KR20140142163A - Wireless power transfer method, apparatus and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission device, and a wireless charging system in the wireless power transmission area. The wireless power transmission device for transmitting power to a wireless power receiving device wirelessly includes: a power delivery unit to transmit power wirelessly to the wireless power receiving device; a circuit unit which includes a plurality of capacitors electrically connected to the power delivery unit and supports a plurality of frequencies by changing the electrical connection of the capacitors; and a control unit which detects a communications protocol which the wireless power receiving device follows, and controls the electrical connection of the capacitors for the circuit unit to operate with a frequency corresponding to the detected communications protocol.

Description

[0001] WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM [0002] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003]

The present invention relates to a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission device and a wireless charging system in the field of wireless power transmission.

[0002] Instead of a method of supplying electrical energy to a wireless power receiving apparatus by wire, a method of wirelessly supplying electric energy without contact has been used. A wireless power receiving apparatus that receives energy wirelessly may be driven directly by the received wireless power, or may be powered by the charged power by charging the battery using the received wireless power.

In order to transmit smooth wireless power between the wireless power transmission apparatus for transmitting the wireless power and the wireless power reception apparatus for receiving wireless power, standardization (i.e., standardization) of technology related to transmission of wireless power is underway.

As part of the standardization of technology related to the transmission of such wireless power, the Wireless Power Consortium, which deals with the technology for the wireless power transmission of the magnetic induction type, Version 1.00 Release Candidate 1, Interface Definition, Version 1.00 RC1 (System Description Wireless Power Transfer, Volume 1, Low Power, Part 1: Interface Definition, Version 1.00 Release Candidate 1 ) "We released the standard document.

Meanwhile, Power Matters Alliance, another technical standards body, was established in March 2012 to develop a family of interface standards and to release standard documents based on inductive coupling technology to provide inductive resonant power. Respectively.

 The wireless charging method using electromagnetic induction as described above is already frequently encountered in our lives. For example, electric toothbrushes, wireless coffee pots, and the like.

Currently, the WPC 1.1 standard and the PMA 1.1 standard are disclosed, but all of them have a problem that the receiving apparatus must be accurately placed on the charging coil and compatibility with each other is not excellent. Therefore, there is a need for the development of a transmitter having mutual compatibility between wireless charging standards.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission device, and a wireless charging system that are compatible with the WPC standard and the PMA standard.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a new type of multi-coil solution which, in wireless charging, combines single coils conforming to different standards to expand the positional degrees of freedom of the receiving devices.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission device, and a wireless charging system that are compatible with the WPC standard and the PMA standard. To this end, there is provided a wireless power transmission apparatus for wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus, comprising: a first coil formed to convert current into magnetic flux; and a second coil disposed in a plane on the first coil, And a third coil which is different in shape from the first coil and the second coil and at least a part of which is arranged so as to overlap with the first coil and the second coil respectively and a standard which is applied to the receiving device, And a control unit for determining a coil to be driven among the first coil, the second coil and the third coil by using the standard specification.

In one embodiment, the controller is configured to selectively apply any one of a plurality of voltages to the third coil.

In one embodiment, the control unit is configured to control the driving circuit unit, and the driving circuit unit includes a first switch connected to the first capacitor and a second switch connected to the second capacitor, And the second capacitor is connected to the third coil in parallel.

In one embodiment, the first and second switches are controlled so that any one of the plurality of voltages is applied to the third coil according to which one of the first specification and the second specification is different from the standard specification .

In one embodiment, the control unit applies a voltage of an input voltage to at least one of the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil, and after the detection of the standard standard, .

In one embodiment, the control unit may determine which of the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil is to be controlled if the standard specification is the first specification, The frequency of the input voltage applied to the third coil is boosted to perform the frequency control.

In one embodiment, the first coil and the second coil are coils to which the input voltage is applied within the first specification, and the third coil is set to be applied with a voltage higher than the input voltage .

In one embodiment, the first coil and the second coil are frequency controlled or voltage controlled coils within the first specification, and the third coil is a voltage controlled coil within the first specification .

In one embodiment, the first coil and the second coil are wound in a quadrangle in which at least a part is linear, and the third coil is wound in a circular shape.

In one embodiment, the first coil and the second coil are formed as a single layer, and the third coil is formed as a plurality of layers connected to each other and wound.

In one embodiment, the third coil is a coil that follows the first specification and the second specification together, and the first and second coils are coils conforming to the first specification.

A wireless power transmission method for wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus according to the present invention, the method comprising: applying an input voltage to at least one of a first coil, a second coil, and a third coil; Detecting a standard standard applied to the wireless power receiving apparatus and detecting a coil to be driven among the first coil, the second coil and the third coil if the standard specification is the first standard, The method comprising the steps of:

In one embodiment, if the standard is the first standard, it is detected whether the coil to be driven is a coil coiled in a quadrangle shape or a coil wound in a circular shape.

In one embodiment, if the coil to be driven is a coil wound in the circular shape, the input voltage is boosted, and if the coil is wound in a quadrangle shape, the input voltage is maintained.

In one embodiment, if the standard is the second standard, the input voltage is boosted and the frequency is controlled.

A wireless power transmission system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmission device configured to transmit wireless power and a receiving device configured to receive wireless power from the transmission device, the transmission device configured to convert current into magnetic flux A second coil disposed in a plane on the first coil, a second coil disposed on the first coil in parallel with the first coil, and a second coil formed in a shape different from that of the first coil and the second coil so that at least a portion thereof overlaps the first coil and the second coil, And a controller for detecting a standard coil applied to the receiver and a coil to be driven among the first coil, the second coil and the third coil by using the standard standard .

In one embodiment, the controller is configured to selectively apply any one of a plurality of voltages to the third coil.

In one embodiment, the control unit applies a voltage of an input voltage to at least one of the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil, and after the detection of the standard standard, .

In one embodiment, the first and second coils are wound in a quadrilateral shape in which at least a part is linear, and the third coil is wound in a circular shape.

There is provided a wireless power transmission apparatus configured to wirelessly transmit power to a wireless power receiving apparatus according to the present invention, the wireless power transmission apparatus comprising: a power transmitting unit configured to transmit wireless power to the wireless power receiving apparatus; A circuit section having a plurality of capacitors and adapted to change an electrical connection of the capacitors to each of a plurality of frequencies and a communication section for detecting a communication protocol to which the wireless power receiving apparatus is to follow, And a control unit for controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors so that the circuit unit operates.

In one embodiment, the circuit unit is configured to vary the number of capacitors included in the resonant circuit that transmits the radio power among the plurality of capacitors.

In one embodiment, the circuitry includes a first capacitor electrically coupled to the power transfer unit, a second capacitor coupled in parallel with the first capacitor, and a switch coupled to the second capacitor, And controls the electrical connection of the second capacitor.

In one embodiment, the control unit connects the switch when the detected communication protocol is a WPC communication protocol, and does not connect the switch when the detected communication protocol is a PMA communication protocol.

In one embodiment, the control unit sequentially generates signals conforming to different communication protocols so as to detect a communication protocol followed by the wireless power receiving apparatus.

In one embodiment, the signals include a first signal in accordance with the first communication protocol and a second signal in accordance with the second communication protocol, and the control unit controls the first signal and the second signal based on the first signal and the second signal, And the wireless power receiving apparatus determines whether the wireless power receiving apparatus corresponds to the communication protocol of the first or second communication protocol using the response of the wireless power receiving apparatus.

In one embodiment, when the one of the communication protocols is determined, the control unit controls the electrical connection of the plurality of capacitors so that the circuit unit operates in a frequency range corresponding to the one of the communication protocols .

In one embodiment, when the one communication protocol is determined, the controller increases or decreases the input voltage to correspond to the one communication protocol to the circuit unit.

In one embodiment, when the one of the communication protocols is determined, the controller performs either frequency control or voltage control on the power transfer unit based on the communication protocol.

In one embodiment, the circuit unit includes a first switch connected to the first capacitor and a second switch connected to the second capacitor, wherein the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected in parallel, 1 and the second switch are used to control the electrical connection of the second capacitor.

In one embodiment, the control unit controls the first and second switches such that the first and second capacitors are all electrically connected to the power transfer unit when the communication protocol complies with WPC, and the communication protocol And controls the first and second switches such that any one of the first and second capacitors is electrically connected to the power transfer unit when the PMA is followed.

In one embodiment, the power transfer part is a frequency controlled or voltage controlled A13 coil within the WPC standard.

A wireless power transmission method for wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving apparatus according to the present invention, the wireless power transmitting method comprising the steps of: receiving a first signal according to a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol Using the response of the receiving apparatus to either one of the first signal and the second signal to generate a second signal according to the communication performed by the wireless power receiving apparatus among the first and second communication protocols And controlling the electrical connection of the plurality of capacitors so that the radio power is transmitted in one of the plurality of frequency bands according to the determined communication protocol.

In one embodiment, in the step of controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors, the number of capacitors to be used in the resonant circuit according to the determined communication protocol is determined.

In one embodiment, a first capacitor and a second capacitor are connected, and a switch is connected to the second capacitor. In the step of controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors, the determined communication protocol conforms to the WPC communication protocol And when it is judged that the switch is connected.

In one embodiment, the method further includes the step of increasing or decreasing the input voltage according to the determined communication protocol.

A wireless charging system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitting device for transmitting wireless power and a receiving device for receiving wireless power from the transmitting device, the transmitting device being configured to transmit wireless power to the receiving device, And a plurality of capacitors electrically connected to the power transmission unit, the circuit unit configured to change an electrical connection of the capacitors to support a plurality of frequency ranges, respectively, and a communication protocol to be followed by the receiving device, And a control unit for controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors so that the circuit unit operates in a frequency range corresponding to the detected communication protocol.

In one embodiment, the power transfer unit is configured with an A13 coil conforming to the WPC communication standard, and the controller determines the number of capacitors to be included in the resonant circuit according to the communication protocol conformed to the receiving apparatus.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises a switch connected to at least a part of the plurality of capacitors, wherein the control unit uses the switch to determine a capacitor to be used for the resonant circuit.

In one embodiment, the control unit sequentially generates signals conforming to different communication protocols so as to detect a standard followed by the receiving apparatus.

The present invention implements a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission device, and a wireless charging system capable of transmitting wireless power of a standard corresponding to different standards through multi-coil solutions.

Further, the present invention provides a multiple coil solution for implementing a transmission device that conforms to two different standards by using a single coil, as overlapping coils of different shapes to a pair of adjacent coils. In addition, since the overlapping coils are configured to support two different standards, the operation range of the wireless power transmission apparatus, the wireless power reception apparatus, and the wireless charging system can be expanded. In other words, by using a combination of a single coil that conforms to two different standards as multiple coils in a wireless power transmission apparatus, it is possible to cope with all transmission apparatuses regardless of the standard of the coil of the receiving apparatus.

