US20110018494A1 - Power receiving apparatus, power transmission system, charging apparatus and power transmission method - Google Patents

Power receiving apparatus, power transmission system, charging apparatus and power transmission method Download PDF

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US20110018494A1
US20110018494A1 US12/788,753 US78875310A US2011018494A1 US 20110018494 A1 US20110018494 A1 US 20110018494A1 US 78875310 A US78875310 A US 78875310A US 2011018494 A1 US2011018494 A1 US 2011018494A1
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  • This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting power by radio utilizing resonance of an electromagnetic field.
  • the two coils must be positioned closely to each other. Therefore, the power transmission has a problem that the distance over which the power can be transmitted is restricted. Further, if the axes of the coils upon electromagnetic induction coupling are brought out of alignment with each other, then the transmission efficiency is degraded. Therefore, the alignment upon coupling is significant.
  • resonance type radio power transmission power can be transmitted over such a distance as three to four meters and besides high power can be transmitted. Therefore, resonance type radio power transmission has an advantage that also a system which does not have a secondary cell, that is, a rechargeable battery, on the reception side can be constructed readily.
  • the resonance type radio power transmission has little influence on any other electronic apparatus because energy is not transmitted if it has no resonating mechanism. Further, there is an advantage also in that, even if the alignment upon coupling is not very good, the transmission efficiency does not drop very much.
  • Patent Document 1 A power transmission system which uses a resonance phenomenon in a magnetic field is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2007/0222542 (hereinafter referred to as Patent Document 1).
  • FIG. 9 An example of a configuration of the power transmission system which uses a magnetic field resonance phenomenon is shown in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 9 particularly shows an example of a system configuration where a power transmitting apparatus 10 of a supplying source of power and a power receiving apparatus 20 of a supplying destination or receiving side of power are provided in a one-by-one corresponding relationship to each other.
  • the power transmitting apparatus 10 includes a resonance element 11 , an excitation element 12 and a frequency signal generation section 13 .
  • the resonance element 11 is formed, for example, from an air-core coil in the form of a loop coil.
  • the excitation element 12 is formed, for example, from an air-core coil, which is connected at the opposite ends thereof to two output terminals of the frequency signal generation section 13 .
  • the resonance element 11 and the excitation element 12 are placed in a relationship wherein they are coupled strongly with each other by electromagnetic induction.
  • the air-core coil which forms the resonance element 11 has not only inductance but also coil internal capacitance and has a self resonance frequency which depends upon the inductance and the capacitance.
  • the frequency signal generation section 13 generates a frequency signal of a frequency equal to the self resonance frequency of the resonance element 11 .
  • the frequency signal generation section 13 may be formed from a Colpitts type oscillation circuit, a Hartley type oscillation circuit or the like.
  • the power transmitting apparatus 10 receives supply of power from an ac power supply so that a frequency signal is generated from the frequency signal generation section 13 .
  • the power receiving apparatus 20 include a resonance element 21 , an excitation element 22 , a rectification circuit 23 and a load 24 .
  • the resonance element 21 is formed, for example, from an air-core coil in the form of a loop coil similarly to the resonance element 11 .
  • the excitation element 22 is formed, for example, from an air-core coil, which is connected at the opposite ends thereof to two input terminals of the rectification circuit 23 .
  • the resonance element 21 and the excitation element 22 are configured so as to have a relationship wherein they are coupled strongly to each other by electromagnetic induction.
  • the air-core coil which forms the resonance element 21 has not only inductance but also coil internal capacitance and has a self resonance frequency which depends upon the inductance and the capacitance similarly as in the resonance element 11 .
  • the self resonance frequencies of the resonance element 11 and the resonance element 21 are equal to each other and a frequency fo.
  • the frequency signal generation section 13 in the power transmitting apparatus 10 supplies a frequency signal equal to the self resonance frequency fo of the resonance elements 11 and 21 to the excitation element 12 .
  • ac current of the frequency fo flows to the air-core coil of the excitation element 12 , and induction current of the same frequency fo is induced in the resonance element 11 formed similarly from an air-core coil by electromagnetic induction.
