WO2019107715A1 - Method and apparatus for wireless power transmission - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a wireless power transmission technique, and more particularly, to a wireless power transmission method and apparatus capable of dynamically controlling charging using a plurality of transmitters provided.
- the wireless power transmission technology is a technology to transmit electric energy from the transmitter to the receiver wirelessly using the induction principle of the magnetic field.
- electric motor or transformer And thereafter, a method of transmitting electrical energy by radiating electromagnetic waves such as high frequency, microwave, and laser has also been attempted.
- Our electric toothbrushes and some wireless shavers are actually charged with electromagnetic induction.
- energy transmission using radio may be roughly classified into a magnetic induction method, an electromagnetic resonance method, and an RF transmission method using a short wavelength radio frequency.
- the magnetic induction method when two coils are adjacent to each other and a current is supplied to one coil, a magnetic flux generated at this time causes an electromotive force to the other coils.
- the magnetic induction method has the disadvantage that it can transmit power of up to several hundred kilowatts (kW) and the efficiency is high, but the maximum transmission distance is 1 centimeter (cm) or less, so it is usually adjacent to the charger or the floor.
- the self-resonance method is characterized by using an electric field or a magnetic field instead of using electromagnetic waves or currents.
- the self-resonance method is advantageous in that it is safe to other electronic devices or human body since it is hardly influenced by the electromagnetic wave problem. On the other hand, it can be used only at a limited distance and space, and has a disadvantage that energy transfer efficiency is somewhat low.
- RF transmission - takes advantage of the fact that energy can be transmitted and received directly in radio wave form.
- This technology is a RF power transmission system using a rectenna. Rectena is a combination of an antenna and a rectifier, which means a device that converts RF power directly into direct current power. That is, the RF method is a technique of converting an AC radio wave into DC and using it. Recently, as the efficiency has improved, commercialization has been actively researched.
- Wireless power transmission technology can be applied not only to mobile, but also to various industries such as IT, railroad, and household appliance industry.
- Multi-wireless charging apparatus and method of manufacturing the same discloses a method of charging a plurality of wireless power receiving apparatuses simultaneously by providing one controller and multi- There is a problem in that the device can not adaptively manage the power according to the internal heat generation state and the receiver type when the multi-coil is charged.
- the present invention can provide a wireless power transmission method and apparatus.
- a wireless power transmission apparatus for wirelessly supplying power to a wireless power receiving apparatus includes a converter for converting an input power into a direct current power by voltage drop, a main controller for supplying a reference clock, A plurality of transmitters including a driver for generating an AC power signal using the DC power and a transmitter for transmitting the AC power signal wirelessly are provided.
- the transmission power of each transmitter can be allocated based on the efficiency of each transmitter.
- the efficiency of each transmitter includes at least the efficiency of the converter, and a power having the maximum efficiency of the converter can be allocated to the transmitter.
- At least one of the transmitters may transmit wireless power based on the type of the wireless power receiving device disposed in the charging area.
- the maximum transmission power per transmitter may be allocated so as to have the maximum efficiency combination based on the efficiency characteristics of the transducer.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus may further include a controller communication line for communication between the main controller and a transmitter determined as a master among a plurality of transmitters interlocked with the plurality of receivers is connected to the corresponding transmitter through the controller communication line. Transmission power can be allocated.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus may further include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of each transmitter, and the transmission power of the transmitter may be reallocated based on the temperature sensing information collected from the temperature sensor.
- the input power may be any one of an AC power source and a DC power source.
- the converter is a switched mode power source, and if the input power source is a DC power source, the converter may be a buck converter.
- a wireless power transmission method in a wireless power transmission apparatus for wirelessly transmitting power to at least one wireless power reception apparatus includes a step of identifying a wireless power reception apparatus disposed in a charging area, Identifying a first through an n th transmitters capable of power transmission to the identified wireless power receiving apparatus when the multi-coil charging is possible; Allocating power to be transmitted by each of the identified first through n th transmitters and transmitting the power to the identified first to nth transmitters based on the assigned power, . ≪ / RTI >
- the wireless power transmission method may further include determining a master among the identified first through n th transmitters, and the master may allocate power for each of the first through n th transmitters.
- the master can allocate the transmission power of each of the first to n th transmitters based on the charging efficiency of each of the first to n th transmitters.
- the transmission efficiency of each of the first to n th transmitters may be adjusted so that the charge efficiency of each transmitter includes at least the efficiency of the converter provided for each transmitter and the master has a maximum efficiency combination based on the efficiency characteristics of the converter. You can decide.
- the master can determine the transmission power of each of the first to nth transmitters so that a current having the maximum efficiency of the converter flows.
- the transmitter identifying the wireless power receiving apparatus can transmit power to the identified wireless power receiving apparatus.
- the newly identified wireless power receiving apparatus can check whether the multi-coil charging is possible.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus may further include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the transmitter, and the transmission power of the transmitter may be reallocated based on the temperature sensing information collected from the temperature sensor.
- Another embodiment of the present invention may be a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing any one of the above methods of wireless power transmission.
- a wireless power transmission apparatus includes a first transmitter including a first main controller, a first converter, and a first transmitter; And a second transmitter including a second main processor, a second transducer and a second transmitter, wherein the transmit power to the first transmitter and the second transmitter based on the efficiency of the first transducer and the second transducer Can be distributed.
- the transmit power may be distributed to the first transmitter and the second transmitter such that the efficiency of the first transducer and the second transducer is maximized.
- the currents input to the first and second converters may also be distributed based on the efficiencies of the first and second converters.
- the currents input to the first and second converters may be distributed such that the efficiencies of the first and second converters are maximized.
- the present invention is advantageous in that a plurality of transmitters are provided to provide a wireless power transmission method and apparatus capable of charging at least one wireless power receiving apparatus.
- the present invention has an advantage of providing a wireless power transmission method and apparatus capable of allocating transmission power for each transmitter so as to have the highest charging efficiency according to efficiency characteristics of a converter provided in a plurality of transmitters.
- the present invention also has an advantage of providing a wireless power transmission method and apparatus capable of preventing occurrence of overheating by adaptively distributing power based on the measured temperature for each transmitter.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless power receiver interworking with the wireless power transmitter of FIG.
