infinity. The larger the quality index, the higher the power transmission efficiency between the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300 can be.

Coupling coefficient means the degree of magnetic coupling between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil, and ranges from 0 to 1.

The coupling coefficient may vary depending on the relative position or distance between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil.

2 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a transmission induction coil part 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the transmission induction coil part 210 includes a transmission induction coil L1 and a capacitor C1, thereby constituting a circuit having an appropriate inductance and a capacitance value.

The transmission induction coil part 210 may be constituted by an equivalent circuit in which both ends of the transmission induction coil L1 are connected to both ends of the capacitor C1. That is, the transmission-inducing coil part 210 may be constituted by an equivalent circuit in which the inductor L1 and the capacitor C1 are connected in parallel.

The capacitor C1 may be a variable capacitor, and the impedance matching may be performed as the capacitance of the capacitor C1 is adjusted. The equivalent circuit of the transmission resonance coil portion 220, the reception resonance coil portion 310, and the reception induction coil portion 320 may also be the same as that shown in Fig.

3 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a power supply apparatus 100 and a wireless power transmission apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transmission-inducing coil part 210 includes a transmission induction coil L1 having a predetermined inductance value and a capacitor C1 having a predetermined capacitance value. The transmission resonance coil part 220 includes a transmission resonance coil L2 having a predetermined inductance value and a capacitor C2 having a predetermined capacitance value.

4 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a wireless power receiving apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the reception resonance coil part 310 includes a reception resonance coil L3 having a predetermined inductance value and a capacitor C3 having a predetermined capacitance value. The reception induction coil part 320 includes a reception induction coil L4 having a predetermined inductance value and a capacitor C4 having a predetermined capacitance value.

The rectifying unit 330 may convert the AC power received from the reception induction coil unit 320 into DC power and transmit the converted DC power to the load 400. [

Specifically, the rectifying section 330 may include a rectifier and a smoothing circuit. In one embodiment, the rectifier may be a silicon rectifier, and may be equivalent to diode D1, as shown in FIG.

The rectifier can convert the DC power to the AC power received from the reception induction coil part 320.

The smoothing circuit can output smooth DC power by removing the AC component included in the DC power converted in the rectifier. In one embodiment, the smoothing circuit may be, but need not be, a rectifying capacitor C5, as shown in Fig.

The load 400 may be any rechargeable battery or device requiring direct current power. For example, load 400 may refer to a battery.

The wireless power receiving apparatus 300 may be mounted on an electronic apparatus requiring power such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, and a mouse. Accordingly, the reception resonance coil portion 310 and the reception induction coil portion 320 may have shapes conforming to the shape of the electronic device.

The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 can exchange information with the wireless power reception apparatus 300 using in-band or out-of-band communication.

In band communication may refer to a communication in which information is exchanged between a wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and a wireless power reception apparatus 300 using a signal having a frequency used for wireless power transmission. The wireless power receiving apparatus 300 may further include a switch and may not receive or receive power transmitted from the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 through the switching operation of the switch. Accordingly, the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 can detect the amount of power consumed in the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and recognize the ON or OFF signal of the switch included in the wireless power reception apparatus 300. [

Specifically, the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 can change the power consumed in the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 by changing the amount of power absorbed by the resistor using the resistor and the switch. The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 can detect the change in the consumed power and obtain the status information of the wireless power reception apparatus 300. [ The switch and resistor can be connected in series. In one embodiment, the status information of the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 may include information on a current charging amount and a charging amount change of the wireless power receiving apparatus 300.

More specifically, when the switch is opened, the power absorbed by the resistor becomes zero, and the power consumed by the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 also decreases.

If the switch is shorted, the power absorbed by the resistor is greater than zero, and the power consumed by the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 increases. When the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 repeats this operation, the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 can detect the power consumed in the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 and perform digital communication with the wireless power receiving apparatus 300.

The wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 can receive the status information of the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 according to the above operation, and can transmit appropriate power.

Conversely, it is also possible to transmit the state information of the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 to the wireless power reception apparatus 300 by providing a resistor and a switch on the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 side. In one embodiment, the status information of the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 includes the maximum amount of power that the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 can transmit, the wireless power transmission apparatus 300 that the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 is providing power, And information on the amount of available power of the wireless power transmission apparatus 200.

Next, out-of-band communication will be described.

Out-of-band communication refers to communication in which information necessary for power transmission is exchanged by using a separate frequency band instead of the resonance frequency band. The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300 can exchange information necessary for power transmission by mounting an out-of-band communication module. The out-of-band communication module may be mounted on a power supply. In one embodiment, the out-of-band communication module may use a short-range communication method such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, wireless LAN, or NFC (Near Field Communication), but is not limited thereto.

Next, a power supply apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10. FIG.

5 shows a block diagram of a power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the power supply apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply unit 110, an oscillator 130, an AC power generation unit 150, a power transmission state sensing unit 180, And a transmission power control unit 190, and the power supply apparatus 100 is connected to the wireless power transmission apparatus 200. [

The power supply unit 110 generates and outputs DC power, which is power having a DC voltage, to an output terminal.