  • the self resonance frequency of the air-core coil which forms the resonance element 21 of the power receiving apparatus 20 is the frequency fo and coincides with the self resonance frequency of the resonance element 11 of the power transmitting apparatus 10 . Accordingly, the resonance element 11 of the power transmitting apparatus 10 and the resonance element 21 of the power receiving apparatus 20 have a magnetic field resonance relationship and exhibit a maximum coupling amount and minimum loss at the frequency fo.
  • the resonance element 11 of the power transmitting apparatus 10 and the resonance element 21 of the power receiving apparatus 20 in the present circuit configuration have a magnetic field resonance relationship as described above, ac current is supplied in a contactless fashion from the resonance element 11 to the resonance element 21 at the resonance frequency fo.
  • induction current is induced in the excitation element 22 by electromagnetic induction by ac current appearing in the resonance element 21 .
  • the induction current induced in the excitation element 22 is rectified into dc current by the rectification circuit 23 and supplied as power supply current to the load 24 .
  • a magnetic field resonance phenomenon is utilized to transmit power by radio from the power transmitting apparatus 10 to the power receiving apparatus 20 .
  • FIG. 10 A relationship between the frequency of the frequency signal from the frequency signal generation section 13 in the power transmission system of the configuration shown in FIG. 9 and the coupling amount in magnetic field resonance is illustrated in FIG. 10 .
  • the power transmission system of the configuration of FIG. 9 indicates frequency selectivity wherein a maximum coupling amount is obtained at the resonance frequency fo.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a relationship between the distance D between the resonance element 11 of the power transmitting apparatus 10 and the resonance element 21 of the power receiving apparatus 20 and the coupling amount in magnetic field resonance. From FIG. 11 , it can be recognized that, although the coupling amount increases as the distance decreases, where the distance is very short, the coupling amount is rather low. Thus, it can be recognized that a certain distance exists at which the coupling amount is maximum at a certain resonance frequency.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a relationship between the resonance frequency and the distance between resonance elements at which a maximum coupling amount is obtained. From FIG. 12 , it can be seen that a maximum coupling amount is obtained if, where the resonance frequency is low, the distance between the resonance elements is increased, but where the resonance frequency is high, the distance between the resonance elements is decreased.
  • FIG. 13 which illustrates that power is transmitted to two power receiving apparatus 20 A and 20 B as power supplying designations.
  • the power receiving apparatus 20 A and 20 B have a configuration quite same as that of the power receiving apparatus 20 described hereinabove and include like components which are indicated by like reference symbols with suffixes A and B added thereto, respectively.
  • the power receiving apparatus 20 B Since the coupling amount between a power supplying source and a power supplying destination increases as the distance between the resonance elements decreases, in the example shown in FIG. 13 , the power receiving apparatus 20 B has a coupling amount greater than that of the power receiving apparatus 20 A to the power transmitting apparatus 10 .
  • the power supplied from the power transmitting apparatus 10 is relatively higher to the power receiving apparatus 20 B than to the power receiving apparatus 20 A.
  • each of the power receiving apparatus described above is configured such that it normally receives power transmitted thereto by radio. Therefore, even where any of the power receiving apparatus does not demand reception of power, if the power receiving apparatus is positioned such that it can receive supply of power from the power transmitting apparatus 10 , then power is supplied to the power receiving apparatus uselessly and rectified by the rectification circuit 23 and then consumed.
  • the power to be supplied to the power receiving apparatus 20 A which demands reception of power decreases in a distribution relationship, which is not efficient.
  • a power receiving apparatus including a resonance element having a specific resonance frequency and adapted to couple in a non-contacting relationship to a different resonance element through a resonance relationship, rectification means for rectifying ac current of the resonance frequency in response to energy received by the resonance element, and switching means for cutting off a supplying path of the ac current from the resonance element to the rectification means, the resonance element maintaining the coupling state through the resonance relationship to the different resonance element also when the supplying path of the ac current to the rectification means is blocked by the switching means.
  • the power receiving apparatus is positioned such that it couples to the power transmitting apparatus through a resonance relationship and couples also to a different power receiving apparatus through a resonance relationship.