- 5A is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a wireless power transmission apparatus having a switching mode power supply according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- 5B is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a wireless power transmission apparatus having a DC / DC converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless power transmission apparatus capable of charging in a dual mode with a plurality of transmitters according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a buck converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling wireless charging in a wireless power transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a wireless charging scenario according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a wireless charging scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- 11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining a change in heat generation performance according to transmitter power allocation in a wireless power transmission apparatus provided with a plurality of transmitters according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a wireless power transmission apparatus for wirelessly supplying power to a wireless power receiving apparatus includes a converter for converting an input power into a direct current power by voltage drop, a main controller for supplying a reference clock, A plurality of transmitters including a driver for generating an AC power signal using the DC power and a transmitter for transmitting the AC power signal wirelessly are provided.
- an apparatus equipped with a function of transmitting wireless power on a wireless charging system includes a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power transmitter, a transmitter, a transmitter, , , A transmitting side, a wireless power transmission device, a wireless power transmitter, and the like are used in combination. Further, for the sake of convenience of explanation, it is to be understood that a wireless power receiving apparatus, a wireless power receiving apparatus, a wireless power receiving apparatus, a wireless power receiving apparatus, a receiving terminal, a receiving side, A receiver, a receiver, and the like can be used in combination.
- the transmitter according to the present invention may be configured as a pad type, a cradle type, an access point (AP) type, a small base type, a stand type, a ceiling embedded type, a wall type, Power can also be transmitted.
- the transmitter may comprise at least one radio power transmission means.
- the radio power transmitting means may be various non-electric power transmission standards based on an electromagnetic induction method in which a magnetic field is generated in a power transmitting terminal coil and charged using an electromagnetic induction principle in which electricity is induced in a receiving terminal coil under the influence of the magnetic field.
- the wireless power transmission means may include an electromagnetic induction wireless charging technique defined by Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA), which are standard wireless charging technologies.
- WPC Wireless Power Consortium
- PMA Power Matters Alliance
- a receiver may include at least one wireless power receiving means, and may receive wireless power from two or more transmitters at the same time.
- the wireless power receiving means may include an electromagnetic induction wireless charging technique defined by Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA), which are standard wireless charging technologies.
- WPC Wireless Power Consortium
- PMA Power Matters Alliance
- the receiver according to the present invention may be used in a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation device, A portable electronic device such as a toothbrush, an electronic tag, a lighting device, a remote control, a fishing rod, a smart watch, etc.
- a portable electronic device such as a toothbrush, an electronic tag, a lighting device, a remote control, a fishing rod, a smart watch, etc.
- the present invention is not limited thereto. It suffices.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless charging system includes a wireless power transmission terminal 10 for wirelessly transmitting power, a wireless power receiving terminal 20 for receiving the transmitted power, and an electronic device 30 Lt; / RTI >
- the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 and the wireless power receiving terminal 20 can perform in-band communication in which information is exchanged using the same frequency band as that used for wireless power transmission.
- the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 and the wireless power receiving terminal 20 perform out-of-band communication in which information is exchanged using a different frequency band different from the operating frequency used for wireless power transmission .
- information exchanged between the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 and the wireless power receiving terminal 20 may include control information as well as status information of each other.
- the status information and the control information exchanged between the transmitting and receiving end will become more apparent through the description of the embodiments to be described later.
- the in-band communication and the out-of-band communication may provide bidirectional communication, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In another embodiment, the in-band communication and the out-of-band communication may be provided.
- the unidirectional communication may be that the wireless power receiving terminal 20 transmits information only to the wireless power transmitting terminal 10, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 may transmit information Lt; / RTI >
- bidirectional communication is possible between the wireless power receiving terminal 20 and the wireless power transmitting terminal 10, but information can be transmitted only by any one device at any time.
- the wireless power receiving terminal 20 may acquire various status information of the electronic device 30.
- the status information of the electronic device 30 may include current power usage information, information for identifying a running application, CPU usage information, battery charge status information, battery output voltage / current information, And is information obtainable from the electronic device 30 and available for wireless power control.
- the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 can transmit a predetermined packet indicating whether or not to support fast charging to the wireless power receiving terminal 20.
- the wireless power receiving terminal 20 can inform the electronic device 30 of the connected wireless power transmitting terminal 10 when it is confirmed that it supports the fast charging mode.
- the electronic device 30 may indicate that fast charging is possible through a predetermined display means, which may be, for example, a liquid crystal display.
- the user of the electronic device 30 may select the predetermined fast charge request button displayed on the liquid crystal display means to control the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 to operate in the fast charge mode.
- the electronic device 30 can transmit a predetermined fast charge request signal to the wireless power receiving terminal 20 when the quick charge request button is selected by the user.
- the wireless power receiving terminal 20 may generate a charging mode packet corresponding to the received fast charging request signal and transmit the same to the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 to switch the general low power charging mode to the fast charging mode.
- the wireless power transmitter according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include two transmitters.
- the wireless power transmitter in the normal charging mode, when charging is performed using one transmitter and then the charging mode is switched to the fast charging mode, charging can be performed using two transmitters. That is, the wireless power transmitter can dynamically control the number of transmitters used for charging according to the charging mode.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless charging system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power receiving terminal 20 may include a plurality of wireless power receiving devices, and a plurality of wireless power receiving devices may be connected to one wireless power transmitting terminal 10, Charging may also be performed.
- the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 can distribute power to a plurality of wireless power receiving apparatuses in a time division manner, but it is not limited thereto. In another example, the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 can distribute power to a plurality of wireless power receiving apparatuses using different frequency bands allocated to the wireless power receiving apparatuses.
- the number of wireless power receiving apparatuses connectable to one wireless power transmitting apparatus 10 is set to at least one of the required power amount for each wireless power receiving apparatus, the battery charging state, the power consumption amount of the electronic apparatus, Can be determined adaptively based on
- the wireless power transmitting terminal 10 may be composed of a plurality of wireless power transmitting apparatuses.