The present invention can provide a transmitting apparatus having compatibility between different standards by changing the resonance frequency of the transmitting apparatus for receiving apparatuses conforming to different standards. Through this, the present invention can transmit wireless power regardless of the communication standard to which the receiving apparatus conforms.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view conceptually showing a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention.
2A and 2B are block diagrams illustrating exemplary configurations of a wireless power transmission device and a wireless power reception device that can be employed in the embodiments disclosed herein.
3 illustrates a concept that power is transmitted from a wireless power transmission apparatus to a wireless power receiving apparatus wirelessly according to an inductive coupling scheme.
4 is a block diagram exemplarily showing a part of the configuration of a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus of a magnetic induction type that can be employed in the embodiments disclosed herein.
5 is a block diagram of a wireless power transmission apparatus configured to have one or more transmission coils that receive power in accordance with an inductive coupling scheme employable in the embodiments disclosed herein.
FIG. 6 illustrates a concept that power is transmitted from a wireless power transmission apparatus to a wireless power reception apparatus wirelessly according to a resonant coupling scheme.
7 is a block diagram exemplarily showing a part of a configuration of a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus of a resonance type usable in the embodiments disclosed herein.
8 is a block diagram of a wireless power transmission apparatus configured to have one or more transmission coils that receive power in accordance with a resonant coupling scheme employable in the embodiments disclosed herein.
9 illustrates a concept of transmitting and receiving packets between a wireless power transmission device and an electronic device through modulation and demodulation of a wireless power signal in wireless power transmission according to the embodiments disclosed herein.
10 illustrates a configuration for transmitting and receiving a power control message in a wireless power transmission according to the embodiments disclosed herein.
FIG. 11 illustrates the form of signals in modulation and demodulation performed in a wireless power transmission in accordance with the embodiments disclosed herein.
12 illustrates a packet including a power control message used in a wireless power transfer method in accordance with the embodiments disclosed herein.
13 illustrates operating states of a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power receiving apparatus according to embodiments disclosed herein.
14 to 18 show the structure of packets including the power control message between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power receiving apparatus.
19 is a conceptual diagram showing a method by which a wireless power transmission apparatus transmits electric power to one or more wireless power reception apparatuses.
20 and 21 are a plan view and a front view showing a transmitter of a transmission apparatus in which a single coil is combined.
22A and 22B are a plan view and a front view of the first kind coil shown in Fig.
23A and 23B are a plan view and a front view of the second kind coil shown in Fig.
24A and 24B are front views showing a modification of the transmission apparatus of FIG.
25 is a flowchart showing a driving method of the transfer apparatus.
26 is a detailed flowchart showing an example of the driving method of Fig.
27 is a circuit structure diagram for implementing the driving method of Fig.
28 and 29 are block diagrams of a wireless power transmission apparatus and a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a transmission apparatus to transmit wireless power to a wireless power transmission apparatus according to two different standards.
30 is a conceptual diagram showing a coil usable in a wireless power transmission apparatus.
31 is a structural diagram of a circuit implementing a method for transmitting wireless power in accordance with different standards in a wireless power transmission apparatus.
32 is an experimental graph of whether or not the wireless power transmission apparatus supports communication conforming to two different standards.
33 is a flowchart illustrating a method of detecting a communication protocol in a wireless power transmission apparatus.
FIG. 34 is an experimental graph showing the results of the experiment according to FIG.
35 is a circuit diagram showing another method for constructing a circuit diagram of a wireless power transmission apparatus.

The techniques disclosed herein apply to wireless power transmission. However, the technology disclosed in this specification is not limited thereto, and can be applied to all power transmission systems and methods, wireless charging circuits and methods, and other methods and apparatus that utilize wirelessly transmitted power to which the technical idea of the technology can be applied .

It is noted that the technical terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. It is also to be understood that the technical terms used herein are to be interpreted in a sense generally understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, Should not be construed to mean, or be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense. Further, when a technical term used herein is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the spirit of the present invention, it should be understood that technical terms that can be understood by a person skilled in the art are replaced. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted according to a predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced.

Also, the singular forms "as used herein include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term "comprising" or "comprising" or the like should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, Or may be further comprised of additional components or steps.

Furthermore, suffixes "module" and " part "for components used in the present specification are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

Furthermore, terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. used in this specification can be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the several views, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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Many-to-one communication method: how one transmitter (Tx) communicates with multiple receivers (Rx)

Unidirectional communication: a communication method in which a receiver only sends a necessary message to the transmitter side

Bidirectional communication: A transmitter is a receiver and a receiver is a transmitter, that is, a communication method capable of transmitting messages on both sides

Here, the transmitter and the receiver are the same as the transmitter and the receiver, respectively, and these terms can be used in combination.

Wireless power transmission device and wireless power receiving device conceptual diagram

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view conceptually showing a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus according to embodiments of the present invention.

1, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be a power transmission apparatus that transmits power wirelessly required by the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. [

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be a wireless charging apparatus that charges the battery of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 by transmitting power wirelessly.

In addition, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be implemented as various types of devices that transmit power to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 that requires power in a non-contact state.

The wireless power receiving apparatus 200 is a device capable of receiving power wirelessly from the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and operating. Also, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 can charge the battery using the received wireless power.

Meanwhile, the wireless power receiving apparatus that receives power wirelessly as described in the present specification may be any portable electronic apparatus such as a keyboard, a mouse, an auxiliary output device such as a video or audio auxiliary output device, a cellular phone, a cellular phone, A smart phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a tablet, or a multimedia device.

The wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may be a mobile communication terminal (e.g., a cellular phone, a cellular phone, a tablet) or a multimedia device, as described later.

Meanwhile, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may transmit power wirelessly to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 without mutual contact using one or more wireless power transmission methods. That is, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 uses an inductive coupling scheme based on a magnetic induction phenomenon by the wireless power signal, and a magnetic resonance coupling based on an electromagnetic resonance phenomenon by a wireless power signal of a specific frequency ) ≪ / RTI >

The inductive coupling type wireless power transmission is a technique of wirelessly transmitting power by using a primary coil and a secondary coil, and a current is induced to the other coil through a magnetic field changing in one coil due to the magnetic induction phenomenon, .

In the wireless power transmission by the resonance coupling method, resonance occurs in the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 due to a wireless power signal transmitted from the wireless power transmission apparatus 100, (100) to the wireless power receiving apparatus (200).

Hereinafter, embodiments of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail. In the drawings, the same reference numerals as possible are used to denote the same or similar components, even if they are shown in different drawings.

2A and 2B are block diagrams illustrating exemplary configurations of a wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and a wireless power reception apparatus 200 that can be employed in the embodiments disclosed herein.

Wireless power transmission device

Referring to FIG. 2A, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 is configured to include a power transmission unit 110. FIG. The power transmission unit 110 may include a power conversion unit 111 and a power transmission control unit 112.

The power conversion unit 111 converts the power supplied from the transmission power supply unit 190 into a wireless power signal and transmits the wireless power signal to the wireless power reception apparatus 200. The radio power signal transmitted by the power converter 111 is formed in the form of a magnetic field or an electro-magnetic field having oscillation characteristics. For this, the power conversion unit 111 may be configured to include a coil for generating the wireless power signal.

The power conversion unit 111 may include components for forming different types of wireless power signals according to each power transmission scheme. For example, the power conversion unit 111 may be configured to include a primary coil that forms a changing magnetic field in order to induce a current in the secondary coil of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 according to an inductive coupling scheme have. The power conversion unit 111 may be configured to include a coil (or antenna) that forms a magnetic field having a specific resonance frequency in order to generate a resonance phenomenon in the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 according to a resonance coupling scheme have.

The power conversion unit 111 may transmit power using one or more of the inductive coupling method and the resonant coupling method described above.

Among the components included in the power conversion unit 111, those following the inductive coupling scheme will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, and those according to the resonant coupling scheme will be described later with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG.

The power conversion unit 111 may further include a circuit for adjusting characteristics of a frequency, an applied voltage, and a current used for forming the wireless power signal.

The power transmission control unit 112 controls each component included in the power transmission unit 110. The power transmission control unit 112 may be integrated with another control unit (not shown) that controls the wireless power supply apparatus 100.

Meanwhile, an area where the wireless power signal can reach can be divided into two types. First, an active area refers to a region through which a wireless power signal that transmits power to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 passes. Next, a semi-active area refers to an area of interest in which the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 can detect the presence of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. [ Here, the power transmission control unit 112 may detect whether the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 is placed in or removed from the active region or the sensing region. Specifically, the power transmission control unit 112 uses the wireless power signal generated by the power conversion unit 111 or the wireless power reception apparatus 200 is connected to the active area or the sensing area by a separately provided sensor It can be detected whether or not it has been deployed. For example, the power transmission control unit 112 receives the wireless power signal due to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 existing in the sensing area, and forms the wireless power signal of the power conversion unit 111 The presence of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 can be detected by monitoring whether or not the characteristic of the power for the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 changes. However, the active area and the sensing area may differ depending on a wireless power transmission scheme such as an inductive coupling scheme and a resonant coupling scheme.

The power transmission control unit 112 may perform the process of identifying the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 according to a result of detecting the presence of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 or may determine whether to start wireless power transmission have.

The power transmission control unit 112 may determine at least one of a frequency, a voltage, and a current of the power conversion unit 111 for forming the wireless power signal. The determination of the characteristics may be made according to conditions on the side of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 or on conditions on the side of the wireless power reception apparatus 200. [

The power transmission control unit 112 may receive a power control message from the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. [ The power transmission control unit 112 may determine one or more characteristics of the frequency, voltage, and current of the power conversion unit 111 based on the received power control message, Operation can be performed.

For example, the power transmission control unit 112 may form the wireless power signal according to a power control message including at least one of the rectified power amount information, the charging status information and the identification information of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 It is possible to determine at least one of the characteristics of the frequency, current, and voltage to be used.

In addition, as another control operation using the power control message, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may perform a general control operation related to wireless power transmission based on the power control message. For example, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 receives information to be output audibly or visually related to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 through the power control message, or receives information necessary for authentication between devices It is possible.

In order to receive the power control message, the power transmission control unit 112 may use at least one of a method of receiving through the wireless power signal and a method of receiving other user data.

In order to receive the power control message, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may further include a power communication modulation / demodulation unit 113 electrically connected to the power conversion unit 111 . The modem unit 113 may be used to demodulate the wireless power signal modulated by the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 and receive the power control message.

In addition, in some embodiments, the power transmission control unit 112 receives user data including a power control message by communication means (not shown) included in the wireless power transmission apparatus 100, .

[When supporting in-band two-way communication]

In addition, in the wireless power transmission environment capable of bidirectional communication according to the embodiments disclosed herein, the power transmission control unit 112 may transmit data to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. [ The data transmitted by the power transmission control unit 112 may be a request for the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 to send a power control message.

Wireless power receiving device

Referring to FIG. 2B, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 is configured to include a power supply unit 290. The power supply unit 290 supplies power required for operation of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. The power supply unit 290 may include a power receiving unit 291 and a power receiving control unit 292.

The power receiving unit 291 receives power transmitted from the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 wirelessly.

The power receiving unit 291 may include components necessary for receiving the wireless power signal according to a wireless power transmission scheme. In addition, the power receiver 291 may receive power according to one or more wireless power transmission schemes. In this case, the power receiver 291 may include necessary components according to each scheme.

First, the power receiving unit 291 may be configured to include a coil for receiving a radio power signal transmitted in the form of a magnetic field or an electromagnetic field having an oscillating characteristic.

For example, as a component according to an inductive coupling scheme, the power receiving unit 291 may include a secondary coil whose current is induced by a changing magnetic field. The power receiving unit 291 may include a coil and a resonant circuit that generate a resonance phenomenon by a magnetic field having a specific resonance frequency as a component according to a resonant coupling scheme.

However, when the power receiving unit 291 receives power according to one or more wireless power transmission schemes, the power receiving unit 291 may be configured to receive using one coil, And may be implemented to receive using a coil.

Among the components included in the power receiving unit 291, those following the inductive coupling scheme will be described with reference to FIG. 4, and those according to the resonant coupling scheme will be described later with reference to FIG.

Meanwhile, the power receiving unit 291 may further include a rectifier and a regulator for converting the radio power signal into a direct current. The power receiving unit 291 may further include a circuit for preventing an overvoltage or an overcurrent from occurring due to the received power signal.

The power reception control unit 292 controls the components included in the power supply unit 290.

Specifically, the power receiving control unit 292 may transmit a power control message to the wireless power transmission apparatus 100. FIG. The power control message may instruct the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 to start or terminate the transmission of the wireless power signal. The power control message may also direct the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 to adjust the characteristics of the wireless power signal.

In order to transmit the power control message, the power control unit 292 may use at least one of a method of transmitting through the wireless power signal and a method of transmitting through the other user data.

In order to transmit the power control message, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may further include a power communication modulation / demodulation unit 293 electrically connected to the power receiving unit 291. The modem unit 293 can be used to transmit the power control message through the wireless power signal, as in the case of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 described above. The modem unit 293 may be used as a means for adjusting the current and / or voltage flowing through the power conversion unit 111 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100. Hereinafter, a description will be given of a method in which the modulation and demodulation units 113 and 293 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 are used for transmission and reception of a power control message through a wireless power signal, respectively do.

The wireless power signal formed by the power conversion unit 111 is received by the power receiving unit 291. At this time, the power reception control unit 292 controls the modem unit 293 of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 to modulate the wireless power signal. For example, the power reception control unit 292 may modify the reactance of the modem unit 293 connected to the power reception unit 291 so that the amount of power received from the wireless power signal changes accordingly have. A change in the amount of power received from the wireless power signal results in a change in the current and / or voltage of the power conversion unit 111 forming the wireless power signal. At this time, the modulation / demodulation unit 113 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 detects a change in the current and / or voltage of the power conversion unit 111 and performs a demodulation process.