  • the resonance element of the power receiving apparatus couples to both of the resonance element provided in the power transmitting apparatus and the resonance element of the different power receiving apparatus through a resonance relationship.
  • the supplying path of ac current from the resonance element to the rectification means is cut off by the switching means.
  • the resonance element of the power receiving apparatus is kept in the state wherein it couples to the different resonance element through a resonance relationship. Accordingly, in the power receiving apparatus, the power which the resonance element receives from the power transmitting apparatus is transferred to the resonance element of the difference power receiving apparatus which is kept coupled to the resonance element through a resonance relationship while supply of current to the rectification means is cut off by the switching means.
  • the resonance element of the power receiving apparatus in which the supplying path of ac current from the resonance element to the rectification means is cut off plays a role of repeating means for repeating power from the power transmitting apparatus to the different power receiving apparatus.
  • the different power receiving apparatus receives supply of power transmitted through the coupling through a direct resonance relationship with the power transmitting apparatus and besides receives reception of power through the coupling through a resonance relationship with the power receiving apparatus. Consequently, the power supply amount to the different power receiving apparatus increases.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing an example of a configuration of a power receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic view showing an example of a power transmission system which includes the power receiving apparatus of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing an example of a configuration of a power receiving apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating processing operation of the power receiving apparatus of FIG. 3 ;
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are a diagrammatic view and a cross sectional view, respectively, showing an example of a charging system as a power transmission system according to a further embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view showing an example of a configuration of a charging system as a power transmission system according to a still further embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating an example of processing operation of a power transmitting apparatus in the charging system of FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating an example of processing operation of a power receiving apparatus in the charging system of FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic view showing an example of a configuration of a power transmission system of the magnetic field resonance type
  • FIGS. 10 , 11 and 12 are diagrams illustrating characteristics of the power transmission system of the magnetic field resonance type shown in FIG. 9 ;
  • FIG. 13 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a problem of an existing power transmission system of the magnetic field resonance type shown in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of a configuration of a power receiving apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Those parts shown in FIG. 1 which are identical to those parts of the power receiving apparatus in the power transmission system shown in FIG. 9 are denoted by identical reference symbols.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 includes a resonance element 21 , an excitation element 22 , a rectification circuit 23 , a load 24 , and a power supply controlling switch 25 provided on a current path between the excitation element 22 and the rectification circuit 23 .
  • the resonance element 21 is formed, for example, from an air-core coil in the form of a loop coil similarly to the resonance element 11 .
  • the excitation element 22 is formed, for example, from an air-core coil, which is connected at a terminal thereof to one of input terminals of the rectification circuit 23 .
  • the excitation element 22 is connected at the other terminal of the air-core coil thereof to the other one of the input terminals of the rectification circuit 23 through the power supply controlling switch 25 .
  • the resonance element 21 and the excitation element 22 are configured so as to have a relationship in which they are coupled strongly to each other by electromagnetic induction.
  • the air-core coil of the resonance element 21 has not only inductance but also coil internal capacitance and has a frequency fo which depends upon the inductance and the capacitance. As described hereinabove, the frequency fo of the resonance element 11 is equal to the self resonance frequency of the resonance element 11 of the power transmitting apparatus 10 .
  • the power supply controlling switch 25 may be formed from a mechanical switch which is manually operated by a user or a relay switch or a semiconductor switch which switches on and off in response to a predetermined operation by a user.
  • the resonance element 21 in the power receiving apparatus 200 is coupled to the resonance element 11 of the power transmitting apparatus 10 through a magnetic field resonance relationship therebetween, and similar operation to that described above is carried out.
  • induction current is induced in the excitation element 22 by electromagnetic induction by ac current appearing in the resonance element 21 .
  • the induction current induced in the excitation element 22 is rectified into dc current by the rectification circuit 23 and then supplied as power supply current to the load 24 .
  • the resonance element 21 of the power receiving apparatus 200 in which the power supply controlling switch 25 is off in this manner can be coupled to the resonance element of a different power receiving apparatus through a magnetic field resonance relationship. Then, if such a different power receiving apparatus as just mentioned exists, then ac magnetic field energy transmitted to the resonance element 21 of the power receiving apparatus 200 in which the power supply controlling switch 25 is off is sent to the resonance element of the different power receiving apparatus.