- the wireless power receiving terminal 20 may be connected to a plurality of wireless power transmission apparatuses at the same time, and may simultaneously receive power from connected wireless power transmission apparatuses to perform charging.
- the number of wireless power transmission apparatuses connected to the wireless power receiving terminal 20 is adaptively set based on the required power amount of the wireless power receiving terminal 20, the battery charging status, the power consumption amount of the electronic apparatus, Can be determined.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless power transmitter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power transmitter 300 may include a power conversion unit 310, a power transmission unit 320, a communication unit 330, a control unit 340, and a sensing unit 350 . It should be noted that the configuration of the wireless power transmitter 300 described above is not necessarily an essential configuration, but may be configured to include more or less components.
- the power converting unit 310 may convert the DC power into AC power of a predetermined intensity.
- the power converter 310 may include a DC / DC converter 311, an inverter 312, and a frequency generator 313.
- the inverter 312 may be a half bridge inverter or a full bridge inverter.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and a circuit configuration capable of converting DC power into AC power having a specific operating frequency is sufficient.
- the DC / DC converting unit 311 may convert DC power supplied from the power supply unit 350 into DC power having a specific intensity according to a control signal of the controller 340.
- the sensing unit 350 may measure the voltage / current of the DC-converted power and provide the measured voltage / current to the control unit 340.
- the sensing unit 350 may measure the internal temperature of the wireless power transmitter 300 and may provide the measurement result to the controller 340 to determine whether overheating occurs.
- control unit 340 may adaptively cut off the power supply from the power supply unit 350 or block the supply of power to the inverter 312 based on the voltage / current value measured by the sensing unit 350 .
- a power cutoff circuit for shutting off the power supplied from the power supply unit 350 or cutting off the power supplied to the inverter 312 may be further provided at one side of the power conversion unit 310.
- the inverter 312 may convert the DC / DC converted DC power into AC power based on a reference AC signal generated by the frequency generator 313, e.g., a pulse width modulated signal. At this time, the frequency of the reference AC signal may be changed dynamically according to the control signal of the controller 340.
- the wireless power transmitter 300 may adjust the operating frequency to adjust the intensity of the transmitted power.
- the control unit 340 may receive the power reception state information and / or the power control signal of the wireless power receiver through the communication unit 330 and may receive the power control information based on the received power reception state information or (and) So that the intensity of the transmitted power can be adjusted.
- the power reception status information may include, but is not limited to, the intensity information of the rectifier output voltage, the intensity information of the current applied to the reception coil, and the like.
- the power control signal may include a signal for requesting power increase, a signal for requesting power reduction, and the like.
- the power transmitting unit 320 may be configured to include a multiplexer 321 (or a multiplexer), a transmitting coil unit 322, and the like.
- the transmission coil section 322 may be composed of first to n-th transmission coils.
- the power transmitting unit 320 may further include a carrier generator (not shown) for generating a specific carrier frequency for power transmission.
- the carrier generator may generate a specific carrier frequency for mixing with the output AC power of the inverter 312 transmitted via the multiplexer 321.
- one embodiment of the present invention may have different frequencies of AC power delivered to each transmit coil.
- the resonance frequency of each transmission coil may be set differently by using a predetermined frequency controller having a function of controlling LC resonance characteristics for different transmission coils.
- the multiplexer 321 may perform a switch function to transmit AC power to the transmission coil selected by the controller 340.
- the controller 340 may select a transmission coil to be used for power transmission to the corresponding wireless power receiver based on a predetermined signal strength indicator received from the wireless power receiver for each transmission coil.
- the controller 340 may transmit power by time division multiplexing for each transmission coil when a plurality of wireless power receivers are connected.
- the control unit 340 may control the multiplexer 321 to control the AC power to be transmitted only through a specific transmission coil in a specific time slot. At this time, the amount of power transmitted to the corresponding wireless power receiver can be controlled according to the length of the time slot allocated for each transmission coil, but this is only one embodiment.
- DC power of the DC / DC converter 311 to control the power to be sent to the wireless power receiver.
- the control unit 340 may control the multiplexer 321 so that the detection signals may be sequentially transmitted through the first to n-th transmission coils 322 during the first detection signal transmission procedure. At this time, the control unit 340 can identify the time when the detection signal is transmitted using the timer 355. When the detection signal transmission time arrives, the control unit 340 controls the multiplexer 321 to output the detection signal through the corresponding transmission coil It can be controlled to be transmitted.
- the timer 350 can transmit a specific event signal to the control unit 340 at predetermined intervals during the step of transmitting the detection signal.
- the controller 340 controls the multiplexer 321 ) So that a specific sensing signal can be transmitted through the corresponding transmission coil.
- control unit 340 may receive a predetermined transmission coil identifier for identifying a signal strength indicator (Signal Strength Indicator) through a transmission coil from the demodulation unit 332 during the first detection signal transmission procedure, Lt; / RTI > received signal strength indicator.
- a signal strength indicator Signal Strength Indicator
- the control unit 340 controls the multiplexer 321 to transmit the detection signal only through the transmission coil (s) on which the signal strength indicator is received during the first detection signal transmission procedure You may. In another example, when there are a plurality of transmit coils in which the signal strength indicator is received during the first differential sense signal transmission procedure, the control unit 340 transmits the transmit coil, which receives the signal strength indicator having the largest value, In the procedure, the detection signal may be determined as a transmission coil to be transmitted first, and the multiplexer 321 may be controlled according to the determination result.
- the communication unit 330 may include at least one of a modulation unit 331 and a demodulation unit 332.
- the modulator 331 may modulate the control signal generated by the controller 340 and transmit the modulated control signal to the multiplexer 321.
- the modulation scheme for modulating the control signal includes a frequency shift keying (FSK) modulation scheme, a Manchester coding modulation scheme, a phase shift keying (PSK) modulation scheme, a pulse width modulation scheme, A differential bi-phase modulation method, and the like.
- the demodulation unit 332 can demodulate the detected signal and transmit the demodulated signal to the control unit 340.
- the demodulated signal may include a signal strength indicator, an error correction (EC) indicator for power control during wireless power transmission, an end of charge indicator (EOC), an overvoltage / overcurrent / overheat indicator, but is not limited to, various status information for identifying the status of the wireless power receiver.