The oscillator 130 generates a small power sine wave.

The power transmission state sensing unit 180 senses the wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300.

The transmission power control unit 190 generates a control signal for controlling the AC power generation unit 150 based on the detected radio power transmission state.

The AC power generating unit 150 amplifies the power of the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 using the DC power of the power supplying unit 110 based on the control signal of the transmission power controller 190, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > AC < / RTI >

The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 transmits the output power of the AC power generation unit 150 to the wireless power reception apparatus 300 by resonance.

6 is a block diagram of an AC power generation unit and a transmission power control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, the AC power generation unit 150 includes an AC power generation control unit 151, a DC-AC conversion unit 153, and a DC-DC conversion unit 155, And the transmission power control unit 190 includes a direct current power generation control unit 191 and a storage unit 192.

The AC power generation control unit 151 generates an AC power generation control signal based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130. [

The DC power generation control unit 191 controls the DC-DC converting unit 155 based on the sensed radio power transmission state so as to output power having the output current and the target DC voltage within the target current range Signal.

The storage unit 192 stores a look-up table.

The DC-DC converting unit 155 converts the output power of the power supply unit 110 into DC power having the output current and the target DC voltage within the target current range based on the DC power generation control signal.

The DC-AC converting unit 153 converts the output power of the DC-DC converting unit 155 into AC power having the rectangular-wave AC voltage based on the AC power generation control signal, and outputs the AC power to the transmission-inducing coil unit 210 .

7 is a circuit diagram of a DC-DC converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the DC-DC converting unit 155 includes an inductor L11, a power switch T11, a diode D11, and a capacitor C11. The power switch T11 may be implemented as a transistor, and in particular, the power switch T11 may be an n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (NMOSFET) Can be replaced by other devices capable of performing the < RTI ID = 0.0 >

One end of the inductor L11 is connected to the output terminal of the power supply unit 110 and the other end is connected to the drain electrode of the power switch T11.

The gate electrode of the power switch T11 is connected to the node A, which is the output terminal of the direct current power generation control section 191, and the source electrode is connected to the ground.

The anode electrode of the diode D11 is connected to the drain electrode of the power switch T11, and the cathode electrode is connected to the node B.

One end of the capacitor C11 is connected to the cathode electrode of the diode D11, and the other end is connected to the ground.

8 is a circuit diagram of a DC-AC converting unit and a power transmission state sensing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the half-bridge transistor circuit portion includes an upper transistor T21, a lower transistor T22, a DC blocking capacitor C21, And is connected to the AC power generation control unit 151 and the transmission induction coil part 210. The power transmission state sensing unit 180 includes a resistor R1 and a voltage difference measuring unit 181 and includes a DC-DC converting unit 155, a DC-AC converting unit 153, a DC power generating control unit 191, Lt; / RTI > The DC-AC converting unit 153 is connected to the DC-DC converting unit 155 through a resistor R1. The upper transistor T21 and the lower transistor T22 may be an N-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (NMOS), but may be replaced by other elements capable of performing the same operation .

The AC power generation control unit 151 has an upper transistor control signal output terminal and a lower transistor control signal output terminal and generates an AC power generation control signal based on a small power sine wave of the oscillator 130. The AC power generation control unit 151 generates the upper transistor control signal as an AC power generation control signal based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 and outputs the upper transistor control signal through the upper transistor control signal output terminal. The AC power generation control unit 151 generates the lower transistor control signal as the AC power generation control signal based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 and outputs the lower transistor control signal through the lower transistor control signal output terminal.

The drain electrode of the upper transistor T21 is connected to one end of the resistor R1 and the gate electrode is connected to the upper transistor control signal output terminal of the AC power generation control unit 151. [

The drain electrode of the lower transistor T22 is connected to the source electrode of the upper transistor T21, the gate electrode of the lower transistor T22 is connected to the output terminal of the lower transistor control signal of the AC power generation control unit 151, and the source electrode thereof is connected to the ground.

One end of the DC blocking capacitor C21 is connected to the source electrode of the upper transistor T21 and is connected to one end of the transmission induction coil L1. The other end of the transmission induction coil L1 is connected to the ground.

The voltage difference measuring unit 181 measures the difference in voltage across the resistor R1.

Next, a wireless power transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of a wireless power transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 shows a waveform diagram of nodes in a power supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, FIG. 9 is a wireless power transmission method embodying the embodiments of FIGS. 6-8.

The power supply unit 110 generates DC power which is power having a DC voltage ( S101 ). In particular, the power supply unit 110 can convert AC power having an AC voltage into DC power, which is power having a DC voltage.

The oscillator 130 generates a small power sine wave ( S103 ).

The power transmission state sensing unit 180 senses the wireless power transmission state ( S105 ). The power transmission state sensing unit 180 may sense the magnitude of the output current of the DC-DC converting unit 155 as a wireless power transmission state. Since the voltage across the resistor R1 is proportional to the magnitude of the output current of the dc-to-dc conversion unit 155, the voltage difference measurement unit 181 of the power transmission state sensing unit 180 measures the voltage across the resistor R1 As a wireless power transmission state.