  • the resonance element 21 of the power receiving apparatus 200 in which the power supply controlling switch 25 is off acts as a repeater which transmits ac magnetic field energy supplied thereto from the power transmitting apparatus 10 to the resonance element of the different power receiving apparatus.
  • FIG. 2 shows a power transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 A and 200 B have a configuration quite similar to that of the power receiving apparatus 200 described hereinabove and includes like components to those of the power receiving apparatus 200 .
  • Such like components are denoted by like reference symbols with the suffixes A and B added thereto, respectively.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 B which need not receive supply of power is positioned nearer to the power transmitting apparatus 10 which serves as a power supplying source than the power receiving apparatus 200 A to which power is to be supplied and therefore has a coupling amount to the power transmitting apparatus 10 greater than that of the power receiving apparatus 200 A.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 A and the power receiving apparatus 200 B have such a positional relationship to each other that they are coupled to each other through a magnetic field resonance relationship.
  • the power supply controlling switch 25 A of the power receiving apparatus 200 A is in an on or closed state in order that the power receiving apparatus 200 A may receive supply of power from the power transmitting apparatus 10 of a power supply source. Meanwhile, since the power receiving apparatus 200 B need not receive supply of power from the power transmitting apparatus 10 , the power supply controlling switch 25 is in an off or open state.
  • the resonance elements 11 and 21 A are coupled to each other through a magnetic field resonance relationship, and since the power supply controlling switch 25 A is on, induction current flows through the excitation element 22 A.
  • the induction current induced in the excitation element 22 A is rectified into dc current by the rectification circuit 23 A and supplied as power supply current to the load 24 not shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the resonance elements 11 and 21 B are coupled to each other through a magnetic field resonance relationship. Consequently, ac magnetic field energy from the power transmitting apparatus 10 is transmitted to the resonance element 21 B of the power receiving apparatus 200 B.
  • the power supply controlling switch since the power supply controlling switch is in an off or open state, no induction current flows to the excitation element 22 B, and no current is supplied to the rectification circuit 23 B and no power is consumed.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 A and the power receiving apparatus 200 B have such a positional relationship that they are coupled to each other through a magnetic field resonance relationship. Accordingly, ac magnetic field energy transmitted from the power transmitting apparatus 10 to the resonance element 21 B of the power receiving apparatus 200 B is sent to the resonance element 21 A of the power receiving apparatus 200 A.
  • part of the ac magnetic field energy sent out from the power transmitting apparatus 10 is sent to the resonance element 21 A of the power receiving apparatus 200 A through the resonance element 21 B of the power receiving apparatus 200 B.
  • ac magnetic field energy sent from the power transmitting apparatus 10 to the power receiving apparatus 20 B is consumed in the power receiving apparatus 20 B.
  • such ac magnetic field energy is not consumed but is sent to the power receiving apparatus 200 A through the power receiving apparatus 200 B.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 A receives supply of power from the power transmitting apparatus 10 through coupling by a direct magnetic field resonance relationship and further receives supply of power through the power receiving apparatus 200 B. Accordingly, in the power transmission system of FIG. 2 , the power receiving apparatus 200 A can receive all of the ac magnetic field energy sent out from the power transmitting apparatus 10 . Consequently, the power receiving apparatus 200 A can receive supply of power efficiently.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 A since the power supply controlling switch 25 A in the power receiving apparatus 200 A which is to receive supply of power from the power transmitting apparatus 10 is in an on state as can be seen from FIG. 2 , the power receiving apparatus 200 A may have the configuration of the power receiving apparatus 20 shown in FIG. 9 which does not include the power supply controlling switch 25 . In particular, in the power transmission system of FIG. 2 , all of the power receiving apparatus may not include the configuration of the power receiving apparatus 200 of the present embodiment.
  • the power supply controlling switch 25 is a mechanical switch or a relay switch
  • the power supply controlling switch 25 may otherwise have a configuration of a semiconductor switch.