- the demodulator 332 can identify which of the transmit coils the demodulated signal is received, and provide the controller 340 with a predetermined transmit coil identifier corresponding to the identified transmit coil.
- the demodulation unit 332 can demodulate the signal received through the transmission coil 323 and transmit the demodulated signal to the control unit 340.
- the demodulated signal may include, but is not limited to, a signal strength indicator, and the demodulated signal may include various status information of the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power transmitter 300 may acquire the signal strength indicator via in-band communication that uses the same frequency used for wireless power transmission to communicate with the wireless power receiver.
- the wireless power transmitter 300 may transmit wireless power using the transmit coil portion 322, as well as exchange various control signals and status information with the wireless power receiver through the transmit coil portion 322 .
- a separate coil corresponding to each of the first to n-th transmission coils of the transmission coil part 322 may be additionally provided in the wireless power transmitter 300, and wireless power It should be noted that it may also perform in-band communication with the receiver.
- the wireless power transmitter 300 and the wireless power receiver perform in-band communication.
- the wireless power transmitter 300 is only one embodiment, Directional communication through different frequency bands.
- the near-end bi-directional communication may be any one of low-power Bluetooth communication, RFID communication, UWB communication, and Zigbee communication.
- the power transmission unit 320 of the wireless power transmitter 300 includes a multiplexer 321 and a plurality of transmission coils 322, but this is merely one embodiment, It should be noted that the power transmission unit 320 according to the embodiment may be composed of one transmission coil.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a wireless power receiver interworking with the wireless power transmitter of FIG.
- the wireless power receiver 400 includes a receiving coil 410, a rectifier 420, a DC / DC converter 430, a load 440, a sensing unit 450, 460, and a main control unit 470.
- the communication unit 460 may include at least one of a demodulation unit 461 and a modulation unit 462.
- the communication unit 460 may provide short-range bidirectional communication through a frequency band different from the frequency band used for wireless power signal transmission.
- the AC power received through the receive coil 410 may be delivered to the rectifier 420.
- the rectifier 420 may convert the AC power to DC power and transmit it to the DC / DC converter 430.
- the DC / DC converter 430 may convert the intensity of the rectifier output DC power to a specific intensity required by the load 440 and then forward it to the load 440.
- the sensing unit 450 may measure the intensity of the DC power output from the rectifier 420 and may provide the measured DC power to the main control unit 470. In addition, the sensing unit 450 may measure the intensity of the current applied to the reception coil 410 according to the wireless power reception, and may transmit the measurement result to the main control unit 470. The sensing unit 450 may measure the internal temperature of the wireless power receiver 400 and provide the measured temperature value to the main control unit 470.
- the main control unit 470 may compare the measured rectifier output DC power with a predetermined reference value to determine whether an overvoltage is generated. As a result of the determination, if an overvoltage is generated, a predetermined packet indicating that an overvoltage has occurred can be generated and transmitted to the modulator 462.
- the signal modulated by the modulator 462 may be transmitted to the wireless power transmitter 300 through the receiving coil 410 or a separate coil (not shown).
- the main control unit 470 can determine that the detection signal has been received when the intensity of the rectifier output DC power is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value and when the signal strength indicator corresponding to the detection signal is received by the modulation unit 462 To be transmitted to the wireless power transmitter 300 via the wireless network.
- the demodulation unit 761 demodulates the AC power signal between the reception coil 410 and the rectifier 420 or the DC power signal output from the rectifier 420 to identify whether or not the detection signal is received, (470). ≪ / RTI > At this time, the main control unit 470 may control the signal intensity indicator corresponding to the detection signal to be transmitted through the modulation unit 462.
- 5A is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a wireless power transmission apparatus having a switching mode power supply according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- a wireless power transmission apparatus 500 includes a main controller 510, a gate driver 520, an inverter 530, a power transmitter 540, an AC power source 550, a variable frequency switching mode power (Variable Frequency Switching Mode Power Supply (VF SMPS) 560) and a communication demodulator 570.
- VF SMPS Variable Frequency Switching Mode Power Supply
- the AC voltage signal V_in supplied from the AC power source 550 may be converted to a DC voltage signal V_rail by the VF SMPS 560 and then supplied to the inverter 530.
- a switching mode power supply is a power supply device, and uses a switch control method for converting an AC power source to a DC power source by using a switching transistor, a filter, and a rectifier.
- the rectifier and the filter may be independently configured and disposed between the AC power source and the SMPS.
- SMPS is a power supply device that supplies a DC power source with stable output power by controlling the on / off time ratio of a semiconductor switch device. It is possible to achieve high efficiency, small size and weight, Equipment and equipment.
- the linear control method used in a TV set or a CRT monitor has a drawback in that the surrounding circuit is simple and the price is low, but the heat generation is large, the power efficiency is low, and the bulky is large.
- the switching mode method has a merit that there is little heat generation, high power efficiency, and small volume, but it is expensive, has a complicated circuit, and can generate output noise and electromagnetic interference due to high frequency switching.
- a variable SMPS Vehicle Switching Mode Power Supply
- a wireless charging system generates a DC voltage by switching and rectifying an AC voltage of several tens Hz range output from an AC power supply.
- the variable SMPS may output a constant level of DC voltage or adjust the output level of the DC voltage according to a predetermined control of the transmission controller (Tx Controller).
- variable SMPS controls the supply voltage according to the output power level of the power amplifier - that is, the inverter 530 - so that the power amplifier of the wireless power transmitter can always operate in a highly efficient saturation region, Can be maintained.
- variable DC / DC converter can be additionally used.
- Commercial SMPS and variable DC / DC converters can control the supply voltage according to the output power level of the power amplifier so that the power amplifier can operate in a highly efficient saturation region, maintaining maximum efficiency at all output levels.
- the power amplifier may be of the Class E type, but is not limited thereto.
- the inverter 530 converts a DC voltage V_rail of a certain level into an AC voltage V_Rail by a switching pulse signal of a several MHz to several tens MHz band received through a gate driver 520, that is, a pulse width modulation So that AC power to be transmitted wirelessly can be generated.