The coupling coefficient varies depending on the distance or the relative position between the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300, and the wireless power transmission state can also be changed. That is, as the distance between the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300 increases, the coupling coefficient decreases and the wireless power transmission state may deteriorate. As the wireless power transmission state deteriorates, even if the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 transmits the same power to the wireless power reception apparatus 300, the transmission efficiency is not good, and therefore more power is consumed. Therefore, the power transmission state sensing unit 180 can sense the wireless power transmission state based on the magnitude of the output current of the DC-DC converting unit 155.

Since the output current of the dc-dc converter 155 may not be constant, the power transmission state detector 180 measures the magnitude of the output peak-to-peak current of the dc-dc converter 155 It is possible.

The direct current power generation control section 191 controls the direct current power generation section 155 to output direct current power having a target current range and a target direct current voltage based on the sensed radio power transmission state Generates a control signal ( S107 ), and outputs it to the gate electrode of the transistor T11. At this time, the target current range may be constant regardless of the magnitude of the target DC voltage, or may vary depending on the magnitude of the target DC voltage. Also, the target current range may be the target peak-to-peak current range. The DC power generation control signal may be a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal that continues in the entire section as shown in FIG. The DC power generation control unit 191 can determine the duty ratio of the PWM signal based on the detected wireless power transmission state.

In one embodiment, the voltage difference measuring unit 181 obtains the measured output current value based on the voltage difference between the both ends of the resistor R1. Then, when the measured output current value deviates from the reference range, the DC power generation control unit 191 changes the duty ratio and supplies the DC power generation control signal of the pulse width modulation signal having the changed duty ratio to the gate electrode of the transistor T11 So that the output current value of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is within the reference range. Specifically, when the measured output current value is larger than the reference range, the DC power generation control unit 191 decreases the duty ratio and supplies the DC power generation control signal of the pulse width modulation signal having the reduced duty ratio to the gate electrode So that the output current value of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is within the reference range. When the measured output current value is smaller than the reference range, the DC power generation control unit 191 increases the duty ratio and supplies the DC power generation control signal of the pulse width modulation signal having the increased duty ratio to the gate electrode of the transistor T11 So that the output current value of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is within the reference range.

In another embodiment, the storage 192 may have a look-up table that indicates the relationship between a plurality of measured output power values and a plurality of target output voltage values. Table 1 shows a look-up table showing the relationship between a plurality of measured output power values and a plurality of target output voltage values according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Measured output power Target output voltage 10 W or less 12 V 10 to 12 W 14 V 12 ~ 14 W 16 V 14 ~ 16 W 18 V 16 ~ 18 W 20 V 18 ~ 20 W 22 V 20 W or more 24 V

At this time, the voltage difference measuring unit 181 obtains the measured output current value based on the voltage difference between the both ends of the resistor R1. Thereafter, the DC power generation control unit 191 obtains the measured output power value which is the current output power of the DC-DC converting unit 155 based on the measured output current value, and sets the target output voltage value And determines the duty ratio of the PWM signal by using the voltage of the node B as the feedback information so that the output voltage of the DC-DC converting unit 155 can be the target output voltage value. Based on this duty ratio, A DC power generation control signal can be generated.

In another embodiment, the storage 192 may have a look-up table that indicates the relationship between a plurality of measured output current values and a plurality of target output voltage values. At this time, the voltage difference measuring unit 181 obtains the measured output current value based on the voltage difference between the both ends of the resistor R1. After that, the DC power generation control unit 191 searches the look-up table for the target output voltage value corresponding to the measurement output current value and controls the DC power generation unit 191 so that the output voltage of the DC-DC converting unit 155 becomes the target output voltage value. B as the feedback information to determine the duty ratio of the PWM signal and generate the DC power generation control signal according to the duty ratio.

Table 2 shows a look-up table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Measured output current at initial output voltage Coupling coefficient Target output voltage Proper current range 100 mA or less 0.03 or less 30 V 801 to 851 mA 101 ~ 150mA 0.05 28 V 751 ~ 800mA 151 ~ 200mA 0.08 26 V 701 to 751 mA 201 ~ 250mA 0.11 24 V 651 to 700 mA 251 to 300 mA 0.14 22 V 601 to 650 mA 301 ~ 350mA 0.17 20 V 551 to 600 mA 351 mA or more 0.20 or more 18 V 501 ~ 550mA

As shown in Table 2, the storage unit 192 is provided with a lookup table for associating the output current value of the DC-DC converting unit 155, the coupling coefficient, the output voltage value of the DC-DC converting unit 155, You can have a table.

When the DC-DC converting unit 155 outputs the DC power having the initial output voltage value, when the magnitude of the output current of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is 100 mA or more, when the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 is detected can see. The initial output voltage may be 12V, but this is only an example.

If the magnitude of the output current of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is 120 mA when the DC-DC converting unit 155 outputs the DC power having the initial output voltage value, the transmission of the transmission power of the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 The coupling coefficient between the resonance coil section 220 and the reception resonance coil section 310 of the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 corresponds to 0.05. In this case, the DC power generation control unit 191 determines that the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 is far away from the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200, and the output voltage of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is 28V DC converter 155 so that the DC-DC converter 155 is controlled.