That is, the power reception controller 292 generates a packet including a power control message to be transmitted to the wireless power transmission apparatus 100, modulates the wireless power signal to include the packet, The transmission control unit 112 can obtain the power control message included in the packet by decoding the packet based on the demodulation process result of the modulation / demodulation unit 113.

In addition, in some embodiments, the power reception control unit 292 transmits user data including a power control message by communication means (not shown) included in the wireless power reception apparatus 200, To the wireless power transmission apparatus 100. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 shown in FIG.

[When supporting in-band two-way communication]

In addition, in the wireless power transmission environment capable of bidirectional communication according to the embodiments disclosed herein, the power reception control unit 292 can receive data transmitted from the wireless power transmission apparatus 100. [ The data transmitted from the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be to request to transmit a power control message.

In addition, the power supply unit 290 may be configured to further include a charging unit 298 and a battery 299.

The wireless power receiving apparatus 200 receiving power for operation from the power supply unit 290 operates by the power transmitted from the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 or by using the transmitted power, The battery 299 can be operated by the electric power charged in the battery 299 after the battery 299 is charged. At this time, the power receiving control unit 292 may control the charging unit 298 to perform charging using the transmitted power.

Hereinafter, a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power receiving apparatus applicable to the embodiments disclosed herein will be described. 3 to 5, a method of transmitting power by the wireless power transmission apparatus to the wireless power reception apparatus according to an inductive coupling scheme is disclosed.

Inductively coupled

3 illustrates a concept that power is transmitted from a wireless power transmission apparatus to a wireless power receiving apparatus wirelessly according to an inductive coupling scheme.

When the power transmission of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 follows the inductive coupling scheme, when the intensity of the current flowing through the primary coil in the power transmission unit 110 is changed, the primary coil The passing magnetic field changes. The thus changed magnetic field generates an induced electromotive force on the secondary coil side of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200.

According to this scheme, the power conversion section 111 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 is configured to include a transmission coil (Tx coil) 1111a that operates as a primary coil in magnetic induction. The power receiving unit 291 of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 is configured to include a receiving coil (Rx coil) 2911a that operates as a secondary coil in magnetic induction.

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 are arranged such that the transmission coil 1111a on the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 side and the reception coils on the wireless power reception apparatus 200 side are close to each other, . Thereafter, when the power transmission control unit 112 controls the current of the transmission coil 1111a to be changed, the power receiving unit 291 receives the power from the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 to be supplied with power.

The efficiency of the wireless power transmission by the inductively coupled system is less influenced by the frequency characteristics but is influenced by the alignment between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 including the coils and the wireless power reception apparatus 200, And distance (distance).

Meanwhile, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be configured to include an interface surface (not shown) in the form of a flat surface for wireless power transmission by the inductive coupling method. One or more wireless power receiving devices may be disposed on the interface surface, and the transmission coil 1111a may be mounted on a lower surface of the interface. In this case, the vertical spacing between the transmission coil 1111a mounted on the lower surface of the interface and the reception coil 2911a of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 located above the interface surface is made small The distance between the coils is sufficiently small so that wireless power transmission by the inductive coupling method can be efficiently performed.

In addition, an arrangement indicator (not shown) may be formed on the interface surface to indicate a position where the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 is to be placed. The arrangement indicator indicates the position of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 in which the arrangement between the transmission coil 1111a mounted on the lower surface of the interface and the reception coil 2911a can be suitably adjusted. The arrangement indicator may be a simple mark or may be formed in the form of a protruding structure for guiding the position of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. Or the array directing part is formed in the form of a magnetic body such as a magnet mounted on the lower surface of the interface so that the coils are arranged in an appropriate array by mutual attracting force with other magnetic bodies mounted inside the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 As shown in FIG.

Meanwhile, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be formed to include one or more transmission coils. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may selectively increase the power transmission efficiency by selectively using a part of the coils suitably arranged with the reception coil 2911a of the wireless power reception apparatus 200 among the one or more transmission coils. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 including the one or more transmission coils will be described below with reference to Fig.

Hereinafter, a configuration of an inductively coupled wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus applicable to the embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail.

Inductively coupled wireless power transmission apparatus and wireless power receiving apparatus

4 is a block diagram exemplarily showing a part of the configuration of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 of the magnetic induction type that can be employed in the embodiments disclosed herein. The configuration of the power transfer unit 110 included in the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 4A and the configuration of the power supply unit 110 included in the wireless power reception apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 290 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the power conversion unit 111 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be configured to include a transmission coil (Tx coil) 1111a and an inverter 1112. FIG.

As described above, the transmission coil 1111a forms a magnetic field corresponding to a radio power signal in accordance with a change in current. The transmission coil 1111a may be implemented as a planar spiral type or a cylindrical solenoid type.

The inverter 1112 transforms a DC input obtained from the power supply unit 190 into an AC waveform. An alternating current deformed by the inverter 1112 is formed in the transmission coil 1111a by driving a resonant circuit including the transmission coil 1111a and a capacitor (not shown) .

In addition, the power conversion unit 111 may be further configured to include a positioning unit 1114.

The positioning unit 1114 may move or rotate the transmission coil 1111a to increase the efficiency of the wireless power transmission by the inductive coupling scheme. This is because, as described above, the power transmission by the inductively coupled mode is performed by adjusting the alignment and distance between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 including the primary and secondary coils distance). Particularly, the positioning unit 1114 can be used when the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 is not in the active area of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100.

The position determining unit 1114 determines that the distance between the center of the transmission coil 1111a of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the center of the reception coil 2911a of the wireless power reception apparatus 200 is (Not shown) that moves the transmission coil 1111a so as to be within a certain range or rotates the transmission coil 1111a so that the center of the transmission coil 1111a and the reception coil 2911a overlap with each other .

To this end, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may further include a position detection unit (not shown) configured to detect a position of the wireless power reception apparatus 200, The controller 112 may control the positioning unit 1114 based on the position information of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 received from the position sensing sensor.

For this, the power transmission control unit 112 receives control information on the arrangement or distance with the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 through the modulation / demodulation unit 113, and transmits control information on the received arrangement or distance The position determining unit 1114 can be controlled based on the position information.

If the power conversion unit 111 is configured to include a plurality of transmission coils, the positioning unit 1114 can determine which of the plurality of transmission coils is to be used for power transmission. The configuration of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 including the plurality of transmission coils will be described later with reference to Fig.

Meanwhile, the power conversion unit 111 may be configured to further include a power sensing unit 1115. The power sensing unit 1115 on the side of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 monitors the current or voltage flowing in the transmission coil 1111a. The power sensing unit 1115 detects a voltage or current of a power source supplied from outside and determines whether the detected voltage or current exceeds a threshold value Can be confirmed. The power sensing unit 1115 compares a voltage or current value of the detected power source with a threshold value and outputs a result of the comparison. And a comparator. Based on the result of the detection by the power sensing unit 1115, the power transmission control unit 112 may control the switching unit (not shown) to cut off the power applied to the transmission coil 1111a.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the power supply unit 290 of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may be configured to include a receiving coil (Rx coil) 2911a and a rectifying circuit 2913.

A current is induced in the reception coil 2911a by a change in the magnetic field formed from the transmission coil 1111a. The receiving coil 2911a may be in the form of a flat spiral or cylindrical solenoid, as in the case of the transmitting coil 1111a.

In addition, series and parallel capacitors may be connected to the receiving coil 2911a to enhance reception efficiency of the wireless power or to detect resonance.

The receiving coil 2911a may be in the form of a single coil or a plurality of coils.

The rectifying circuit 2913 performs full-wave rectification on the current to convert the alternating current into direct current. The rectifier circuit 2913 may be implemented by, for example, a full bridge rectifier circuit including four diodes or a circuit using active components.

In addition, the rectifying circuit 2913 may further include a regulator for converting the rectified current into a more flat and stable direct current. The output power of the rectifying circuit 2913 is supplied to the respective components of the power supply unit 290. The rectifying circuit 2913 is a DC-DC converter that converts the output DC power to an appropriate voltage to match the power required for each component of the power supply unit 290 (for example, a circuit similar to the charging unit 298) (DC-DC converter).

The modulation and demodulation unit 293 may be constituted by a resistive element connected to the power receiving unit 291 and having a resistance varying with respect to a direct current and a capacitive element whose reactance is changed with respect to an alternating current . The power receiving control unit 292 may modulate the wireless power signal received by the power receiving unit 291 by changing the resistance or reactance of the modem unit 293.

The power supply unit 290 may further include a power sensing unit 2914. The power sensing unit 2914 of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 monitors the voltage and / or the current of the power source rectified by the rectifying circuit 2913 and monitors the voltage and / or current of the rectified power source When the current exceeds the threshold value, the power receiving control unit 292 transmits a power control message to the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 to transmit appropriate power.

A wireless power transmission apparatus configured with one or more transmission coils

5 is a block diagram of a wireless power transmission apparatus configured to have one or more transmission coils that receive power in accordance with an inductive coupling scheme employable in the embodiments disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 5, the power conversion section 111 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 according to the embodiments disclosed herein may be configured with one or more transmission coils 1111a-1 to 1111a-n. The one or more transmission coils 1111a-1 to 1111a-n may be an array of partly overlapping primary coils. An active area may be determined by a portion of the one or more transmission coils.

The one or more transmission coils 1111a-1 to 1111a-n may be mounted below the interface surface. The power conversion unit 111 may further include a multiplexer 1113 for establishing and releasing connection of some of the one or more transmission coils 1111a-1 to 1111a-n .

When the position of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 located on the interface surface is sensed, the power transmission control unit 112 controls the transmission power of the one or more transmission coils 1111a-1 to 1111a-n of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 can be connected to the receiving coils 2911a of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. [

For this, the power transmission control unit 112 may acquire the location information of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. For example, the power transmission control unit 112 acquires the position of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 on the interface surface by the position sensing unit (not shown) provided in the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 . As another example, the power transmission control unit 112 may use the one or more transmission coils 1111a-1 to 1111a-n to generate a power control message indicating the strength of the wireless power signal from an object on the interface surface, Acquiring position information of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 by receiving a power control message indicating identification information of the object and determining which coil of the one or more transmission coils is close to the position based on the received result, You may.

On the other hand, the active area is a part of the interface surface, which means that the high efficiency magnetic field can pass when the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 transmits power wirelessly to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 . At this time, a single transmission coil or a combination of one or more transmission coils for forming a magnetic field passing through the active region may be referred to as a primary cell. Therefore, the power transmission control unit 112 determines an activity area based on the sensed position of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200, establishes connection of major cells corresponding to the active area, 200 and the coils belonging to the main cell can be placed in the inductive coupling relationship with each other.

The power conversion unit 111 may further include an impedance matching unit (not shown) for adjusting the impedance to form a resonant circuit with the coils connected thereto.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting power according to a resonant coupling scheme by a wireless power transmission apparatus is described with reference to FIGS.

Resonance coupling method

FIG. 6 illustrates a concept that power is transmitted from a wireless power transmission apparatus to a wireless power reception apparatus wirelessly according to a resonant coupling scheme.

First, the resonance (or resonance) will be briefly described as follows. Resonance refers to a phenomenon in which the vibration system receives an external force periodically having the same frequency as its natural frequency, and the amplitude thereof increases sharply. Resonance is a phenomenon occurring in all vibrations, such as mechanical vibration and electrical vibration. Generally, when a force capable of vibrating the vibration system is applied from the outside, if the natural frequency of the vibration system is equal to the frequency of the external force, the vibration becomes larger and the amplitude becomes larger.

In the same principle, when a plurality of vibrating bodies separated within a certain distance oscillate at the same frequency, the plurality of vibrating bodies resonate with each other, and in this case, the resistance between the vibrating bodies decreases. In an electric circuit, an inductor and a capacitor can be used to make a resonant circuit.

When the power transmission of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 follows the resonant coupling scheme, a magnetic field having a specific vibration frequency is formed by the AC power source in the power transmission unit 110. When a resonance phenomenon occurs in the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 due to the magnetic field, power is generated in the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 by the resonance phenomenon.

The resonance frequency can be determined by, for example, the following equation (1).

Here, the resonance frequency f is determined by the inductance L and the capacitance C in the circuit. In a circuit for forming a magnetic field using a coil, the inductance is determined by the number of revolutions of the coil and the like, and the capacitance can be determined by an interval, an area, or the like between the coils. A capacitive resonance circuit may be connected to the coil to determine the resonance frequency.