- the gate driver 520 may generate a plurality of PWM signals for controlling the plurality of switches included in the inverter 530 using the reference clock Ref_CLK signal supplied from the main controller 510.
- the switch may be composed of a MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor), but this is merely one embodiment, and other types of switches may be used.
- MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
- the VF SMPS 560 may dynamically adjust the DC voltage V_rail output according to the control signal of the main controller 510.
- the main controller 510 may dynamically control the output DC voltage of the VF SMPS 560 according to the intensity of the power required by the charging target receiver.
- the main controller 510 may dynamically cut off the AC power source 550 or reduce the output DC voltage V_rail of the VF SMPS 560 when an overvoltage, Or shut down.
- VF SMPS 560 and the variable DC / DC converter may have different efficiency characteristics for the input current depending on its manufacturer and application.
- variable DC / DC converter of the first manufacturer may have an efficiency of 85% when the input current is 1 A and 95% when the current is 2A.
- the second maker's variable DC / DC converter may have an efficiency of 95% when the input current is 1 A and 85% when the current is 2A.
- the main controller 510 can control the overall operation of the wireless power transmitting apparatus 500.
- the power transmitter 540 includes at least one power transmission antenna (not shown), for example an LC resonant circuit, and a matching circuit for impedance matching (not shown) for wirelessly transmitting the AC power signal output from the inverter 530 Time).
- at least one power transmission antenna for example an LC resonant circuit
- a matching circuit for impedance matching for wirelessly transmitting the AC power signal output from the inverter 530 Time.
- the power transmitter 540 may further include a selection switching circuit for selecting a transmission coil to be used for transmission of radio power among a plurality of transmission coils.
- the power transmitter 540 may further include various sensing circuits for measuring the intensity of power input from the inverter 530 or the intensity and temperature of power transmitted through the transmission coil.
- the sensing result may be transmitted to the main controller 510.
- the communication demodulator 570 may demodulate the control signal received through the power transmitter 540 and transmit the demodulated control signal to the main controller 510.
- the power transmitter 540 may provide a control signal to the communication demodulator 570 via an in-band communication.
- 5B is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a wireless power transmission apparatus having a DC / DC converter according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 501 includes a DC / DC converter 530 for converting DC power applied from the DC power supply 580 to DC power of a specific intensity according to a control signal of the main controller 510, DC converter 590, as shown in FIG.
- the main controller 510 may adjust the duty ratio of the PWM signal to adjust the DC conversion ratio of the DC / DC converter 590.
- the ratio of the output voltage to the input voltage may be 50%.
- the ratio of the output voltage to the input voltage may be 20%.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless power transmission apparatus capable of charging in a dual mode with a plurality of transmitters according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 600 may include a first transmitter 610 and a second transmitter 620.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus is composed of two transmitters.
- the first transmitter 610 may comprise a first main controller 611, a first transducer 612, a first driver 613, a first transmitter 614 and a first temperature sensor 615 .
- the second transmitter 610 includes a second main controller 621, a second transducer 622, a second driver 623, a second transmitter 624, and a second temperature sensor 625 Lt; / RTI >
- the first transducer 612 and the second transducer 622 may be components having the same or similar performance and efficiency, or may be composed of the same parts of the same manufacturer, but this is only one embodiment, Parts, or parts having different efficiency characteristics of different manufacturers.
- the first converter 612 and the second converter 622 may be an AC / DC converter that converts external AC power to DC power.
- the first converter 612 and the second converter 622 may be a DC / DC converter that outputs a voltage drop according to a PWM signal received from the main controller, Described DC / DC converter 590 or a buck converter (Buck Converter) to be described later with reference to FIG. 7.
- the first converter 615 and the second converter 622 may be a step-down converter or a step-down converter (hereinafter, referred to as " step down converter ") comprising a series of circuit elements for lowering the output voltage ) Can be used.
- " step down converter
- " step down converter "
- the first driver 613 and the second driver 613 are respectively connected to the DC power supplied from the converters 612 and 622 and the AC power signal 622 according to the reference clock signal from the main controllers 611 and 621, Lt; / RTI >
- the first driver 613 and the second driver 613 may include the gate driver 520 and the inverter 530 described in FIG.
- the first transmitter 614 and the second transmitter 624 may provide a function of wirelessly transmitting AC power signals received from the drivers 613 and 623 using an LC resonance circuit provided.
- the types of inductors (transmit coils) making up the LC resonant circuits of the first transmitter 614 and the second transmitter 624 may be the same, but this is only one embodiment, And may be different depending on the use.
- the first transmitter 614 and the second transmitter 624 are of different types of transmit coils, the first transmitter 614 and the second transmitter 624 may be required to provide the same input voltage (V_in) The value of V_rail must be different.
- the first transducer 612 and the second transducer 622 may be of the same type if the types of transmit coils provided in the first transmitter 614 and the second transmitter 624 are different from each other.
- the voltage V_rail_ # 1 output by the first converter 622 and the voltage V_rail_ # 2 output by the second converter 622 may be different from each other.
- the first transmitter 610 may include a transmit coil suitable for charging a wearable device such as a smart watch
- the second transmitter 620 may include a transmit coil suitable for charging the smartphone.
- the first transmitter 610 may comprise a transmit coil suitable for 5W transmission and the second transmitter 620 may comprise a transmit coil suitable for a 10W transmission.
- the dual-mode rechargeable wireless power transmission apparatus 600 according to the present invention may transmit 15 W of power using the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 600 may supply 15 W of power using the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620 when a notebook capable of wireless power reception is disposed in the charging area.
- the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620 may be simultaneously driven to charge two different devices.
- the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620 may communicate with each other and may charge one device through collaboration with each other. At this time, one of the two transmitters operates as a master and the other as a slave.
- the master transmitter can allocate and allocate the power to be transmitted through the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620 based on the required power of the receiver.
- the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620 can control the transmission power to be adjusted within the allocated power.
- the remaining transmitters may be set as slaves.
- the wireless power transmitting device 600 first The detected transmitter can be set as the master.