  • a controlling section formed, for example, from a microcomputer for receiving an operation input of a user is provided such that it controls the power supply controlling switch 25 to switch in response to an operation input of the user indicative of whether or not the power receiving apparatus should be rendered operative.
  • the control section controls the power supply controlling switch to an on state, but if the user inputs another instruction operation for rendering the power receiving apparatus inoperative, then the control section controls power supply controlling switch to an off state.
  • the power supply controlling switch is controlled to switch only in response to an operation of the user.
  • the power supply controlling switch is automatically controlled to switch.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example of a configuration of the power receiving apparatus 300 of the second embodiment.
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 includes several common components to those of the power receiving apparatus 200 of the first embodiment, and overlapping description of the common components of the power receiving apparatus 200 is omitted herein to avoid redundancy.
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 shown includes a battery 301 B of the rechargeable type and further includes a charging circuit 301 for charging the rechargeable battery 301 B, a power supply switch 302 , a control section 303 and an operation section 304 .
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 further includes a power supply controlling switch circuit 250 in place of the power supply controlling switch 25 .
  • the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 is formed, for example, from a semiconductor switching element.
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 receives radio power transmitted from the power transmitting apparatus 10 and uses the radio power to charge the battery 301 B and then supplies power supply current to a load.
  • the charging circuit 301 charges the battery 301 B with dc current from the rectification circuit 23 when the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 is on.
  • the charging circuit 301 has a function of detecting that the battery 301 B is charged up and notifying the control section 303 of such charge up.
  • the power supply switch 302 is interposed between an output terminal of the rectification circuit 23 and the load 24 and controlled between on and off in accordance with a switching signal from the control section 303 . Also this power supply switch 302 is formed, for example, from a semiconductor switching element.
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 When the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 is on and the power supply switch 302 is on, the power receiving apparatus 300 receives radio power transmitted from the power transmitting apparatus 10 , and while the battery 301 B is charged by the charging circuit 301 , the power receiving apparatus 300 supplies power also to the load 24 .
  • the control section 303 includes, for example, a microcomputer, and power is normally supplied from the battery 301 B to the control section 303 .
  • the operation section 304 includes a power supply key and is connected to the control section 303 . If the operation section 304 receives an operation input information of the power supply key, then it decides whether the operation input information represents an operation to switch on the power supply or another operation to switch off the power supply. Then, the control section 303 controls the power supply switch 302 to an on state or an off state in response to a result of the decision.
  • the control section 303 receives a notification from the charging circuit 301 that the charging circuit 301 B is charged up, then it switches off the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 . Accordingly, at this time, the power receiving apparatus 300 does not consume ac magnetic field energy sent thereto from the power transmitting apparatus 10 , and the resonance element 21 acts as a repeater of the ac magnetic field energy as described hereinabove.
  • the control section 303 controls the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 to an on state, and the power receiving apparatus 300 converts ac magnetic field energy sent thereto from the power transmitting apparatus 10 into dc current by means of the rectification circuit thereof and then consumes the dc current.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates processing operation by the control section 303 for controlling the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 between on and off.
  • the control section 303 first checks a notification of charge up from the charging circuit 301 at step S 101 . Then at step S 102 , the control section 303 decides whether or not the battery 301 B is in a charged up state at step S 102 . If it is decided that the battery 301 B is not in a charged up state, then the control section 303 controls the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 to be kept on at step S 103 . Thereafter, the processing returns to step S 101 .
  • step S 102 if it is decided at step S 102 that the battery 301 B is in a charged up state, then the control section 303 controls the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 to change over to an off state at step S 104 . Thereafter, the processing returns to step S 101 .
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 of the present second embodiment when the battery 301 B is in a charged up state, it need not receive supply of power from the power transmitting apparatus 10 , and consequently, the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 is switched off automatically.
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 of the present second embodiment different from the power receiving apparatus 200 of the first embodiment, even if the user does not manually carry out a switching operation of the power supply controlling switch, it is possible to prevent unnecessary consumption of ac magnetic field energy and achieve efficient radio power transmission.
  • ac magnetic field energy from the power transmitting apparatus 10 is distributed to the plural power receiving apparatus 300 to carry out charging.