Referring to FIG. 6, when power is transmitted wirelessly according to a resonant coupling scheme, the power conversion unit 111 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 includes a transmission coil (Tx coil) 1111b and a transmission coil And a resonance circuit 1116 connected to the transmission coil 1111b and for determining a specific oscillation frequency. The resonant circuit 1116 can be implemented using capacitors and the specific oscillation frequency is determined based on the inductance of the transmission coil 1111b and the capacitance of the resonant circuit 1116. [

The configuration of the circuit elements of the resonant circuit 1116 may be variously configured to form a magnetic field by the power conversion unit 111 and may be connected in parallel with the transmission coil 1111b as shown in FIG. It is not limited.

The power receiving unit 291 of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 further includes a resonant circuit 2912 and a receiving coil Rx coil configured to cause a resonance phenomenon by a magnetic field formed in the wireless power transmission apparatus 100, Gt; 2911b. ≪ / RTI > That is, the resonance circuit 2912 may be implemented using a capacitive circuit, and the resonance circuit 2912 is determined based on the inductance of the reception coil 2911b and the capacitance of the resonance circuit 2912 And the resonance frequency is equal to the resonance frequency of the magnetic field formed.

 The configuration of the circuit elements of the resonant circuit 2912 may be variously configured to allow the power receiving unit 291 to resonate by the magnetic field and may be connected in series with the receiving coil 2911b as shown in FIG. But is not limited to.

The specific vibration frequency in the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be obtained using Equation 1 with LTx, CTx. Here, resonance occurs in the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 when the result of substituting the LRX and CRX of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 into Equation 1 is equal to the specific vibration frequency.

According to the wireless power transmission scheme using the resonance coupling, when the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 resonate at the same frequency, the electromagnetic waves are transmitted through the near field electromagnetic field, There is no energy transfer between devices.

Therefore, the efficiency of the wireless power transmission by the resonance coupling method is largely affected by the frequency characteristics, while the arrangement between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 including the coils and the wireless power reception apparatus 200, The effect of distance is relatively small compared to inductive coupling.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a wireless power transmission apparatus and a wireless power reception apparatus of a resonance coupling type applicable to the embodiments disclosed herein will be described in detail.

Resonant coupling type wireless power transmission device

7 is a block diagram exemplarily showing a part of the configuration of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 of the resonance type that can be employed in the embodiments disclosed herein.

The configuration of the power transfer unit 110 included in the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

The power conversion unit 111 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be configured to include a transmission coil (Tx coil) 1111b, an inverter 1112, and a resonant circuit 1116. [ The inverter 1112 may be configured to be connected to the transmission coil 1111b and the resonant circuit 1116.

The transmission coil 1111b may be mounted separately from the transmission coil 1111a for transmitting electric power according to the inductive coupling scheme, but it may also transmit power using an inductive coupling scheme or a resonant coupling scheme using one single coil.

The transmission coil 1111b forms a magnetic field for transmitting electric power, as described above. The transmission coil 1111b and the resonant circuit 1116 may be vibrated when the AC power is applied and at this time the oscillation frequency is set to a value based on the inductance of the transmission coil 1111b and the capacitance of the resonant circuit 1116 Can be determined.

To this end, the inverter 1112 transforms a DC input obtained from the power supply unit 190 into an AC waveform, and the transformed AC current is applied to the transmission coil 1111b and the resonance circuit 1116.

In addition, the power conversion unit 111 may further include a frequency adjustment unit 1117 for changing the resonance frequency value of the power conversion unit 111. Since the resonance frequency of the power conversion unit 111 is determined based on the inductance and the capacitance in the circuit constituting the power conversion unit 111 according to Equation 1, the power transmission control unit 112 controls the inductance and / The resonance frequency of the power converter 111 can be determined by controlling the frequency adjuster 1117 so that the capacitance is changed.

The frequency adjuster 1117 may include a motor capable of changing the capacitance by adjusting the distance between the capacitors included in the resonant circuit 1116 or may include a motor for changing the number of rotations of the transmission coil 1111b number of turns, or a motor capable of changing the inductance by adjusting the diameter, or it may be configured to include active elements that determine the capacitance and / or inductance.

Meanwhile, the power conversion unit 111 may be configured to further include a power sensing unit 1115. The operation of the power sensing unit 1115 is the same as described above.

The configuration of the power supply unit 290 included in the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The power supply 290 may be configured to include the receive coil (Rx coil) 2911b and the resonant circuit 2912, as described above.

In addition, the power receiving unit 291 of the power supply unit 290 may be configured to further include a rectifying circuit 2913 that converts the alternating current generated by the resonance phenomenon to direct current. The rectifying circuit 2913 may be constructed in the same manner as described above.

The power receiving unit 291 may further include a power sensing unit 2914 for monitoring the voltage and / or current of the rectified power. The power sensing unit 2914 may be configured as described above.

A wireless power transmission apparatus configured with one or more transmission coils

8 is a block diagram of a wireless power transmission apparatus configured to have one or more transmission coils that receive power in accordance with a resonant coupling scheme employable in the embodiments disclosed herein.

8, the power conversion section 111 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 according to the embodiments disclosed herein includes one or more transmission coils 1111b-1 to 1111b-n and a plurality of transmission coils And may be configured to include resonant circuits 1116-1 through 1116-n. The power conversion unit 111 may further include a multiplexer 1113 for establishing and releasing a connection of some of the one or more transmission coils 1111b-1 to 1111b-n .

The one or more transmission coils 1111b-1 to 1111b-n may be set to have the same resonance frequency, or may be set so that some have different resonance frequencies. Which is determined according to what inductance and / or capacitance the resonant circuits 1116-1 through 1116-n respectively connected to the one or more transmission coils 1111b-1 through 1111b-n have.

The frequency adjuster 1117 may change the inductance and / or capacitance of the resonant circuits 1116-1 through 1116-n connected to the one or more transmission coils 1111b-1 through 1111b-n, Or < / RTI >

In - band communication

9 illustrates a concept of transmitting and receiving packets between a wireless power transmission device and an electronic device through modulation and demodulation of a wireless power signal in wireless power transmission according to the embodiments disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 9, the power conversion unit 111 included in the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 forms a wireless power signal. The wireless power signal is formed through a transmission coil 1111 included in the power conversion unit 111.

The wireless power signal 10a formed by the power conversion unit 111 reaches the electronic device 200 and is received through the power receiving unit 291 included in the electronic device 200. [ The generated radio power signal is received through a receiving coil 2911 included in the power receiving unit 291.

The power reception control unit 292 controls the modulation / demodulation unit 293 connected to the power reception unit 291 to modulate the wireless power signal while the electronic device 200 receives the wireless power signal . When the received wireless power signal is modulated, the wireless power signal forms a closed-loop within a magnetic field or an electro-magnetic field, When modulating the wireless power signal while receiving a power signal, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may sense the modulated wireless power signal 10b. Demodulation unit 113 demodulates the detected radio power signal and decodes the packet from the demodulated radio power signal.

Meanwhile, a modulation method used for communication between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the electronic device 200 may be amplitude modulation. As described above, in the amplitude modulation method, the modulation / demodulation unit 293 of the electronic device 200 side changes the amplitude of the wireless power signal 10a formed by the power conversion unit 111, The modulation and demodulation unit 293 of the base station 100 may be a backscatter modulation method for detecting the amplitude of the modulated radio power signal 10b.

Modulation and demodulation of wireless power signals

Modulation and demodulation of packets transmitted and received between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the electronic apparatus 200 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG.

10 illustrates a configuration for transmitting and receiving a power control message in a wireless power transmission according to the embodiments disclosed herein. FIG. 11 illustrates the form of signals in modulation and demodulation performed in a wireless power transmission in accordance with the embodiments disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 10, a wireless power signal received through the power receiving unit 291 on the electronic device 200 side is a wireless power signal 51 that is not modulated as shown in FIG. 11 (a). Resonance coupling is performed between the electronic device 200 and the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 according to the resonance frequency set by the resonance forming circuit 2912 in the power receiving unit 291 and the resonance frequency of the receiving coil 2911b The wireless power signal 51 is received.

The power reception control unit 292 modulates the wireless power signal 51 received through the power reception unit 291 by changing the load impedance in the modem unit 293. The modulation and demodulation unit 293 may be configured to include a passive element 2931 and an active element 2932 for modulating the wireless power signal 51. [ The modem unit 293 modulates the wireless power signal 51 to include a packet to be transmitted to the wireless power transmission apparatus 100. At this time, the packet may be input to the active element 2932 in the modem unit 293.

Thereafter, the power transmission control unit 112 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 demodulates the modulated wireless power signal 52 through an envelope detection process, and transmits the detected signal 53 And decodes it into digital data 54. The demodulation process detects that a current or a voltage flowing through the power conversion unit 111 is divided into two states according to a modulated wireless power signal, that is, a HI state and an LO state, The electronic device 200 obtains a packet to be transmitted by the electronic device 200 based on the digital data classified according to the type of the digital data.

Hereinafter, a process of acquiring the power control message to be transmitted by the electronic device 200 from the digital data demodulated by the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 11 (b), the power transmission control unit 112 detects an encoded bit using a clock signal CLK from an envelope-detected signal. The detected encoded bits are encoded according to the bit encoding method used in the modulation process on the electronic device 200 side. In some embodiments, the bit encoding method may be NRZ (non-return to zero). In some embodiments, the bit encoding method may be bi-phase encoding.

For example, in some embodiments, the detected bits may be differential bi-phase (DBP) encoded. According to the DBP encoding, the power reception control unit 292 of the electronic device 200 has two state transitions to encode the data bit 1, and one state transition to encode the data bit 0, . That is, the data bit 1 is encoded such that the transition between the HI state and the LO state occurs at the rising edge and the falling edge of the clock signal, and the data bit 0 is at the rising edge of HI State and the LO state may be encoded to occur.

On the other hand, the power transmission control unit 112 can obtain data in units of bytes by using a byte format that forms a packet from the bit stream detected according to the bit encoding method. In some embodiments, the detected bit stream may be transmitted using an 11-bit asynchronous serial format as shown in FIG. 11 (c). That is, it may include a start bit indicating the start of the byte and a stop bit indicating the end, and may include data bits (b0 through b7) between the start bit and the end bit. In addition, a parity bit for checking the error of the data may be added. The byte-by-byte data constitutes a packet including a power control message.

[When in-band two-way communication is supported]

Although the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 9 transmits a packet using a carrier signal 10a formed by the wireless power transmission apparatus 100, The device 100 may also transmit data to the wireless power receiving device 200 in a similar manner.

That is, the power transmission control unit 112 may control the modulation / demodulation unit 113 to modulate the data to be sent to the wireless power reception apparatus 200 to be written on the carrier signal 10a. In this case, the demodulation unit 293 is controlled to demodulate the power reception control unit 292 of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 so that the power reception control unit 292 can acquire data from the modulated carrier signal 10a .

Packet format

Hereinafter, the structure of a packet used in communication using a wireless power signal according to the embodiments disclosed herein will be described.

12 illustrates a packet including a power control message used in a wireless power transfer method in accordance with the embodiments disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 12 (a), the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the electronic device 200 can transmit and receive data to be transmitted in the form of a command packet (command packet) 510. The command packet 510 may be configured to include a header 511 and a message 512.

The header 511 may include a field indicating a type of data included in the message 512. The size and type of the message can be determined based on a value indicated by a field indicating the type of the data.

In addition, the header 511 may include an address field for identifying a sender of the packet. For example, the address field may indicate an identifier of the electronic device 200 or an identifier of a group to which the electronic device 200 belongs. When the electronic device 200 wants to transmit the packet 510, the electronic device 200 generates the packet 510 so that the address field of the packet 510 indicates its own identification information can do.

The message 512 includes data that the sender of the packet 510 wants to transmit. The data included in the message 512 may be a report, a request, or a response to the other party.

Meanwhile, in some embodiments, the instruction packet 510 may be configured as shown in FIG. 12 (b). The header 511 included in the command packet 510 may be represented by a predetermined size. For example, the header 511 may be two bytes in size.

The header 511 may be configured to include a destination address field. For example, the destination address field may be six bits in size.

The header 511 may be configured to include an operation command field (OCF) or an operation group field (OGF). OGF is a value assigned to each group of commands for the electronic device 200 and OCF is a value assigned to each command included in each group including the electronic device 200. [

The message 512 may be divided into a parameter length field 5121 and a parameter value field 5122. That is, the sender of the packet 510 may configure the message in the form of length-value pairs (5121a-5122a, etc.) of one or more parameters required to express the data to be transmitted.