- the remaining transmitters can be automatically set as slaves.
- the first main controller 611 of the first transmitter 610 detects a receiver capable of simultaneous charging
- the first controller 611 transmits a dual chargeable receiver through the controller communication link 630 And may transmit a predetermined control signal indicating that it has been detected to the second main controller 621.
- the first main controller 611 operates as a master controller
- the second controller 621 operates as a slave controller.
- the master transmitter can perform functions such as start and stop of charging, power allocation by transmitter, and power redistribution by transmitter.
- the master transmitter may redistribute power to be transmitted through each transmitter dynamically based on the temperature sensing information collected from the temperature sensors 615 and 625 provided for each transmitter.
- the master transmitter may reduce the power allocated to that transmitter.
- the first to second converters 612 and 622 used according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as a DC-DC converter that outputs a voltage drop of an input DC voltage at a predetermined ratio.
- buck converters used as DC-DC converters may have different efficiency characteristics per load.
- the first converter 612 may have an efficiency of 85% when a current of 1A is input and an efficiency of 95% when a current of 2A is input.
- the second converter 622 may have an efficiency of 95% when a current of 1A is input and an efficiency of 85% when a current of 2A is input.
- the wireless power transmitter 600 may include a first transducer 612 and a second transducer 622, i.e., the intensity of the current flowing through the coils of the first transmitter 614 and the second transmitter 624 -.
- the first main controller 611 and the second main controller 621 may measure efficiency of each of the first converter 612 and the second converter 621 according to the embodiment. In this case, the first main controller 611 and the second main controller 621 may determine the gauranteed power for the identified wireless power receiver based on the measured load-to-load efficiency for the transducer. As an example, assume that the power required by the wireless power receiver is 20W. If the main controller determines that the maximum power available to the wireless power receiver is 15W based on the efficiency of the converter's load, the main controller may limit the guaranteed power for that wireless power receiver to 15W.
- the power loss of the converters 612 and 622 is greatest due to the switching control loss caused by the internally provided switching elements, for example, the MOSFET- and the heat loss due to the resistance of the inductor constituting the LC filter.
- the input current of the buck converter increases in proportion to the power to be transmitted through that transmitter. For example, if the input current of the buck converter is 1A when the power required by the receiver is 7.5W, then the input current of the buck converter may increase to 2A when the power required by the receiver is 15W.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 600 may adaptively adjust the transmitter output power based on the measured temperature for each transmitter.
- a tablet PC equipped with a wireless power receiving device equipped with two receivers is disposed in a charging area.
- the maximum power required by the tablet PC is 10W, and the maximum power that can be transmitted from each transmitter is 15W.
- the wireless power transmitting apparatus 600 transmits 10 W of power to the tablet PC using the first transmitter 610 to perform charging. Thereafter, when the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor 615 exceeds a predetermined reference value, the first controller 611 may activate the second transmitter 620 through a predetermined control procedure to re-divide the power .
- the first main controller 611 may control the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620 to transmit power of a maximum of 5W, respectively.
- the first main controller 611 may control the first transmitter 610 to stop transmitting power and the second transmitter 620 to transmit 10W of power.
- the first main controller 611 may be configured to adaptively adjust the maximum power to be transmitted by the first transmitter 610 and the second transmitter 620 based on the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor 615 . For example, the higher the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor 615, the lower the maximum power ratio allocated to the first transmitter 610.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a buck converter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the buck converter 710 includes a main controller 713, a diode 714, an LC circuit 715, and a controller 712 for controlling the switching element 712 and the switching element 713 connected to the input power source 711, And a resistance element 716.
- the input current I in applied to the switching element 712 is switched at a high frequency according to the PWM signal of the main controller 713, and is outputted through the LC circuit.
- Diode 714 serves to allow the inertial current generated by inductor 715-1 of LC circuit 715 to escape when switch element 713 is quickly turned on / off. Since the switch element 713 operates at a high frequency, the diode 714 according to the embodiment of the present invention can use a Schottky diode or a fast recovery diode.
- the switching element 712 when the switching element 712 is in the ON state, an input current flows through the switching element 712. [ At this time, the LC circuit 715 causes the high-frequency component to pass through the ground terminal and pass only low-frequency components. That is, the LC circuit 715 operates as a low pass filter.
- the switching element 712 when the switching element 712 is in the OFF state, the input current is blocked from passing through the switching element 712, and the current is gradually reduced by the LC circuit 715. Therefore, the current passing through the inductor 715-1 of the LC circuit 715 may have a slight ripple component, but the capacitor 715-2 of the LC circuit 715 is smoothed so that DC power having a constant intensity is output .
- the main controller 713 can dynamically adjust the intensity of the output DC voltage by adjusting a duty ratio of a square wave for controlling the switch element 712, for example, a PWM signal .
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a wireless power in a wireless power transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus can identify a receiver located in a charging area (S810).
- the wireless power transmission apparatus can confirm whether the identified receiver is multi-coil charging (S820).
- the wireless power transmission apparatus can identify the first to nth transmitters capable of power transmission to the identified receiver (830).
- the wireless power transmission apparatus may identify a transmitter capable of transmitting power based on whether or not a response of the transmission signal transmitted per transmission coil is responded.
- the wireless power transmission device may identify a transmitter capable of power transfer based on certain receiver type identification information received from the identified receiver.
- a wireless power transmission device may identify a transmitter capable of power transfer based on a change in magnetic field for each transmit coil.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus may identify a transmitter capable of power transmission using a hall sensor provided for each transmission coil.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus may determine a master among the identified first to nth transmitters (S840).
- the master may be determined to be the transmitter that originally identified the receiver.
- the master may be specified in advance of any of the transmitters provided in the wireless power transmission apparatus.
- the master may be determined to be a transmitter capable of full power transmission to the identified receiver.
- the master may be determined to be the transmitter with the lowest temperature measured by the transmitter.
- the master can allocate the power each of the first to nth transmitters will send to the identified receiver (S850).
- the power allocated to each of the first to n th transmitters may be different, but this is only an example, and the same power may be allocated to the first to n th transmitters.
- the first to nth transmitters may transmit power to the respective receivers based on the power allocated to them, respectively (S860).