Then, when the magnitude of the output voltage of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is maintained at 28 V, the DC power generating control unit 191 controls the DC-DC converting unit 155 such that the magnitude of the output current of the DC- ~ 800mA) is satisfied.

If the magnitude of the output current of the DC-DC converter 155 is out of the proper current range, the DC power generation controller 191 determines that the magnitude of the output voltage of the DC-DC converter 155 exceeds the magnitude of the initial output voltage To-DC converter 155 so as to be at a high voltage (12V). When the magnitude of the output current of the DC-DC converting unit 155 is 180 mA, the controller 270 determines that the distance between the wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 and the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 is closer to that of 120 mA DC converter 155 so that the magnitude of the output voltage of the DC-DC converter 155 becomes 26V.

In the above example, the distance between the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300 is described in relation to the intensity of the current. However, the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 and the wireless power reception apparatus 300 A variety of wireless power transmission states can be considered.

In this way, the wireless power transmission apparatus 200 maximizes the power transmission efficiency by adjusting the power to be transmitted to the wireless power reception apparatus 300 in consideration of various wireless power transmission states such as the distance and direction from the wireless power reception apparatus 300 And the power loss can be prevented.

The DC-DC converting unit 155 converts the output power of the power supply unit 110 into DC power having an output current and a target DC voltage within a target current range based on the DC power generation control signal ( S109 ). The magnitude of the output voltage of the DC-DC converting unit 155 may be equal to or greater than or less than the magnitude of the output voltage of the power supply unit 110.

The AC power generation control unit 151 generates an AC power generation control signal based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 ( S111 ). The AC power generation control unit 151 may generate the upper transistor control signal as an AC power generation control signal based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 and output the upper transistor control signal through the upper transistor control signal output terminal. The AC power generation control unit 151 can generate the lower transistor control signal as the AC power generation control signal based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 and output the lower transistor control signal through the lower transistor control signal output terminal.

An upper transistor control signal and a lower transistor control signal will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the upper transistor control signal and the lower transistor control signal are square waves.

One period of the upper transistor control signal sequentially includes a turn-on time slot of the upper transistor T21 and a turn-off time slot of the upper transistor T21. The turn-on time slot of the upper transistor T21 corresponds to the half period of the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 and the turn-off time slot of the upper transistor T21 corresponds to the remaining half period of the low power sine wave.

One period of the lower transistor control signal sequentially includes a turn-on time slot of the lower transistor T22 and a turn-off time slot of the lower transistor T22. The turn-on time slot of the lower transistor T22 corresponds to the half period of the low power sine wave and the turn off time slot of the lower transistor T22 corresponds to the remaining half period of the low power sine wave.

In the turn-on time slot of the upper transistor T21, the upper transistor control signal has a level for turning on the upper transistor T21. The level for turning on the upper transistor T21 may be a high level.

The upper transistor control signal in the turn-off time slot of the upper transistor T21 has a level for turning off the upper transistor T21. The level for turning off the upper transistor T21 may be a low level.

In the turn-on time slot of the lower transistor T22, the lower transistor control signal has a level for turning on the lower transistor T22. The level for turning on the lower transistor T22 may be a high level.

In the turn-off time slot of the lower transistor T22, the lower transistor control signal has a level for turning off the upper transistor T22. The level for turning off the lower transistor T22 may be a low level.

In the turn-on time slot of the upper transistor T21, the lower transistor control signal of the turn-off time slot of the lower transistor T22 has a level for turning off the lower transistor T22.

In the turn-on time slot of the lower transistor T22, the lower transistor control signal of the turn-off time slot of the upper transistor T21 has a level for turning off the lower transistor T22.

The upper transistor control signal and the lower transistor control signal may have a dead time slot to prevent a short circuit due to simultaneous turn-on of the upper transistor T21 and the lower transistor T22.

The turn-on time slot of the upper transistor T21 has a time length of (50-a)% of one period (T), and the dead time of the upper transistor T21 The slot has a time length of a% of one period T, the turn-off time slot of the upper transistor T21 has a time length of 50%, the turn-on time slot of the lower transistor T22 has one time period T, The dead time slot of the lower transistor T22 has a time length of a% of one period T and the turn-off time slot of the lower transistor T22 has a time length of 50% Lt; / RTI > For example, where a may be 1%.

The DC-AC converting unit 153 converts the output power of the DC-DC converting unit 155 into the AC power having the rectangular-wave AC voltage based on the AC power generation control signal ( S113 ) Output.

The operation of the DC-AC converting unit 153 will be described with reference to FIG.

The upper transistor T21 and the lower transistor T22 output square-wave power having the square-wave voltage V3 as shown in Fig. 10 by the upper transistor control signal having the dead time slot and the lower transistor control signal.

The DC blocking capacitor C21 cuts off the DC voltage of the square wave power and outputs the rectangular wave AC power having the square wave AC voltage V4 to the transmission induction coil part 210. [

The wireless power transmitting apparatus 200 transmits the rectangular-wave AC power having the square-wave AC voltage to the wireless power receiving apparatus 300 through resonance ( S115 ).