  • the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 is off and acts as a repeater for the ac magnetic field energy. Therefore, the ac magnetic field energy to be transmitted to a power receiving apparatus which has a battery which is not in a charged up state as yet increases.
  • the present invention is embodied as a charging system or charging apparatus for charging the power receiving apparatus 300 of the second embodiment.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B show appearance of the charging system as a power transmission system of the present third embodiment.
  • a power transmitting apparatus 10 is provided in the inside of a box-shaped charging cradle, and a plurality of power receiving apparatus 300 are placed on the charging cradle.
  • FIG. 5A shows a top plan of a charging cradle 400 which forms the charging system of the present embodiment
  • FIG. 5B shows a cross section taken along line X-X.
  • the charging cradle 400 is formed in a flattened box shape made of a non-magnetic material.
  • the power transmitting apparatus 10 serving as a power supplying source is disposed at a central position of the charging cradle 400 .
  • a broken line shown in FIG. 5A indicates an air-core coil which forms the resonance element 11 of the power transmitting apparatus 10 .
  • a plurality of marks MK each indicative of a position at which a power receiving apparatus 300 is to be placed, in the example of FIG. 5A , a plurality of circular marks, are provided, for example, by printing.
  • the marks MK are provided such that the centers thereof are positioned on a circle at an equal distance from the position of the center of the charging cradle 400 at which the power transmitting apparatus 10 is disposed. This is because it is intended to make all of the coupling amounts through a magnetic field resonance relationship between the plural power receiving apparatus 300 placed on the charging cradle 400 and the power transmitting apparatus 10 equal to each other.
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 can receive ac magnetic field energy of an equal magnitude from the power transmitting apparatus 10 .
  • ac magnetic field energy is first distributed and supplied equally to all of the power receiving apparatus 300 from the power transmitting apparatus 10 .
  • the resonance element of the power receiving apparatus 300 now acts as a repeater of the ac magnetic field energy as described hereinabove. Accordingly, to any other power receiving apparatus 300 whose battery 301 B is not in a charged up state, ac magnetic field energy is additionally transmitted through the repeater in addition to the ac magnetic field energy originally supplied thereto from the power transmitting apparatus 10 .
  • the power receiving apparatus 300 whose battery 301 B is fully charged does not consume the ac magnetic field energy being received till then but repeats the ac magnetic field energy to the other power receiving apparatus 300 whose battery 301 B is not in a charged up state. Accordingly, the ac magnetic field energy to be applied to the other power receiving apparatus 300 whose battery 301 B is not in a fully charged state increases from that till then.
  • the charging system of the present embodiment it can charge a plurality of power receiving apparatus efficiently.
  • the present invention is applied to a charging system as an example of a power transmission system similarly to the third embodiment.
  • the charging system of the present fourth embodiment has a basic configuration which includes a charging cradle similar to that in the third embodiment, it is different from the third configuration in that each of a power transmitting apparatus of a supplying source of charging power and a power receiving apparatus for receiving the charging power include a communication section.
  • each power receiving apparatus sends a residual charging amount of a battery to the power transmitting apparatus.
  • the power transmitting apparatus produces a charging schedule plan in response to the received residual charging amounts of the plural power receiving apparatus and sends a controlling instruction for placing the power supply controlling switch circuit into an on state or an off state to each of the plural power receiving apparatus in accordance with the charging schedule plan.
  • Each of the power receiving apparatus executes an operation to place the power supply controlling switch circuit thereof into an on or off state in response to the controlling instruction from the power transmitting apparatus.
  • the plural power receiving apparatus can be charged up rapidly in appropriate charging time.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of a configuration of the power transmitting apparatus 100 and the power receiving apparatus 500 which form the charging system of the present fourth embodiment. Those parts shown in FIG. 6 which are identical to those shown in abovementioned embodiments are denoted by identical reference symbols.
  • the power transmitting apparatus 100 includes a control section 111 and a communication section 112 in addition to a resonance element 11 , an excitation element 12 and a frequency signal generation section 13 .