12C, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the electronic apparatus 200 may transmit a packet having the preamble 520 and the checksum 530 added thereto for transmission in the command packet 510 And the data can be transmitted and received in the form of the data.

The preamble 520 is used for the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 to perform synchronization with data to be received and to accurately detect the start bit of the command packet 510. The preamble 520 may be configured to repeat the same bit. For example, the preamble 520 may be configured such that the data bit 1 according to the DBP encoding is repeated 11 to 25 times.

The checksum 530 is used to detect an error that may occur in the command packet 510 during the transmission of the power control message.

Operation status ( Phases )

Hereinafter, the operation states of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 will be described.

13 illustrates operating states of a wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and a wireless power receiving apparatus 200 according to embodiments disclosed herein. 14 to 18 show the structure of packets including a power control message between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200. [

13, the operation states of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power reception apparatus 200 for wireless power transmission are a Selection Phase 610, a Ping Phase 620, An Identification and Configuration Phase 630, and a Power Transfer Phase 640.

In the selected state 610, it is detected whether or not objects exist within a range where the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 can wirelessly transmit power. In the detection state 620, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 100 sends a detection signal to the sensed object, and the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 sends a response to the detection signal.

Also, in the identification and setting state 630, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 identifies the selected wireless power receiving apparatus 200 through the previous states and acquires setting information for power transmission. In the power transmission state 640, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 adjusts power to be transmitted in response to a control message received from the wireless power reception apparatus 200, And transmits power.

Hereinafter, the respective operation states will be described in detail.

1) Selection status ( Selection Phase )

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the selected state 610 performs a detection process to select the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 existing in the sensing area. As described above, the sensing area refers to an area where an object in the area can affect the characteristics of the power of the power conversion part 111. [ The detection process for selecting the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 in the selected state 610, as compared with the detection state 620, receives a response from the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 using the power control message The power conversion unit of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 detects a change in the amount of power for forming a wireless power signal and determines whether an object exists within a predetermined range. The detection process in the selected state 610 may be referred to as an analog detection process (analog ping) in that an object is detected using a wireless power signal without using a digital format packet in a detection state 620 to be described later .

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the selected state 610 can sense that an object enters and exits the sensing area. In addition, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may distinguish the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 and other objects (e.g., keys, coins, etc.) capable of wirelessly transmitting power among objects in the sensing area .

As described above, since the distance over which the electric power can be transmitted wirelessly differs according to the inductive coupling method and the resonant coupling method, the sensing area where the object is detected in the selected state 610 may be different from each other.

First, when power is transmitted according to the inductive coupling scheme, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 of the selected state 610 may monitor the interface surface (not shown) to detect placement and removal of objects.

In addition, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may sense the position of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 placed on the interface surface. As described above, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 formed to include one or more transmission coils enters the detection state 620 in the selected state 610 and uses each coil in the detection state 620 A method for confirming whether or not a response to the detection signal is transmitted from the object, or thereafter entering the identification state 630 and checking whether the identification information is transmitted from the object. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may determine a coil to be used for wireless power transmission based on the position of the sensed wireless power receiving apparatus 200 acquired through the above process.

In addition, when power is transmitted according to the resonant coupling scheme, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the selected state 610 changes one or more of frequency, current, and voltage of the power conversion unit due to an object in the sensing area It is possible to detect the object.

Meanwhile, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the selected state 610 can detect an object by at least one of the inductive coupling method and the resonant coupling method detection method. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 performs an object detection process according to each power transmission method and then detects the object among the combining methods for wireless power transmission in order to proceed to other states 620, 630, and 640 You can choose one method.

On the other hand, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the selected state 610 can detect a wireless power signal to detect an object and digital detection, identification, setting, and power transmission in the following states 620, 630, and 640 The characteristics of the wireless power signal, such as frequency, intensity, etc., may be different. This is because the selected state 610 of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 corresponds to an idle phase for detecting an object so that the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 can reduce power consumption in the air, So that it is possible to generate a specialized signal for object detection.

2) Detection status ( Ping Phase )

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the detection state 620 detects a wireless power reception apparatus 200 existing in the sensing area through a power control message. In comparison with the detection process of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 using the characteristics of the wireless power signal in the selected state 610, the detection process in the detection state 620 may be referred to as digital ping have.

In the detection state 620, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 forms a wireless power signal for detecting the wireless power receiving apparatus 200, and transmits the wireless power signal modulated by the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 And obtains a power control message in the form of digital data corresponding to the response to the detection signal from the demodulated radio power signal. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 can recognize the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 that is a target of power transmission by receiving a power control message corresponding to a response to the detection signal.

The detection signal formed by the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the detection state 620 to perform the digital detection process is a wireless power signal generated by applying a power signal of a specific operating point for a predetermined time . The operating point may refer to a frequency, a duty cycle and an amplitude of a voltage applied to the Tx coil. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may generate the detection signal generated by applying the power signal of the specific operating point for a certain period of time and attempt to receive a power control message from the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 have.

Meanwhile, the power control message corresponding to the response to the detection signal may be a message indicating the strength of the wireless power signal received by the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. For example, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may include a signal strength packet 5100 including a message indicating the strength of a received wireless power signal as a response to the detection signal as shown in FIG. 14 Can be transmitted. The packet 5100 may be configured to include a header 5120 indicating that the packet is a packet indicating the signal strength and a message 5130 indicating the strength of the power signal received by the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. The strength of the power signal in the message 5130 may be a value indicative of the degree of coupling of inductive coupling or resonant coupling for power transmission between the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 and the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 have.

After receiving the response message to the detection signal and finding the wireless power receiving apparatus 200, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may extend the digital detection process to enter the identification and detection state 630 have. That is, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 can receive the power control message in the identification and detection state 630 by maintaining the power signal of the specific operating point after finding the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 have.

However, if the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 does not find a wireless power receiving apparatus 200 capable of transmitting electric power, the operation state of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 returns to the selected state 610 .

3) Identification and setting status ( Identification and Configuration Phase )

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the identification and setting state 630 can receive the identification information and / or the setting information transmitted by the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 and control the power transmission to be performed efficiently.

In the identifying and setting state 630, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may transmit a power control message including its identification information. For this purpose, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 can transmit an identification packet (Identification Packet) 5200 including a message indicating identification information of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 as shown in FIG. 15A have. The packet 5200 may be configured to include a header 5220 indicating that it is a packet indicating identification information, and a message 5230 including identification information of the wireless power receiving apparatus. The message 5230 includes information 2531 and 5232 indicating a version of a protocol for wireless power transmission, information 5233 identifying a manufacturer of the wireless power receiving apparatus 200, information indicating the presence or absence of an extension device identifier A base station identifier 5234 and a base unit identifier 5235. [ In addition, when it is indicated that the extension device identifier exists in the information 5234 indicating the presence or absence of the extension device identifier, an Extended Identification Packet 5300 including the extension device identifier as shown in FIG. Can be transmitted separately. The packet 5300 may be configured to include a header 5320 indicating that the packet is an extension device identifier, and a message 5330 including an extension device identifier. When the extension device identifier is used as described above, it is possible to identify the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 based on the identification information 5233 of the manufacturer, the base unit identifier 5235 and the extension unit identifier 5330 Information can be used.

In the identifying and setting state 630, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may transmit a power control message including information on the estimated maximum power. For this purpose, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 can transmit, for example, a configuration packet (Configuration Packet) 5400 as shown in FIG. The packet may be configured to include a header 5420 indicating that it is a configuration packet and a message 5430 containing information on the expected maximum power. The message 5430 includes a power class 5431, information 5432 about the expected maximum power, an indicator 5433 indicating how to determine the current of the primary cell on the wireless power transmission side, 5434). The indicator 5433 may indicate whether or not the current of the main cell of the wireless power transmission apparatus side is to be determined as specified in the protocol for wireless power transmission.

Meanwhile, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may generate a power transfer contract to be used for power charging with the wireless power reception apparatus 200 based on the identification information and / or the setting information. The power transfer protocol may include limits of parameters that determine the power transfer characteristics in the power transfer state 640. [

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may terminate the identification and setting state 630 and return to the selection state 610 before entering the power delivery state 640. [ For example, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may terminate the identifying and setting state 630 to find another wireless power receiving apparatus capable of receiving power wirelessly.

4) Power transmission status ( Power Transfer Phase )

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 in the power transmission state 640 transmits power to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. [

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 receives a power control message from the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 during transmission of power and adjusts a characteristic of power applied to the transmission coil in accordance with the received power control message . For example, a power control message used to adjust the power characteristic of the transmission coil may be included in a control error packet 5500 as shown in FIG. The packet 5500 may be configured to include a header 5520 indicating that the packet is a control error packet and a message 5530 including a control error value. The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may adjust the power applied to the transmission coil according to the control error value. That is, the current applied to the transmission coil is maintained when the control error value is 0, decreased when the control value is a negative value, and can be adjusted to increase when the control value is a positive value.

In the power transmission state 640, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may monitor parameters in a power transfer contract generated based on the identification information and / or the setting information. As a result of monitoring the parameters, if the power transmission to the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 violates the limitations contained in the power transfer protocol, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 cancels the power transmission The selection state 610 can be returned.

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may terminate the power transmission state 640 based on the power control message transmitted from the wireless power receiving apparatus 200. [

For example, if the charging of the battery is completed while the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 is charging the battery using the transmitted power, the power requesting the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 to stop wireless power transmission Control messages can be transmitted. In this case, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may terminate the wireless power transmission and return to the selected state 610 after receiving the message requesting the suspension of the power transmission.

As another example, the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may transmit a power control message requesting renegotiation or reconfiguration to update the already generated power transfer protocol. The wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may transmit a message requesting renegotiation of the power transfer protocol when a power amount that is more or less than the currently transmitted power amount is required. In this case, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may terminate the wireless power transmission and return to the identification and setting state 630 after receiving the message requesting renegotiation of the power transfer protocol.

To this end, the message transmitted by the wireless power receiving apparatus 200 may be, for example, an End Power Transfer Packet 5600 as shown in FIG. The packet 5600 may be configured to include a header 5620 indicating that the packet is a power transmission interruption packet and a message 5630 including a power transmission interruption code indicating the reason for the interruption. The power transmission interruption code may be a code for determining whether or not the power transmission interruption code is in a state of charge completion, an internal fault, an over temperature, an over voltage, an over current, a battery failure, a reconfigure, No Response, or Unknown.

A communication method of a plurality of electronic devices

Hereinafter, a method in which one or more electronic devices from one wireless power transmission apparatus performs communication using a wireless power signal will be described.

19 is a conceptual diagram showing a method by which a wireless power transmission apparatus transmits electric power to one or more wireless power reception apparatuses.

The wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may transmit power for one or more wireless power receiving apparatuses 200, 200 '. Although two electronic devices 200 and 200 'are shown in FIG. 19, the method according to the embodiments disclosed herein is not limited to the number of electronic devices shown.

The active area and the sensing area differ depending on the wireless power transmission scheme of the wireless power transmission apparatus 100. Therefore, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 may be configured to determine whether there is a wireless power receiving apparatus disposed in an active region or a sensing region of a resonant coupling scheme, or whether a wireless power receiving apparatus It can be determined whether or not it exists. According to the determination result, the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 supporting each wireless power transmission scheme can change the power transmission scheme for each wireless power reception apparatus.

In the wireless power transmission according to the embodiments disclosed herein, when the wireless power transmission device 100 transmits power for one or more electronic devices 200, 200 'in the same wireless power transfer mode, (200, 200 ') can perform communication through the wireless power signal without colliding with each other.

The wireless power signal 10a formed by the wireless power transmission apparatus 100 reaches the first electronic device 200 'and the second electronic device 200, as shown in FIG. The first electronic device 200 'and the second electronic device 200 may transmit a power control message using the generated wireless power signal.

The first electronic device 200 'and the second electronic device 200 operate as power receiving devices for receiving wireless power signals. The power receiving apparatus according to embodiments disclosed herein may include a power receiving unit (291 ', 291) for receiving the formed wireless power signal; A modulation and demodulation unit (293 ', 293) for modulating and demodulating the received wireless power signal; And control units 292 'and 292 for controlling the respective components of the power receiving apparatus.