Next, a power supply apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15. FIG.

11 shows a block diagram of a power supply according to another embodiment of the present invention.

11, the power supply apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply unit 110, an oscillator 130, an AC power generation unit 160, a power transmission state sensing unit 180 And a transmission power control unit 190, and the power supply apparatus 100 is connected to the wireless power transmission apparatus 200.

The power supply unit 110 generates and outputs DC power, which is power having a DC voltage, to an output terminal.

The oscillator 130 generates a small power sine wave.

The power transmission state sensing unit 180 senses the wireless power transmission state.

The transmission power control unit 190 generates a control signal for controlling the AC power generation unit 160 based on the sensed radio power transmission state and the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130.

The ac power generation unit 160 amplifies the power of the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 using the DC power of the power supply unit 110 based on the control signal of the transmission power control unit 190, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > AC < / RTI >

The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 transmits the output power of the AC power generation unit 160 to the wireless power reception apparatus 300 by resonance.

12 is a block diagram of an AC power generation unit and a transmission power control unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12, the AC power generation unit 160 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a DC-AC conversion unit 163, the transmission power control unit 190 includes an AC power generation control unit 193, .

The AC power generation control unit 193 generates an AC power generation control signal based on a small power sine wave of the oscillator 130. [ The AC power generation control unit 193 generates an AC power generation control signal that enables the power supply unit 110 to output DC power having an output current within a target current range based on the detected radio power transmission state . The target current range may be a target peak-to-peak current range.

The DC-AC converting unit 163 converts the output power of the power supply unit 110 into AC power having a rectangular-wave AC voltage based on the AC power generation control signal, and outputs the converted AC power to the transmission-

13 is a circuit diagram of a DC-AC converting unit and a power transmission state sensing unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 13, the DC-AC converting portion 163 includes a full-bridge transistor circuit portion, which includes two half-bridge transistor circuit portions. One of the two half-bridge transistor circuit portions includes an upper transistor T41 and a lower transistor T42, and the other includes an upper transistor T44 and a lower transistor T43. The upper transistors T41 and T44 and the lower transistors T42 and T43 may be n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (NMOSs) It can be replaced by another device.

The power transmission state sensing unit 180 includes a resistor R1 and a voltage difference measurement unit 181 and is connected to a power supply unit 110, a DC-AC conversion unit 163, and an AC power generation control unit 193 . The DC-AC conversion unit 163 is connected to the power supply unit 110 through a resistor R1.

The AC power generation control unit 193 has first and second upper transistor control signal output terminals and first and second lower transistor control signal output terminals, and generates AC power based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 and the AC power And generates a generation control signal.

The drain electrode of the upper transistor T41 is connected to one end of the resistor R1 and the gate electrode thereof is connected to the first upper transistor control signal output terminal of the AC power generation control unit 193 and the source electrode thereof is connected to the transmission induction coil L1. As shown in FIG.

The drain electrode of the lower transistor T42 is connected to the source electrode of the upper transistor T41, the gate electrode is connected to the first lower transistor control signal output terminal of the AC power generation control unit 193, and the source electrode is connected to the ground .

The drain electrode of the upper transistor T44 is connected to one end of the resistor R1 and the gate electrode is connected to the output terminal of the second upper transistor control signal of the AC power generation control unit 193, As shown in FIG.

The drain electrode of the lower transistor T43 is connected to the source electrode of the upper transistor T44 and the gate electrode of the lower transistor T43 is connected to the output terminal of the second lower transistor control signal of the ac power generation control unit 193, .

The voltage difference measuring unit 181 measures the difference in voltage across the resistor R1.

Next, a wireless power transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 14 and FIG.

FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of a wireless power transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15 shows a waveform diagram of nodes in a power supply apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, Figure 14 is a wireless power transmission method embodying the embodiments of Figures 11-13.

The power supply unit 110 generates DC power, which is power having a DC voltage ( S301 ). In particular, the power supply unit 110 can convert AC power having an AC voltage into DC power, which is power having a DC voltage.

The oscillator 130 generates a small power sine wave ( S303 ).

The power transmission state sensing unit 180 senses the wireless power transmission state ( S305 ). The power transmission state sensing unit 180 can sense the magnitude of the output current of the power supply unit 110 as a wireless power transmission state. Since the voltage across the resistor R1 is proportional to the magnitude of the output current of the power supply unit 110, the voltage difference measurement unit 181 of the power transmission state sensing unit 180 measures the voltage across the resistor R1 As a wireless power transmission state. Since the output current of the power supply unit 110 may not be constantly maintained, the power transmission state sensing unit 180 may measure the magnitude of the output peak-to-peak current of the power supply unit 110 as a wireless power transmission state have.

The AC power generation control unit 193 generates an AC power generation control signal that enables the power supply unit 110 to output DC power having an output current within the target current range based on the detected radio power transmission state S311 ), and outputs it to the DC-AC converting unit 163. [ Since the output current of the power supply unit 110 may not be constant, the power transmission state sensing unit 180 may measure the magnitude of the peak-to-peak output current of the power supply unit 110.