  • the control section 111 is configured including, for example, a microcomputer and analyzes information received from the power receiving apparatus 500 through the communication section 112 or produces and transmits transmission information to the power receiving apparatus 500 through the communication section 112 .
  • the communication section 112 is formed, for example, from a Bluetooth unit or a ZigBee unit.
  • the power receiving apparatus 500 includes a power supply controlling switch circuit 250 , a charging circuit 301 for charging a battery 301 B, a power supply switch 302 , a control section 303 and an operation section 304 and additionally includes a communication section 501 .
  • the charging circuit 301 notifies the control section 303 of a residual charging amount or battery remaining amount of the battery 301 B and of a charged up state, a little different from that in the second embodiment.
  • control section 303 transmits the residual charging amount or battery remaining amount of the battery 301 B received from the charging circuit 301 to the power transmitting apparatus 100 through the communication section 501 together with identification information of the power receiving apparatus 500 itself.
  • control section 303 Upon such notification of the residual charging amount, the control section 303 additionally transmits the additional information to the power transmitting apparatus 100 .
  • control section 303 when the control section 303 receives a notification representing that the battery 301 B is charged up from the charging circuit 301 , it switches off the power supply controlling switch circuit 250 and transmits a notification that the battery 301 B is charged up to the power transmitting apparatus 100 through the communication section 501 together with the identification information of the power receiving apparatus 500 itself.
  • control section 111 of the power transmitting apparatus 100 When the control section 111 of the power transmitting apparatus 100 receives a notification of a residual charging amount or a notification of full charge from the power receiving apparatus 500 , then it produces or modifies a charging schedule plan. Then, the control section 111 produces on/off controlling instructions for the power supply controlling switch circuit to each of the plural power receiving apparatus in accordance with the charging schedule plan and then transmits the controlling instructions through the communication section 112 .
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating processing operation executed by the control section 111 of the power transmitting apparatus 100 .
  • the processing operation in FIG. 7 is carried out when plural power receiving apparatus 500 as power supplying destinations are placed on the charging cradle and the power supply for the charging system is switched on to supply power to the power transmitting apparatus 100 .
  • the control section 111 receives a residual charging amount and additional information to the residual charging amount from the plural power receiving apparatus 500 which are power supplying destinations at step S 111 at the communication section 112 .
  • control section 111 produces a charging schedule plan for the plural power receiving apparatus 500 from the received residual charging amounts and additional information at step S 112 .
  • control section 111 recognizes identification information of each power receiving apparatus from the received information and then checks the residual charging amount, emergency for charging and so forth of each power receiving apparatus. Then, the control section 111 produces an optimum charging schedule plan based on the received information and determines, in accordance with the charging schedule plan, which power supply controlling switching circuit 250 is to be switched on or off in the power receiving apparatus.
  • control section 111 transmits the determined on/off controlling information for the power supply controlling switching circuits 250 of the power receiving apparatus 500 to the respective power receiving apparatus 500 in a matched relationship with the identification information through the communication section 212 at step S 113 .
  • control section 111 monitors reception of charge up information from any power receiving apparatus 500 at step S 114 and decides, if it is decided that such charge up information is received, whether or not all of the power receiving apparatus 500 are charged up at step S 115 .
  • step S 115 If it is decided at step S 115 that not all of the power receiving apparatus 500 are charged up, then the control section 111 decides whether or not the charging schedule plan need be revised for those power receiving apparatus 500 which are not charged up at step S 116 . In particular, since there possibly is a case wherein, for example, while the battery is not charged up, the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 in an off state need be changed to an on state, the necessity for the change and so forth is decided.
  • step S 116 If it is decided at step S 116 that the charging schedule plan need not be revised, then the processing of the control section 111 returns to step S 114 .
  • step S 116 if it is decided at step S 116 that the charging schedule need be revised, then the control section 111 re-produces a charging schedule plan for the power receiving apparatus other than the power receiving apparatus which is or are charged up. Then, the control section 111 produces, in accordance with the re-produced charging schedule plan, an on/off controlling instruction for each of the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 of the power receiving apparatus 500 other than those power receiving apparatus 500 which is or are charged up and transmits the on/off controlling instruction to the pertaining power receiving apparatus 500 at step S 117 . Then, the processing returns to step S 114 to repetitively carry out the processes at the steps beginning with step S 114 .