The wireless power transmission / reception method of the present invention has been described above with reference to the WPC standard. Further, the present invention proposes a method of combining a single coil to deliver power to radio power receiving devices conforming to different standards in accordance with each standard. Furthermore, the present invention provides a new type of multi-coil solution that is compatible with the WPC standard and the PMA standard, while also extending the degree of positional freedom of receiving apparatuses. Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail.

A method of extending the operating range by combining a single coil and compliant with different specifications

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 20 to FIG. 27, a description will be given of a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission device, and a method of expanding an operation area in the wireless charging system. More specifically, a method of controlling a coil, together with a structure of a wireless power transmission device that can be matched to both WPC standards and PMA standards by combining a single coil, will be described.

The WPC and PMA standards are the two most widely used standards among magnetic induction (MI) wireless charging standards. WPC and PMA standards have the same basic principle but different frequencies, and the WPC standard is mainly used in the coil type, whereas the PMA standard is used in which a spiral coil pattern is formed by etching the PCB substrate.

However, these two inductive wireless charging standards are not compatible with each other. Therefore, there is no single type of coil that satisfies two different specifications at the same time. However, there is a coil standard similar to the WPC in the PMA formed later. In the present invention, a multi-coil solution using the similar coil standard is provided. That is, in the present invention, a multi-coil type of a transmission apparatus compatible with a WPC standard and a PMA standard compliant transmission apparatus is presented in wireless charging.

Figs. 20 and 21 are a plan view and a front view showing a transmitting portion of a transmission device in which a single coil is combined, Figs. 22A and 22B are a plan view and a front view of the first kind coil shown in Fig. 20, 20 is a plan view and a front view of a second kind coil shown in Fig. 20, and Figs. 24A and 24B are front views showing a modification of the transmission device of Fig.

20 and 21, the wireless power transmission apparatus includes a first coil 3111, a second coil 3112, and a third coil 3120. [

The first coil 3111 is a coil formed to convert a current into a magnetic flux, and at least a part of the coil is wound in a straight line. As an example, the first coil 3111 may be a coil wound in a rectangular shape. The second coil 3112 is disposed adjacent to the first coil 3111 on a plane and has the same shape as the first coil 3111. In addition, the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 may be disposed on the same plane.

More specifically, the second coil 3112 may be a coil wound to have a rectangular shape like the first coil 3111. The first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 are the same type of coil while the third coil 3120 is different from the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 . Accordingly, the third coil 3120 may be referred to as a first type coil, and the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 may be referred to as a second type coil.

According to Figs. 22A and 22B, the second kind coil can be formed as a single layer. For example, the second type coil is wound in a rectangular shape in one layer on a plane. As an example, the second type coil may be a coil conforming to the WPC standard.

More specifically, the second kind coils are wound in accordance with WPC standard A6 or A13, 105 strands of no. A 17 AWG (1.15 mm diameter) 2 litz wire with 40 AWG (0.08 mm diameter) can be a coil with a rectangular shape with a single layer.

The second type coil may include a central region 3113 having no coil formed therein and an empty space and a coil region 3114 formed along the outer periphery of the central region 3113 and having a coil wound thereon.

For example, the outer length of the coil is 53.2 ± 0.5 mm, the outer width is 45.2 ± 0.5 mm, and the inner length, The base length of the central region) is 27.5 ± 0.5 mm, and the inner width (lateral length of the central region) is 19.5 ± 0.5 mm. Also, the coil has a thickness of 1.5 +/- 0.5 mm, and the wire is wound twelve times in the single layer.

20 and 21, at least a portion of the third coil 3120 is disposed so as to overlap the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112, respectively. As a more specific example, the third coil 3120 is centered between the two coils 3111 and 3112 so as to cover both the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112.

In this case, the outer side of the first coil 3111 and the outer side of the second coil 3112 may be arranged parallel to each other. In addition, the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 may be formed such that the outer edges of the rectangular shape are in contact with each other. The third coil 3120 may be disposed between the centers of the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112. As an example, the combination of the first coil 3111, the second coil 3112 and the third coil 3120 may be symmetrical with respect to the center of the third coil 3120. The third coil 3120 and the first coil 3111 may be overlapped with each other such that the third coil 3120 and the second coil 3112 overlap with each other, .

Thus, in the present invention, the combination of the coils may be a multiple coil in which the first kind coil and the second type coil overlap each other.

23A and 23B, the first kind coil can be formed in a plurality of layers. For example, the first type coil is wound to form a multi-layer circular shape. As an example, the first type coil may be a coil conforming to the WPC standard.

More specifically, the first kind coil has 105 strands of no. It can be composed of 2 litz wires of 17 AWG (1.15 mm diameter) with 40 AWG (0.08 mm diameter). For example, a first type coil may be manufactured in accordance with A1 or A17 of the WPC standard, 105 strands of no. A 17-AWG (1.15 mm diameter) 2-litz wire with 40 AWG (0.08 mm diameter) has a round shape with a coiled shape and can be a coil of multiple layers. According to the embodiment, the first type coil may be internally connected to form a plurality of layers, and may be wound in two layers.

The first kind of the first kind of coil has a central region 3123 having a circular shape without a coil and an empty space and a coil region 3124 formed along the periphery of the central region 3123 and having a coil wound thereon . The coil region 3124 is made up of a winding coil twisted in two layers (in the form of a Greek alphabet '?'), And the central region 3123 is made up of an empty space. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. The first type coil may be formed by stacking two layers of a circuit board (PCB), and a magnet may be disposed in the central region 3123.

The outer diameter (outer diameter) of the coil may be, for example, 43 ± 0.5 mm and the inner diameter (diameter of the central region) may be 20.5 ± 0.5 mm. In addition, the coil has a thickness of 2.1 +/- 0.5 mm, and the wire may be composed of two layers of 10 turns per layer.

As such, the first type coil is formed similarly to the coil of the PMA standard, and the third coil 3120 may be a coil that complies with the WPC standard and the PMA standard. In the present invention, the first type coil is used as a compatible coil of the WPC standard and the PMA standard.

Referring again to FIGS. 20 and 21, the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 are stacked on one surface of the third coil 3120. That is, the first type coil may be disposed under the second type coil.

The first kind of coil is thicker than the square coil which winds up in one layer because the wire of the same thickness is wound in two layers. The distance to the surface of the transmitter coil and the charger is generally limited to a distance of 3 mm. Therefore, as a structural method for overlapping the charged regions, a thick first-type coil is placed underneath the thin second-type coil to maintain the distance from the transmitting coil to the surface. In addition, the second type coil is formed of a rectangular coil so as to overlap with the first type coil without overlapping the charged regions. In particular, in this example, the rectangular coils are adjacent to each other and the center of the circular coil is disposed at the boundary of the rectangular coils, in particular, since the charging region is not separated unless the inner region of the coil is maximally overlapped.

The shielding member 3130 is disposed on the other surface of the third coil 3120 (the surface opposite to the surface on which the first coil and the second coil are stacked). That is, the shielding member 3130 is disposed under the first kind of coil.

The shielding member 3130 is disposed adjacent to the third coil 3113 than the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 to limit the generated magnetic field to the base station.

In this case, the base station may be a body of a portable electronic device, a charging cradle of a vehicle, or the like. The base station is an apparatus capable of providing near field inductive power and has an active area. The operating area may be part of the interface surface of the base station through which the magnetic flux will pass when the base station supplies power to the portable electronic device or charging stand. In this case, the distance from the transmission coil (first coil, second coil, and third coil) to one surface (interface surface) of the base station may be 3.0 ± 0.5 mm.

The shielding member 3130 is a member in which the elements (for example, a microprocessor) mounted on the circuit board are subjected to electromagnetic influence by the operation of the transmission coil, or the operation of the elements mounted on the circuit board causes electromagnetic So that it is prevented from being affected.

The shielding member 3130 is superposed on the transmission coil. As an example, the shielding member 3130 may be formed between the case of the base station and the transmission coil.

The shielding member 3130 is formed such that the shielding member 3130 at least partially exceeds the outer diameter of the outer circle of the third coil. As an example, the shielding member 3130 extends from the outer diameter of the outer circle at least 2 mm and is disposed at a lower portion of the third coil at a distance of at most 1.0 mm.

According to the above structure, the inductance of the rectangular coil that is spaced apart from the circular coil immediately attached to the shield member can be lowered. Therefore, the structure of this example can be modified as shown in Figs. 24A and 24B. 24A and 24B are a plan view and a front view showing a modification of the transmission apparatus of FIG.

24A and 24B, an auxiliary shielding member 3140 may be disposed between the first coil 3111 and the second coil 3112 and the shielding member 3130.

The auxiliary shielding member 3140 provides a two-layer shielding structure so that different kinds of coils (the first type coil and the second type coil) can have inductances meeting the respective standards. The auxiliary shielding member 3140 may include first and second auxiliary shielding members 3141 and 3142 and the first and second auxiliary shielding members 3141 and 3142 may be disposed adjacent to each other on the same plane do. The first and second auxiliary shield members 3141 and 3142 may have the same shape and material. The first and second auxiliary shield members 3141 and 3142 may have a first groove 3141a and a second groove 3142a each having a semicircular shape corresponding to the circular shape of the third coil 3120, . In this case, the detailed design values of the first and second auxiliary shield members 3141 and 3142 can be determined experimentally so that the first and second kinds of coils have respective inductances conforming to the respective standards.

The above-described multi-coil solution of the present invention can use both of the two specifications of the reception apparatus and enlarge the operation region by using a combination of single coils conforming to two different standards.

Further, in the present invention, the control unit detects a standard standard applied to the receiving apparatus, and performs driving to determine a coil to be driven among the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil using the detected standard. Hereinafter, this driving method will be described in more detail.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a driving method of the transmission apparatus, and FIG. 26 is a detailed flowchart showing an example of the driving method in FIG.

In the illustrated driving method, first, the control unit of the transmission apparatus applies an input voltage to at least one of the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil (S3110). The input voltage applied in this case can be 12V. Next, the control unit detects a standard conforming to the input voltage by the wireless power receiving apparatus (S3120). The detection of the standard standard is performed by the control unit of the transmission apparatus by communicating with the reception apparatus in accordance with the communication protocol of WPC or PMA.

At this time, the controller detects the coil to be driven among the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil if the standard specification is the first standard, and drives the third coil if the standard is the second standard (S3130). In this case, the first standard may be a WPC standard, and the second standard may be a PMA standard. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The first and second standards may be different from the WPC standard and the PMA standard, respectively.

In addition, if the standard is the first standard, the controller detects whether the coil to be driven is a quadrangle-shaped coil or a circularly-wound coil that conforms to the first standard (S3140). More specifically, the control unit detects whether the coil to be driven is a coil of A6 or A13 or a coil of A17 conforming to the WPC standard, if the standard specification is the first standard. According to the detected result thereafter, the control unit controls the first coil, the second coil and the third coil to transmit radio power.

In this case, since the third coil is a coil compatible with the first or second standard, the control unit is formed to selectively apply any one of the plurality of voltages to the third coil. More specifically, the control unit applies a voltage corresponding to a magnitude of an input voltage to at least one of the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil, and, after detection of the standard standard, As shown in FIG.

For example, the control unit may determine which of the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil is to be controlled if the standard is the first standard, and if the standard is the second standard, 3 Frequency control is performed by boosting the input voltage applied to the coil.

In this case, the first coil and the second coil are coils to which the input voltage is applied within the first specification, and the third coil can be set to apply a voltage higher than the input voltage. The first coil and the second coil may be frequency controlled or voltage controlled coils within the first specification, and the third coil may be a voltage controlled coil within the first specification. As an example, the first coil, the second coil, and the third coil may be coils of the same name as described with reference to Figs. 20 to 24B.

Hereinafter, the driving method described above will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.

First, 12V is applied to the coil with an input voltage to detect whether the receiver complies with the first specification. If the signal conforming to the first standard does not come from the reception apparatus, the control unit judges that the reception apparatus conforms to the second specification. Thereafter, the control unit boosts the voltage applied to the first type coil to a voltage higher than the input voltage. In this example, the control unit boosts the voltage to 19 V, and then transmits radio power through frequency control. Thus, if the detected standard is the second standard, the controller increases the input voltage and performs frequency control.

On the other hand, when a signal according to the first standard comes from the receiving apparatus, the controller determines whether the coil of the receiving apparatus is the first type coil or the second type coil. This judgment can be made according to the communication protocol of the first standard.