In one embodiment, the AC power generation control unit 193 determines an operation mode of the DC-AC conversion unit 163 based on the detected radio power transmission state, and outputs an AC power generation control signal for this operation mode AC-to-DC conversion unit 163. The DC- At this time, the operation mode may be one of a full bridge operation mode and a half bridge operation mode. The voltage difference measuring unit 181 obtains the measured output current value based on the voltage difference between the both ends of the resistor R1. The DC power generation control unit 191 may compare the measurement output current value with a reference value and determine an operation mode of the DC-AC conversion unit 163 according to the comparison result.

At this time, the reference value may be the appropriate current range of Table 2 set according to the initial output voltage value.

When the measured output current value is larger than the reference value, the DC power generation control unit 191 can determine the operation mode of the DC-AC converting unit 163 as the full bridge operation mode. When the measured output current value is smaller than the reference value, the DC power generation control unit 191 can determine the operation mode of the DC-AC conversion unit 163 as the half bridge operation mode.

In the half-bridge operation mode, the AC power generation control section 193 operates one of the two half-bridge transistor circuit sections and stops the operation of the other half. The AC power generation control unit 193 turns off the upper transistor of the half bridge transistor circuit unit whose operation is stopped and turns on the lower transistor. The AC power generation control unit 193 provides a control signal as described with reference to FIG. 10 to the half bridge transistor circuit portion for operating.

In the full bridge operation mode, the AC power generation control section 193 alternately provides the control signal for half of one period and the control signal for the other half period to the DC-AC conversion section 163. The upper transistor T41 of one half-bridge transistor circuit portion is turned on and the lower transistor T42 is turned off while the upper transistor T44 of the other half-bridge transistor circuit portion is turned off, (T43) is turned on. The upper transistor T41 of one half bridge transistor circuit portion is turned off and the lower transistor T42 is turned on while the upper transistor T44 of the other half bridge transistor circuit portion is turned on and the lower transistor T42 of the other half bridge transistor circuit portion is turned on, (T43) is turned off. The two transistor operating modes can be synchronized to the low power sine wave of the oscillator 130. [ The upper transistor control signal and the lower transistor control signal may have a dead time slot to prevent a short circuit due to simultaneous turn-on of the upper transistor and the lower transistor.

In another embodiment, the voltage difference measuring unit 181 obtains the measurement output current value based on the voltage difference between the both ends of the resistor R1, and the DC power generation control unit 191 determines, based on the measured output current value, It is possible to obtain the measured output power value which is the current output power of the supplying section 110 and determine the operation mode of the DC-AC converting section 163 based on the measured output power value. At this time, the operation mode may be one of a full bridge operation mode and a half bridge operation mode. The direct current power generation control unit 191 can compare the measured output power value with the reference value and determine the operation mode of the direct current ac converter unit 163 according to the comparison result. At this time, the reference value may be a reference power value calculated from the appropriate current range of Table 2 set according to the initial output voltage value.

If the measured output power value is larger than the reference value, the DC power generation control unit 191 can determine the operation mode of the DC-AC converting unit 163 as the full bridge operation mode. When the measured output power value is smaller than the reference value, the DC power generation control unit 191 can determine the operation mode of the DC-AC converting unit 163 as the half bridge operation mode.

The DC-AC conversion unit 163 converts the output power of the power supply unit 110 into AC power having the rectangular-wave AC voltage V3 based on the AC power generation control signal ( S313 ) Output.

The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 transmits the rectangular-wave AC power having the rectangular-wave AC voltage V3 to the wireless power reception apparatus 300 through resonance ( S315 ).

Next, a power supply apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 to 19. FIG.

Figure 16 shows a block diagram of a power supply according to another embodiment of the present invention.

16, the power supply apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply unit 110, an oscillator 130, an AC power generation unit 170, a power transmission state detection unit 180 And a transmission power control unit 190, and the power supply apparatus 100 is connected to the wireless power transmission apparatus 200.

The power supply unit 110 generates and outputs DC power, which is power having a DC voltage, to an output terminal.

The oscillator 130 generates a small power sine wave.

The power transmission state sensing unit 180 senses the wireless power transmission state.

The transmission power control unit 190 generates a control signal for controlling the AC power generation unit 170 based on the detected radio power transmission state and the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130.

The ac power generation unit 170 amplifies the power of the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 using the DC power of the power supply unit 110 based on the control signal of the transmission power control unit 190, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > AC < / RTI >

The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 transmits the output power of the AC power generation unit 170 to the wireless power reception apparatus 300 by resonance.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram of an AC power generation unit and a transmission power control unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

17, the AC power generating unit 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a DC-DC converting unit 175 and a DC-AC converting unit 173, and the transmission power controller 190 Includes a DC power generation control unit 191, a storage unit 192, and an AC power generation control unit 193.

The direct-current power generation control unit 191 controls the direct-current (DC) converter 175 based on the sensed radio-power transmission state so as to output the direct current having the output current and the target direct- And generates a control signal.

The storage unit 192 stores a look-up table.