- the transmitter that senses the receiver may transmit power to the identified receiver to initiate charging S870).
- the wireless power transmission apparatus can confirm whether a new receiver has been identified during power transmission (S880). If a new receiver is identified, the wireless power transmission apparatus may return to step 820 above to verify that the newly identified receiver is multi-coil charging enabled.
- the procedure is the same as that in steps 830 to 870, so that the description of the corresponding operation will be replaced with the above description.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a wireless charging scenario according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 920 may include a first transmitter and a second transmitter.
- the first transmitter may comprise a first transmission control circuit 921, a first transmission coil 922 and a first temperature sensor 923.
- the second transmitter may comprise a second transmission control circuit 925, a second transmission coil 926 and a second temperature sensor 927.
- the first transmission control circuit 921 and the second transmission control circuit 925 can exchange mutual information via the control communication link 924.
- the first and second transmission control circuits 921 and 925 may be configured to include the main controller, the converter, the driver, and the transmitter described in FIG.
- the temperature sensing information collected by the first temperature sensor 923 is transmitted to the first transmission control circuit 921 and the temperature sensing information collected by the second temperature sensor 923 is transmitted to the second transmission control circuit 925.
- the first transmission control circuit 921 and the second transmission control circuit 925 may exchange the temperature sensing information via the control communication link 924.
- the wireless power receiving apparatus 910 may be configured to include a first receiver and a second receiver.
- the first receiver includes a first reception control circuit 911 and a first reception coil 912
- the second receiver includes a second reception control circuit 913 and a second reception coil 914 .
- the first reception control circuit 911 and the second reception control circuit 913 may exchange mutual status information via a separate communication link (not shown).
- the wireless power receiving apparatus 910 may be applied to a tablet PC, but is not limited thereto.
- the first receiver and the second receiver may each receive 12.5W of power from the first transmitter and the second transmitter, respectively.
- the first transmitter and the second transmitter can be configured to transmit a maximum power of 12.5 W or 15 W, respectively.
- the first receiver and the second receiver may receive 7.5W of power from the first transmitter and the second transmitter, respectively.
- the first transmitter and the second transmitter may be configured to transmit a maximum of 7.5W or 10W, respectively.
- the Tablet PC can receive up to 15W of power
- the first receiver and the second receiver can receive 5W and 10W power respectively from the first and second transmitters, respectively.
- the maximum transmission power of the first transmitter and the second transmitter may be configured to be 5W and 10W, respectively.
- the wireless power receiving apparatus includes two receivers and each receiver has a control circuit (or controller), this is only one embodiment, and one control The circuit may be configured to control two receive coils.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a wireless charging scenario according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 920 may include a first transmitter and a second transmitter, as described with reference to FIG.
- the first transmission control circuit 921 and the second transmission control circuit 925 may exchange the temperature sensing information via the control communication link 924.
- the first wireless power receiving apparatus 1010 and the second wireless power receiving apparatus 1020 can be mounted in separate devices.
- the first wireless power receiving apparatus 1010 may be mounted on a wearable device such as a smart watch, and the second wireless power receiving apparatus 1020 may be mounted on a smart phone.
- the power required by the first wireless power receiving apparatus 1010 and the second wireless power receiving apparatus 1020 may be different.
- the maximum power required by the first wireless power receiving apparatus 1010 may be 5W
- the maximum power required by the second wireless power receiving apparatus 1020 may be 10W.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 920 transmits 5 W of power to the first wireless power reception apparatus 1010 through the first transmission coil 923 and the second transmission coil 927 10W to the second wireless power receiving apparatus 1020 via the second wireless power receiving apparatus 1020.
- the wireless power transmitter 920 can operate both the first transmitter and the second transmitter independently to charge two devices simultaneously.
- 11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining a change in heat generation performance according to transmitter power allocation in a wireless power transmission apparatus provided with a plurality of transmitters according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 1100 may include a first transmitter 1110 and a second transmitter 1120.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus 1100 can transmit power to one wireless power reception apparatus 1130 using the first transmitter 1110 and the second transmitter 1120.
- the first transmitter 1110 includes a first main controller 1111, a first converter 1112 and a first transmitter 1113.
- the second transmitter 1120 includes a second main controller 1121, A second transmitter 1122, and a second transmitter 1123.
- the efficiency of the first converter 1112 is 85% when the current of 1A is input, and 95% when the current of 2A is input.
- the second converter 1122 assumes that efficiency is 95% when the current of 1A is input, and 85% when the current of 2A is input.
- the power required by the wireless power receiving apparatus 1130 is 15W and that the wireless power transmitting apparatus 1100 has assigned 5W and 10W to the first transmitter 1110 and the second transmitter 1120, respectively.
- a current of 1A flows to the first converter 1112
- a current of 2A flows to the second converter 1122.
- the efficiency of the first converter 1112 at the input current 1A is 85% and the efficiency at the input current 2A of the second converter 1122 is 85%.
- the overall charging efficiency of the wireless power transmission device 1100 may be 85%.
- the wireless power transmitting device 1100 is connected to the first transmitter 1110 and the second transmitter 1120 Assume that 10W and 5W are allocated, respectively.
- a current of 2A flows through the first converter 1112
- a current of 1A flows through the second converter 1122.
- the efficiency of the first converter 1112 at the input current 2A is 95% and the efficiency at the input current 1A of the second converter 1122 is 95%.
- the overall charging efficiency of the wireless power transmitting apparatus 1100 may be 95%.
- the allocation of power for each transmitter is not only high in charging efficiency but also excellent in heat generation performance as compared with the power allocation in FIG. 11A.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus can control the plurality of transmitters dynamically provided according to the type of the wireless power receiving apparatus, that is, the type of the device, have.
- the maximum power per transmitter may be limited to have the highest charging efficiency in consideration of the fact that the converter provided in the transmitter has different efficiency characteristics for each load.
- the wireless power transmitting apparatus can allocate the maximum power per transmitter to have the maximum efficiency combination based on the efficiency characteristics of the transducer provided.
- the wireless power transmission apparatus may adaptively distribute power based on the measured temperature for each transmitter, thereby preventing overheating.