If the coil of the receiving apparatus is a first type coil, the control unit judges that the coil of the receiving apparatus is a coil wound in a circular shape of the first size, and then, The voltage is increased to a large voltage. The circularly wound coil may be, for example, an A1 or A17 coil of the WPC standard. As an example, the voltage applied to the third coil may be 15V, and wireless power may be transmitted through voltage and frequency.

In this case, if the coil of the receiving apparatus is the second type coil, the control unit judges which of the coils of the receiving apparatus is wound with the square of the first size. The circularly wound coils may be, for example, A6 and A13 coils of the WPC standard. At this time, the control unit boosts the input voltage when the coil to be driven is the coil of A17, and maintains the input voltage when it is the coil of A6 or A13. For example, when the control unit determines that at least one of the first coil and the second coil is A6 of the WPC standard while maintaining the magnitude of the input voltage, the control unit performs frequency control (or frequency & duty cycle control) (Or voltage & frequency control).

As described above, since the first type of coils used for WPC and PMA compatibility are configured to have a higher operating voltage than the second type coils used exclusively for the WPC standard, the standard of the receiving device can be detected .

According to the process described above, a driving method of a transmission apparatus driven to be compatible with a plurality of standards can be implemented by using the structure of multiple coils described in Figs. 20 to 24B.

Hereinafter, a circuit configuration capable of supporting the driving method of the transmission apparatus will be described. 27 is a circuit structure diagram for implementing the driving method of Fig.

20 to 24B, the first type of coil as the center coil is a coil wound in a circular shape of the first size, and the second type of coil as the both side coil is a coil wound in a square shape for 12V input voltage . As an example of this, the A17 coil of the WPC standard is used as the first type coil serving as the center coil, and the A6 or A13 coil serving as the second type coil serving as the both side coil is used for the 12V input voltage.

Regarding the input voltage 12V for driving the coils, the control unit determines the control method according to which coil the receiving apparatus (the receiving apparatus of the PMA standard or the receiving apparatus of the WPC standard) is placed in. In this case, the control unit may be formed of a kind of microcontroller (MCU) formed on a portable electronic device or a circuit board mounted on a charging stand.

For example, for the first type coil, the magnitude of the voltage is changed to 15 V or 19 V through boost control for the voltage step-up block. In this case, the voltage magnitude by the voltage control can be adjusted according to the DA value of the MCU by Vrail control.

The PWM drive plays a role of changing the frequency when the first kind coil is driven by the PMA coil (for example, PMA 2) or the second kind coil is driven by the WPC A6 coil.

According to the example, the control portion is formed to control the driving circuit portion. The driving circuit includes a first switch SW1 connected to the first capacitor C1 and a second switch SW2 connected to the second capacitor C2. The second capacitor C2 is connected in parallel to the first type coil (or the third coil). The first and second switches SW1 and SW2 are controlled so that any one of the plurality of voltages is applied to the first type coil (or the third coil) depending on whether the standard is the WPC standard or the PMA standard .

According to the WPC standard, when the receiving apparatus is in accordance with the WPC standard, the first switch SW1 is closed and the second switch SW2 is opened, so that the first capacitor C1 is electrically connected to the first type coil (or the third coil). In this case, the first capacitor C1 is configured to correspond to the circuit standard of the A17 coil of the WPC standard.

The A17 coil may have f = 105 to 116 khz with a duty cycle of 50% of the drive frequency and the sum of the series capacitances in the configuration of the full bridge inverter is C = 100 5% nF and the parallel capacitances are C = 200 ± 5% nF. The specification of the capacitance is different from the specification of the PMA, and therefore, a circuit diagram for varying the capacitance is presented in this example.

According to the drawing, according to the PMA standard of the receiving apparatus, the first switch SW1 is opened and the second switch SW2 is closed so that the second capacitor C2 is electrically connected to the first type coil (or the third coil) . In this case, the second capacitor C2 is configured to correspond to the coil of the PMA standard.

According to such a circuit configuration, the WPC receiving apparatus can support the communication standard in all three coils, and the PMA receiving apparatus can support the communication standard in the center coil.

In addition, another structure of a transmission apparatus capable of transmitting radio power for all receiving apparatuses conforming to two different standards will be described.

The present invention can provide a transmission apparatus capable of transmitting wireless power through control to drive a transmission apparatus in accordance with two resonance frequencies and two different standards of the transmission apparatus. More specifically, the present invention proposes a wireless power transmission apparatus capable of switching frequencies using the fact that most of the standards are the same or similar in the WPC standard and the PMA standard, but different frequency bands are used.

28 and 29 illustrate a block diagram of a transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and a transmission apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention that drives a transmission apparatus to transmit radio power to a reception apparatus conforming to two different standards Fig. FIG. 30 is a conceptual diagram showing a coil that can be used in a wireless power transmission apparatus, and FIG. 31 is a structural diagram of a circuit that implements a method of transmitting wireless power in accordance with different standards in a wireless power transmission apparatus.

Hereinafter, a method of transmitting wireless power by the wireless power transmission apparatus of the present invention will be described.

First, the transmitting apparatus of the present invention can sequentially generate signals conforming to different standards in order to detect a standard followed by the receiving apparatus (S2910). At this time, the signals may be sequentially generated with alternating intervals.

More specifically, the transmitting apparatus of the present invention can sequentially generate a first signal conforming to the WPC communication standard and a second signal conforming to the PMA communication standard.

Then, the transmitting apparatus of the present invention can detect the communication standard that the receiving apparatus follows, using the response of the receiving apparatus to any one of the generated signals (S2920).

More specifically, the receiving apparatus can transmit a power control message to a transmitting apparatus when a signal generated in the transmitting apparatus is received according to its own standard. The power control message may be information including at least one of frequency, voltage, and current at which the transmission apparatus operates. At this time, the transmitting apparatus receiving the power control message can detect the standard followed by the receiving apparatus through the information included in the power control message.

When the standard conforming to the receiving apparatus is detected, the transmitting apparatus of the present invention can control the electrical connection of the plurality of capacitors included in the circuit unit 130 to transmit the radio power according to the detected standard (S2930).

More specifically, since the WPC communication standard and the PMA communication standard use different frequency bands, the transmission apparatus of the present invention can change the driving frequency band of the transmission apparatus so that the different standards are supported. That is, the WPC communication standard uses a frequency of 105 to 205 kHz, and the PMA communication standard uses a frequency of 227 to 278 kHz.

At this time, in the present invention, a combination of a plurality of capacitors can be used in order to change the driving frequency band without changing the power transfer unit 120 (for example, a coil).

For example, when the WPC communication protocol is detected, the controller 140 may control the electrical connection of the plurality of capacitors so that the combination of the plurality of capacitors is 200 nF. In addition, when the PMA communication protocol is detected, the controller 140 may control the electrical connection of the plurality of capacitors so that the combination of the plurality of capacitors is 55 nF.

Here, the combination of the plurality of capacitors may be changed using at least one switch connected to at least a part of the plurality of capacitors. For example, the circuit unit 130 may include a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first and second capacitors may be connected in parallel to each other, and a switch may be additionally connected to the second capacitor. At this time, the controller 140 may change the capacitor value of the circuit unit 130 through on / off of the switch.

More specifically, when the communication standard is the WPC communication standard, the controller 180 connects the switch, and may not connect the switch when the communication standard is the PMA communication standard.

When the standard conforming to the receiving apparatus is detected, the control unit 140 can increase or decrease the input voltage of the transmitting apparatus so that the communication standard is supported. see Specifically, when the PMA communication standard is detected, the control unit 140 can increase or decrease the input voltage so that the input voltage of the transmission apparatus is set to 18V. Similarly, when the WPC standard is detected, the controller 140 may increase or decrease the input voltage so that the input voltage is set to 12V.

In addition, when the standard conforming to the receiving apparatus is detected, the controller 140 can control a driving topology (for example, a communication block) of the transmitting apparatus so that the communication standard is supported. More specifically, as an example of the control of the driving topology, a cut-off frequency of a low pass filter may be controlled. For example, if a WPC communication standard is detected, the cut-off frequency can be adjusted below 5 kHz and the cut-off frequncy can be adjusted below 20 kHz when the PMA communication standard is detected.

In addition, the wireless power transmission apparatus for transmitting the wireless power includes a voltage supply unit 110 for supplying power, a power transmission unit 120 composed of at least one coil configured to convert a current into a magnetic field to transmit power, A circuit part 130 formed of a plurality of capacitors connected in series with the power transmission part 120 to convert the frequency of the transmission device, the voltage supply part 110, the power transmission part 120, And a control unit 140 for controlling the circuit unit 130 to operate. Further, the transmission apparatus of the present invention may further include a communication block (not shown).

The voltage supply unit 110 may provide power used by the circuit unit 130, the power transfer unit 120, and the control unit 140. Also, the voltage driver 110 may provide an input voltage according to different wireless power standards through the control of the controller 140.

The controller 140 may be a microcontroller (MCU) formed on a portable electronic device or a circuit board mounted on a charging stand.

The controller 140 may transmit power to the receiver using the power transmitter 120.

The power transfer unit 120 may include at least one coil for converting a current into a magnetic flux. The at least one coil may be made of different kinds of coils or may be made of the same kind of coils. In addition, the at least one coil may have the same shape or may have different shapes. For example, the at least one coil may be a coil wound to have the same rectangular shape.

Further, the at least one coils may be disposed adjacent to each other on a plane. For example, the at least one coil may be arranged so that at least a part of the coils overlaps each other.

Also, the at least one coil may all be activated together, but only some of the coils may be activated. That is, at least one of the coils may be partially activated to transmit wireless power. Here, the activation of the coils may mean that the coil is in a state capable of converting the electric current transferred from the voltage supply unit 110 into a magnetic field.

At this time, the selection of the coil to be activated may be determined by whether or not an enable signal is received. The control unit 140 can activate the coil by transmitting an enable signal to the coil to be activated among the at least one coil. In this case, the present invention can transmit power to the wireless power receiving device through the activated coil.

Here, the control unit 140 may determine a coil to receive the enable signal according to location information of the receiving apparatus included in the power transfer message received from the receiving apparatus. For example, the control unit 140 may activate a coil in a region adjacent to the receiving apparatus.

As one embodiment of the coil usable in the present invention, the A13 coil of the WPC standard can be used. The A13 coil is described in 105 strands of no. And may be a coil wound with a 2 litz wire of 17 AWG (1.15 mm diameter) with a 40 AWG (0.08 mm diameter). The A13 coil may have a rectangular shape and may be a single layer coil.

30 (a), the outer length (d _ol , outer length, outer length of the outer side of the quadrangle) of the A13 coil is 53.2 ± 0.5 mm and the outer width (d _ow , outer width, outer side length of the rectangle) was 45.2 ± 0.5 mm and the inner length (d _il , inner length, base length of the central region) was 27.5 ± 0.5 mm and the inner width (d _iw , inner width, Lateral length) may be 19.5 +/- 0.5 mm. Also, the coil has a thickness of 1.5 +/- 0.5 mm, and the wire is wound twelve times in the single layer.

Further, as shown in FIG. 30 (b), the A13 coil may be arranged such that at least a part of each of the plurality of coils is overlapped with each other. As shown in FIG. 30 (b), the odd-numbered coils can be arranged so that the distances d _oo between the centers of the coils overlap each other at intervals of 49.2 ± 4 mm. Also, the even-numbered coils are arranged orthogonally to the odd-numbered coils, and the distance (d _oe ) between the centers of the even-numbered coils and the odd-numbered coils can be superimposed with an interval of 24.6 ± 2 mm. By arranging the coils so as to overlap with each other, the present invention can prevent the charged regions from being separated as much as possible.

The control unit 140 may change the driving frequency band of the transmitting apparatus to support the communication standard of the receiving apparatus when the standard conforming to the receiving apparatus is detected. At this time, the controller 140 may control an electrical connection of a plurality of capacitors constituting the circuit unit 130 to change the driving frequency band.

More specifically, the circuit unit 130 may include a plurality of capacitors and at least one switch. At this time, the control unit 140 may change the capacitor value of the circuit unit 130 by changing the combination of the plurality of capacitors.

In addition, the circuit unit 130 may be electrically connected to the power transfer unit 120. More specifically, the circuit unit 130 may be connected to the power transfer unit 120 in series. That is, the power transfer unit 120 may share a plurality of capacitors constituting the circuit unit 130.

The plurality of capacitors may be connected to each other in parallel. More specifically, the plurality of capacitors may include a first capacitor and a second capacitor. At this time, the second capacitor may be connected to the first capacitor in parallel.