  • step S 115 If it is decided at step S 115 that all of the power receiving apparatus 500 are charged up, then the control section 111 switches off the main power supply to the power transmitting apparatus 100 and then ends the processing routine.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates processing operation to be executed by the control section 303 of the power receiving apparatus 500 .
  • the control section 303 transmits identification information (ID) of the power transmitting apparatus 100 itself, a residual charging amount and additional information to the power transmitting apparatus 100 which is a power supplying source through the communication section 501 at step S 201 .
  • ID identification information
  • control section 303 decides whether or not a switching on or off instruction for the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 from the power transmitting apparatus 100 is received through the communication section 501 at step S 202 .
  • step S 202 If it is decided at step S 202 that such a switching on or off instruction for the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 is not received, then the control section 303 repetitively carries out the process at step S 202 .
  • step S 202 if it is decided at step S 202 that a switching on or off instruction for the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 is received, then the control section 303 controls switching on or off of the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 in accordance with the received instruction at step S 203 .
  • control section 303 decides at step S 204 whether or not the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 is off. If it is decided that the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 is off, then the processing returns to step S 202 to repetitively carry out the processes at the steps beginning with step S 202 .
  • step S 204 if it is decided at step S 204 that the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 is not off, then the control section 303 decides whether or not the battery 301 B is charged up at step S 205 .
  • step S 205 If it is decided at step S 205 that the battery 301 B is not charged up, then the processing of the control section 303 returns to step S 202 to repetitively carry out the processes at the steps beginning with step S 202 .
  • step S 205 if it is decided at step S 205 that the battery 301 B is charged up, then the control section 303 transmits charge up information together with the ID of the power receiving apparatus 500 itself to the power transmitting apparatus 100 which is a power supplying source through the communication section 501 at step S 206 .
  • control section 303 changes over the power supply controlling switching circuit 250 to an off state at step S 207 and then ends the processing routine.
  • the power receiving apparatus 200 in which the power supply controlling switch is in an off state repeats ac magnetic field energy from the power transmitting apparatus 10 to a different power receiving apparatus.
  • the power supply controlling switch is in an off state in a plurality of power receiving apparatus 200 , it sometimes occurs that a power receiving apparatus transmits alternating current magnetic field energy transmitted thereto from a different power receiving apparatus which operates as a repeating apparatus to a further different power receiving apparatus.
  • each of the plural power receiving apparatus may not include a rechargeable battery but may include a function for issuing a notification regarding whether or not the power receiving apparatus itself need operate to the power transmitting apparatus.
  • the power transmitting apparatus may include a function for issuing an instruction for on/off control of the power supply controlling switching circuit of the power receiving apparatus based on the notification.
  • the power transmitting apparatus monitors the information regarding whether or not the power transmitting apparatus need operate from the power receiving apparatus and issues an instruction for on/off control of the power supply controlling switching circuit so that suitable power supply can be usually carried out for any power receiving apparatus for which power supply is demanded.
  • the excitation element 22 is provided between the resonance element 21 and the rectification circuit 23 so that impedance conversion is carried out to carry out effective ac power transmission, the excitation element may be omitted.
  • both terminals of the resonance element 21 are connected to one and the other one of the input terminal of the rectification circuit 23
  • the power supply controlling switch is provided between one of both terminals of the resonance element 21 and one of the input terminals of the rectification circuit 23 .
  • the power supply controlling switch in this instance is changed over to a state wherein ac current from the resonance element 21 is supplied to the rectification circuit 23 when supply of the power from the power transmitting apparatus is received by the power receiving apparatus. Further, when supply of the ac current from the resonance element 21 to the rectification circuit 23 is to be blocked, the power supply controlling switch cuts off the connection between one of the terminals of the resonance element 21 and one of the input terminals of the rectification circuit 23 and changes over so that both terminals of the resonance element 21 are connected to each other to form a loop coil. Consequently, the resonance element 21 is placed into a state wherein it can carry out magnetic field resonance coupling with a different resonance element.

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