The DC-DC converter 175 converts the output power of the power supply unit 110 into DC power having an output current and a target DC voltage within a target current range based on the DC power generation control signal.

The AC power generation control unit 193 generates an AC power generation control signal based on a small power sine wave of the oscillator 130. [ The AC power generation control unit 193 controls the DC-DC converting unit 175 to output the AC power having the output current within the target current range based on the detected radio power transmission state, Lt; / RTI > The target current range may be a target peak-to-peak current range.

The DC-AC converting section 173 converts the output power of the DC-DC converting section 175 into the square-wave-shaped power based on the AC power generating control signal, and outputs it to the transmission inducing coil section 210.

18 is a circuit diagram of a DC-AC converting unit and a power transmission state sensing unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 18, the dc-ac converter 173 includes a full-bridge transistor circuit portion, which includes two half-bridge transistor circuit portions. One of the two half-bridge transistor circuit portions includes an upper transistor T61 and a lower transistor T62, and the other includes an upper transistor T64 and a lower transistor T63. The upper transistors T61 and T64 and the lower transistors T62 and T63 may be n-channel metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (NMOSs) It can be replaced by another device.

The power transmission state detection unit 180 includes a resistor R1 and a voltage difference measurement unit 181 and includes a DC-DC conversion unit 175, a DC-AC conversion unit 173, an AC power generation control unit 193, Lt; / RTI > The DC-AC converting unit 173 is connected to the DC-DC converting unit 175 through a resistor R1.

The AC power generation control unit 193 has first and second upper transistor control signal output terminals and first and second lower transistor control signal output terminals, and generates AC power based on the small power sine wave of the oscillator 130 and the AC power And generates a generation control signal.

The drain electrode of the upper transistor T61 is connected to one end of the resistor R1 and the gate electrode thereof is connected to the first upper transistor control signal output terminal of the AC power generation control unit 193, As shown in FIG.

The drain electrode of the lower transistor T62 is connected to the source electrode of the upper transistor T61 and the gate electrode of the lower transistor T62 is connected to the output terminal of the first lower transistor control signal of the ac power generation control unit 193, .

The drain electrode of the upper transistor T64 is connected to one end of the resistor R1 and the gate electrode is connected to the output terminal of the second upper transistor control signal of the AC power generation control unit 193, As shown in FIG.

The drain electrode of the lower transistor T63 is connected to the source electrode of the upper transistor T64 and the gate electrode of the lower transistor T63 is connected to the output terminal of the second lower transistor control signal of the ac power generation control unit 193, .

The voltage difference measuring unit 181 measures the difference in voltage across the resistor R1.

Next, a wireless power transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of a wireless power transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In particular, Figure 19 is a wireless power transmission method embodying the embodiments of Figures 16-18.

The power supply unit 110 generates DC power, which is power having a DC voltage ( S501 ). In particular, the power supply unit 110 can convert AC power having an AC voltage into DC power, which is power having a DC voltage.

The oscillator 130 generates a small power sine wave ( S503 ).

The power transmission state sensing unit 180 senses the wireless power transmission state ( S505 ). The power transmission state sensing unit 180 may sense the magnitude of the output current of the DC-DC converter 175 as a power transmission state. Since the voltage across the resistor R1 is proportional to the magnitude of the output current of the power supply unit 110, the voltage difference measurement unit 181 of the power transmission state sensing unit 180 measures the voltage across the resistor R1 As a wireless power transmission state. Since the output current of the dc-dc converter 175 may not be constant, the power transmission state detector 180 measures the magnitude of the output peak-to-peak current of the dc-dc converter 175 It is possible.

The direct current power generation control unit 191 controls the direct current (DC) converter 175 to generate direct current power having a current within the target current range and direct current having the target direct current voltage, based on the sensed radio power transmission state Generates a control signal ( S507 ), and outputs it to the gate electrode of the transistor T11. Step S507 may be embodied by the above-described step S107.

The DC-DC converter 175 converts the output power of the power supply unit 110 into DC power having an output current and a target DC voltage within a target current range based on the DC power generation control signal ( S509 ).

The AC power generation control unit 193 generates an AC power generation control signal for allowing the DC-DC converting unit 175 to output the DC power having the output current within the target current range based on the detected radio power transmission state generated (S511), the DC-AC conversion and outputs it to the block 173. The step S511 may be embodied by the above-described step S311.

The DC-AC conversion unit 173 converts the output power of the power supply unit 110 into AC power having the rectangular-wave AC voltage V3 based on the AC power generation control signal ( S513 ) Output.

The wireless power transmission apparatus 200 transmits the rectangular-wave AC power having the rectangular-wave AC voltage V3 to the wireless power reception apparatus 300 by resonance ( S515 ).