In addition, the circuit unit 130 may be connected to at least some of the plurality of capacitors so as to change the combination of the plurality of capacitors. The controller 140 may change the combination of the plurality of capacitors through on / off of the switch. In other words, the controller 140 may determine the number of capacitors to be used for transmission of the radio power among the plurality of capacitors, and may turn the switch on / off to match the number. More specifically, the control unit 140 connects the switch when the detected communication protocol is a WPC communication protocol, and may not connect the switch if the detected communication protocol is a PMA communication protocol.

The controller 140 may control operations of the voltage supplier 110, the power transfer unit 120, and the circuit unit 130.

The control unit 140 may control the voltage supply unit 110 to supply power to the power transfer unit 120. The control unit 140 may determine a coil to be activated among the at least one coil constituting the power transfer unit 120. Also, the controller 140 may determine the number of capacitors to be used for transmission of radio power among the plurality of capacitors constituting the circuit unit 130.

At this time, the controller 140 may determine the number of capacitors to be used for the wireless power transmission according to a communication standard to be used for communication. For example, when the communication according to the WPC communication standard is performed, the controller 180 determines the number of capacitors having the capacitance according to the WPC communication standard. When communication according to the PMA communication standard is performed, It is possible to determine the number of capacitors having the capacitance meeting the PMA communication standard.

In addition, the communication block (not shown) may include at least one of a low pass filter, an amplifier, and a comparator configured to be able to change a cutoff frequency so that communication can be performed. At this time, the control unit 140 may control the communication block to meet the communication standard with the half power frequency. As an example of the communication block, an analog demodulator can be used.

Also, when the communication standard of the receiving apparatus is detected, the analog demodulator can transmit a signal to the controller 140 so that the half power frequency is changed according to the detected communication standard. In this case, the controller 140 may change the half power frequency of the analog demodulator.

On the other hand, the communication block may be configured to support each communication standard. At this time, the control unit 140 can perform communication by activating a communication block supporting a communication standard detected among a plurality of communication blocks.

32 is a graph showing a state in which communication is actually performed according to two communication (WPC or PMA) standards by using a circuit in which the resonance frequency is determined by the number of capacitors as described above.

First, the experiment can be performed under conditions having a large load as shown in FIG. 32 (a) and a case having a large load as shown in FIG. 32 (b).

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 32A and 32B, it can be seen that the PMA communication and the WPC communication are smoothly performed in both a large load condition and a small load condition.

In addition, the controller 180 may sequentially generate detection signals conforming to the respective communication standards to detect a communication standard conformed to the wireless power receiving apparatus. More specifically, the controller 180 may sequentially generate a first signal conforming to the WPC communication standard and a second signal conforming to the PMA standard.

Here, the generation of the first signal may be referred to as "Analog Ping ", and the generation of the second signal may be referred to as" Active Ping ". The first signal may transmit a signal in the 113 kHz band. Also, the second signal may transmit a signal in the 210 kHz band.

The signals may be generated sequentially with a predetermined interval for each coil. More specifically, the control unit 140 may generate the first signal and the second signal alternately, thereby detecting a communication protocol followed by the wireless power receiving apparatus.

In the above description, a method of controlling the frequency band, the driving topology, and the input voltage of the transmission apparatus so as to detect the communication protocol followed by the receiving apparatus and transmit the wireless power according to the detected communication protocol has been described. Accordingly, the present invention can implement a transmission apparatus capable of transmitting power to a receiving apparatus conforming to different standards.

Hereinafter, a method of detecting the communication standard by the wireless power transmission apparatus will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The control unit 140 may control the operation of at least one of the circuit unit 130 and the voltage supply unit 110 to transmit the wireless power according to the communication protocol when the communication protocol conformed to the wireless power receiving apparatus is detected .

More specifically, referring to FIG. 33, the controller 140 may select a coil to be activated among a plurality of coils constituting the power transfer unit 120 (S3310). At this time, the coil to be activated may be determined based on the position information of the receiving apparatus. For example, the control unit 140 may transmit an enable signal to a coil located in a region adjacent to the position of the receiving apparatus to activate the coil.

Thereafter, the control unit 140 may control the circuit unit in a communication state according to the WPC communication standard to transmit the frequency according to the WPC communication standard to the activated coil (S3320). For example, the control unit 140 may set the value of the capacitance of the circuit unit 130 to 200 nF, and change the driving voltage reference and the input voltage.

After the change, the control unit 140 can detect whether the apparatus is a receiving apparatus compliant with the WPC communication standard (S3330). As a result of the detection, if the receiving apparatus complies with the WPC communication standard, WPC charging can be performed (S3340).

However, if the control unit 140 is not a receiving apparatus conforming to the WPC communication standard, the controller 140 may control the power transmitting unit 120 and the circuit unit 130 so that communication can be performed according to the PMA communication standard (S3350). For example, the control unit 140 sets the capacitance of the circuit unit 130 to 55 nF, activates the PMA communication unit, and changes the driving topology and the input voltage (S3350).

After the change, the control unit 140 can detect whether or not the reception apparatus conforms to the PMA communication standard (S3360). As a result of the detection, if the control unit 140 is a receiving device compliant with the PMA communication standard, the control unit 140 can perform charging according to the PMA standard (S3370).

34 is a graph showing experimental results according to a method of detecting the WPC and PMA communication standards. Referring to FIG. 34, a wireless power transmission apparatus according to the present invention can transmit different signals according to different communication standards at predetermined time intervals for each of a plurality of coils.

At this time, if a response is received for any one of the signals, the wireless power transmission apparatus can control the circuit unit 130 to have a capacitance value defined by a communication standard conforming to the signal. That is, the control unit 140 can change the frequency value to support the communication standard conforming to the signal.

For example, FIG. 34A shows that the communication is smoothly performed after the capacitance value is controlled according to the PMA standard. FIG. 34B shows that the capacitance value is controlled according to the WPC standard, It can be shown that the communication is actually performed smoothly.

FIG. 35 is a structural diagram showing another circuit diagram of a wireless power transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

In the above-described circuit diagram, a switch is connected to one of two capacitors, and the frequency is controlled by controlling the on / off of the switch according to the communication standard. In addition to the above structure, the present invention may have a structure in which a switch is connected to each capacitor to determine whether to use one of the two capacitors according to a communication standard.

In this case, the control unit 140 can change the frequency by controlling the first and second switches according to the detected communication standard. In this structure, all operations except for the addition of the first and second switches may be the same as those described above.

As described above, in the present invention, by using a combination of the single coils conforming to two different standards as the multiple coils in the wireless power transmission apparatus, it is possible to cope with all the transmission apparatuses regardless of the standards of the coils of the receiving apparatus.

The present invention implements a wireless power transmission method, a wireless power transmission device, and a wireless charging system capable of transmitting wireless power of a standard corresponding to different standards through multi-coil solutions.

Further, the present invention provides a multiple coil solution for implementing a transmission device that conforms to two different standards by using a single coil, as overlapping coils of different shapes to a pair of adjacent coils. In addition, since the overlapping coils are configured to support two different standards, the operation range of the wireless power transmission apparatus, the wireless power reception apparatus, and the wireless charging system can be expanded. In other words, by using a combination of a single coil that conforms to two different standards as multiple coils in a wireless power transmission apparatus, it is possible to cope with all transmission apparatuses regardless of the standard of the coil of the receiving apparatus.

The present invention can provide a transmitting apparatus having compatibility between different standards by changing the resonance frequency of the transmitting apparatus for receiving apparatuses conforming to different standards. Through this, the present invention can transmit wireless power regardless of the communication standard to which the receiving apparatus conforms.

The configuration of the wireless power transmission apparatus according to the embodiments disclosed herein may be applied to devices such as a docking station, a cradle device, and other electronic devices, May be readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein, and the present invention can be modified, changed, or improved in various forms within the scope of the present invention and the claims.

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A wireless power transmission apparatus formed to transmit power wirelessly to a wireless power receiving apparatus,
A power delivery unit configured to transmit wireless power to the wireless power receiving apparatus;
A circuit portion having a plurality of capacitors electrically connected to the power transfer portion, the circuit portion being configured to change an electrical connection of the capacitors to support a plurality of frequencies, respectively; And
And a control unit for detecting a communication protocol conformed to the wireless power receiving apparatus and controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors so that the circuit unit operates at a frequency corresponding to the detected communication protocol. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the circuit unit is configured to vary the number of capacitors included in the resonant circuit that transmits the radio power among the plurality of capacitors. 3. The method of claim 2,
The circuit unit includes: a first capacitor electrically connected to the power transfer unit;
A second capacitor connected in parallel with the first capacitor; And
And a switch coupled to the second capacitor,
Wherein the control unit controls the electrical connection of the second capacitor using the switch. The method of claim 3,
The control unit
When the detected communication protocol is a WPC communication protocol, connecting the switch,
And does not connect the switch if the detected communication protocol is a PMA communication protocol. The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
And sequentially generate signals conforming to different communication protocols so as to detect a communication protocol that the wireless power receiving device follows. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the signals comprise a first signal according to the first communication protocol and a second signal according to a second communication protocol,
The control unit
Using the response of the wireless power receiving apparatus to any one of the first and second signals to determine whether the wireless power receiving apparatus corresponds to the communication protocol of the first and second communication protocols Wherein the wireless power transmission device comprises: The method according to claim 6,
The control unit
And controls the electrical connection of the plurality of capacitors so that the circuit unit operates in a frequency range corresponding to any one of the communication protocols, if any one of the communication protocols is determined. The method according to claim 6,
The control unit
And when the one of the communication protocols is determined, the circuit section increases or decreases the input voltage so as to support any one of the communication protocols. 9. The method of claim 8,
The control unit
Wherein the control unit performs either frequency control or voltage control for the power transfer unit based on the communication protocol if any one of the communication protocols is determined. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the circuit portion includes a first switch connected to the first capacitor and a second switch connected to the second capacitor,
Wherein the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected in parallel,
Wherein the control unit controls the electrical connection of the second capacitor using the first and second switches. 11. The method of claim 10,
The control unit
Controls the first and second switches such that the first and second capacitors are all electrically connected to the power transfer unit when the communication protocol conforms to the WPC,
And controls the first and second switches such that any one of the first and second capacitors is electrically connected to the power transfer unit when the communication protocol conforms to the PMA. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the power delivery portion is an A13 coil frequency controlled or voltage controlled within the WPC specification. A wireless power transmission method for wirelessly transmitting power to a wireless power receiving device,
Sequentially generating a first signal according to a first communication protocol and a second signal according to a second communication protocol to detect a protocol followed by the wireless power receiving apparatus;
Determining a communication protocol to be followed by the wireless power receiving apparatus among the first and second communication protocols using the response of the receiving apparatus to either one of the first signal and the second signal; And
And controlling the electrical connection of the plurality of capacitors so that the radio power is transmitted in one of the plurality of frequency bands according to the determined communication protocol. 14. The method of claim 13,
In the step of controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors
And determines the number of capacitors to be used in the resonant circuit according to the determined communication protocol. 15. The method of claim 14,
A first capacitor and a second capacitor,
A switch is connected to the second capacitor,
In the step of controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors
And if the determined communication protocol conforms to the WPC communication protocol, the switch is connected. 14. The method of claim 13,
Further comprising increasing or decreasing an input voltage according to the determined communication protocol. A transmission device for transmitting wireless power;
And a receiving device for receiving wireless power from the transmitting device,
The transmission device
A power delivery unit configured to transmit wireless power to the receiving device;
A circuit portion having a plurality of capacitors electrically connected to the power transfer portion, the circuit portion being configured to change an electrical connection of the capacitors to support a plurality of frequency ranges, respectively; And
And a control unit for detecting a communication protocol to which the receiving device is compliant and controlling the electrical connection of the capacitors so that the circuitry is operated in a frequency range corresponding to the detected communication protocol. 18. The method of claim 17,
The power transfer unit is composed of an A13 coil conforming to the WPC communication standard,
The control unit
Wherein the number of capacitors to be included in the resonant circuit according to a communication protocol conformed to the receiving apparatus is determined. 19. The method of claim 18,
Further comprising a switch coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of capacitors,
The control unit
Wherein said capacitor is used for said resonant circuit using said switch. 18. The method of claim 17,
The control unit
And sequentially generate signals conforming to different communication protocols to detect a standard followed by the receiving device.

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