The features, structures, effects and the like described in the embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the present invention and are not necessarily limited to only one embodiment. Furthermore, the features, structures, effects and the like illustrated in the embodiments can be combined and modified by other persons skilled in the art to which the embodiments belong. Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to these combinations and modifications.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood that various modifications and applications are possible. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiments can be modified and implemented. It is to be understood that all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

Claims (20)

A wireless power transmission apparatus for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving apparatus,
An alternating-current power generation unit operating in a half-bridge operation mode and a full-bridge operation mode, the alternating-current power generation unit generating square-shaped power using the first direct-current power; And
And a transmission induction coil for transmitting the square wave power to the transmission resonance coil by electromagnetic induction
A wireless power transmission device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the AC power generating unit includes a transistor circuit part of a full bridge structure connected to the transmission induction coil
A wireless power transmission device.
3. The method of claim 2,
Further comprising a transmission power control unit for determining one of the half bridge operation mode and the full bridge operation mode and for generating an AC power generation control signal corresponding to the determined operation mode and providing the AC power generation control signal to the transistor circuit unit
A wireless power transmission device.
The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a sensing unit for sensing a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus,
The transmission power control section
Wherein the transmission power control unit determines one of the half bridge operation mode and the full bridge operation mode based on the sensed radio power transmission state
A wireless power transmission device.
The method according to claim 1,
The AC power generating unit
A DC-DC converter for converting the first DC power into a second DC power;
And a DC-AC converting unit that operates in the half bridge operation mode and the full bridge operation mode and converts the second DC power into the square wave power
A wireless power transmission device.
6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a sensing unit for sensing a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus,
The transmission power control section
And a DC power generation control unit for generating a DC power generation control signal based on the sensed wireless power transmission state,
And the DC-DC converter converts the first DC power into the second DC power based on the DC power generation control signal
A wireless power transmission device.
The method according to claim 6,
The DC power generation control unit changes the duty ratio of the DC power generation control signal based on the sensed radio power transmission state
A wireless power transmission device.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the DC power generation control unit obtains a target output voltage corresponding to the sensed radio power transmission state from a lookup table and changes the duty ratio so that the voltage of the second DC power reaches the target output voltage
A wireless power transmission device.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a sensing unit for sensing a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus,
The sensing unit senses the wireless power transmission state based on the magnitude of the current of the transmission power
A wireless power transmission device.
10. The method of claim 9,
The sensing unit senses the wireless power transmission state based on a peak-to-peak magnitude of the current of the transmission power
A wireless power transmission device.
A wireless power transmission apparatus for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving apparatus,
A transmission induction coil for transmitting the applied electric power to the transmission resonance coil by electromagnetic induction; And
And a transistor circuit portion of a full bridge structure connected to the transmission induction coil
A wireless power transmission device.
12. The method of claim 11,
A sensing unit for sensing a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus;
And a transmission power control section for controlling the transistor circuit section of the full bridge structure based on the sensed wireless power transmission state
A wireless power transmission device.
13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the transistor circuit portion of the full bridge structure operates in one of the half bridge operation mode and the full bridge operation mode,
Wherein the transmission power control unit determines one of the half bridge operation mode and the full bridge operation mode based on the sensed radio power transmission state and controls the transistor circuit unit according to the determined operation mode
A wireless power transmission device.
14. The method of claim 13,
The transistor circuit portion of the full bridge structure
A first transistor including a drain electrode to which DC power is applied and a source electrode connected to one end of the transmission induction coil;
A second transistor including a drain electrode connected to the source electrode of the first transistor and a source electrode connected to the ground;
A third transistor including a drain electrode to which the DC power is applied and a source electrode connected to the other end of the transmission induction coil; And
And a fourth transistor including a drain electrode connected to the source electrode of the third transistor and a source electrode connected to the ground
A wireless power transmission device.
15. The method of claim 14,
In the half bridge operation mode, the transmission power control section
The third transistor is turned off,
The fourth transistor is turned on,
The first transistor is turned on and the second transistor is turned off in half of one period,
Turning off the first transistor and turning on the second transistor in the other half of the period
A wireless power transmission device.
15. The method of claim 14,
In the full bridge operation mode, the transmission power control section
Turning on the first and fourth transistors and turning off the second and third transistors at half of one period,
And turning off the first and fourth transistors and turning on the second and third transistors in the other half period
A wireless power transmission device.
A wireless power transmission method for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power receiving device,
Determining one of a half bridge operation mode and a full bridge operation mode;
Generating square wave shaped power using the first direct current power according to the determined operation mode; And
And transmitting the square wave shaped power through a part of the transmission induction coil to the transmission resonance coil by electromagnetic induction
Wireless power transmission method.
18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein generating the square wave shaped power comprises:
Generating an AC power generation control signal corresponding to the determined operation mode;
Generating the square wave power based on the ac power generation control signal
Wireless power transmission method.
18. The method of claim 17,
Further comprising sensing a wireless power transmission state between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus,
Wherein determining one of the half bridge operation mode and the full bridge operation mode comprises:
And determining one of the half bridge operation mode and the full bridge operation mode based on the sensed wireless power transmission state
Wireless power transmission method.
20. The method of claim 19,
Determining a duty ratio based on the sensed wireless power transmission state;
Generating a DC power generation control signal according to the duty ratio;
Wherein generating the square wave shaped power comprises:
Converting the first direct current power into second direct current power based on the direct current power generation control signal;
And converting the second direct current power into the square wave power in the determined operation mode
Wireless power transmission method.
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