- the methods according to the above-described embodiments may be implemented as a program for execution in a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium.
- Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD- , A floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.
- the computer readable recording medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. And, functional program, code, and code segments for implementing the above-described method can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the embodiment belongs.
- the present invention can be applied to a wireless power transmission apparatus provided with a plurality of transmitters.
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- 제1 주제어기, 제1 변환기 및 제1 전송기를 포함하는 제1 송신기; 및 A first transmitter including a first main controller, a first transducer and a first transmitter; And제2 주제어기, 제2 변환기 및 제2 전송기를 포함하는 제2 송신기를 포함하고, A second transmitter including a second main processor, a second transducer and a second transmitter,상기 제1 변환기 및 상기 제2 변환기의 효율에 기반하여 상기 제1 전송기와 상기 제2 전송기에 전송 전력을 분배하는, 무선 전력 송신 장치.And distributes transmission power to the first transmitter and the second transmitter based on the efficiencies of the first and second transducers.
- 제1항에 있어서,The method according to claim 1,상기 제1 변환기 및 상기 제2 변환기의 효율이 최대가 되도록 상기 제1 전송기와 상기 제2 전송기에 전송 전력을 분배하거나 상기 제1 변환기 및 상기 제2 변환기에 입력되는 전류를 분배하는, 무선 전력 송신 장치And distributes the transmission power to the first transmitter and the second transmitter or distributes the current input to the first and second converters such that the efficiency of the first and second converters is at a maximum, Device
- 제1항에 있어서,The method according to claim 1,충전 영역에 배치된 무선 전력 수신 장치의 타입에 기반하여 상기 제1 송신기 및 상기 제2 송신기 중 적어도 하나의 상기 송신기가 무선 전력을 전송하는, 무선 전력 송신 장치. Wherein the transmitter of at least one of the first transmitter and the second transmitter transmits wireless power based on the type of wireless power receiving device disposed in the charging area.
- 제3항에 있어서,The method of claim 3,상기 무선 전력 수신 장치의 타입이 복수의 수신기를 포함한 경우, 상기 제1 변환기 및 상기 제2 변환기의 효율 특성에 기초하여 최대 효율 조합을 가지도록 해당 송신기 별 최대 전송 전력을 할당하는, 무선 전력 송신 장치.And allocates a maximum transmit power for each transmitter to have a maximum efficiency combination based on the efficiency characteristics of the first and second transducers when the type of the wireless power receiving apparatus includes a plurality of receivers, .
- 제4항에 있어서,5. The method of claim 4,상기 제1 주제어기와 상기 제2 주제어기 사이의 통신을 위한 제어기 통신 라인을 더 포함하고, 상기 복수의 수신기와 연동되는 상기 제1 송신기와 상기 제2 송신기 중 마스터로 결정된 송신기가 상기 제어기 통신 라인을 통해 상기 마스터로 결정되지 않은 송신기의 전송 전력을 할당하는, 무선 전력 송신 장치.Further comprising a controller communication line for communication between the first and second controllers, wherein a transmitter, determined as a master of the first transmitter and the second transmitter, associated with the plurality of receivers, And allocates transmission power of a transmitter that is not determined to be the master.
- 제1항에 있어서,The method according to claim 1,상기 제1 송신기 및 상기 제2 송신기의 온도를 측정하는 온도 센서를 더 포함하고, 상기 온도 센서로부터 수집된 온도 센싱 정보에 기반하여 해당 송신기의 전송 전력이 재할당되는, 무선 전력 송신 장치.Further comprising a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the first transmitter and the second transmitter, wherein the transmit power of the transmitter is reassigned based on the temperature sensing information collected from the temperature sensor.
- 충전 영역에 배치된 무선 전력 수신 장치를 식별하는 단계;Identifying a wireless power receiving device disposed in the charging area;상기 식별된 무선 전력 수신 장치가 멀티 코일 충전이 가능한지 확인하는 단계;Confirming that the identified wireless power receiving apparatus is capable of multi-coil charging;상기 확인 결과, 상기 멀티 코일 충전이 가능하면, 상기 식별된 무선 전력 수신 장치로 전력 전송이 가능한 제1 내지 제n 송신기를 식별하는 단계;If it is determined that the multi-coil charging is possible, identifying first to n-th transmitters capable of transmitting power to the identified wireless power receiving apparatus;상기 식별된 제1 내지 제n 송신기 각각에 의해 전송될 전력을 할당하는 단계; 및Allocating power to be transmitted by each of the identified first through n th transmitters; And상기 할당된 전력에 기반하여 상기 식별된 제1 내지 제n 송신기가 상기 식별된 무선 전력 수신 장치로 전력을 전송하는 단계Wherein the identified first through n th transmitters transmit power to the identified wireless power receiving device based on the assigned power를 포함하는, 무선 전력 송신 방법./ RTI >
- 제7항에 있어서,8. The method of claim 7,상기 식별된 제1 내지 제n 송신기 중 마스터를 결정하는 단계를 더 포함하고, 상기 마스터가 상기 제1 내지 제n 송신기 각각에 구비된 변환기의 효율이 최대가 되는 전류가 흐르도록 상기 제1 내지 제n 송신기 각각의 전송 전력을 결정하는, 무선 전력 송신 방법.The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a master among the identified first through n th transmitters, wherein the master controls the first through the n th transmitters so that a current, and determining a transmit power of each of the n transmitters.
- 제7항에 있어서,8. The method of claim 7,상기 확인 결과, 상기 멀티 코일 충전이 가능하지 않으면, 상기 무선 전력 수신 장치를 식별한 송신기가 상기 식별된 무선 전력 수신 장치로 전력을 전송하고, 상기 식별된 무선 전력 수신 장치로의 전력 전송 중 새로운 무선 전력 수신 장치가 식별되면, 상기 새롭게 식별된 무선 전력 수신 장치가 상기 멀티 코일 충전이 가능한지 여부를 확인하는, 무선 전력 송신 방법.As a result of the checking, if the multi-coil charging is not possible, the transmitter identifying the wireless power receiving apparatus transmits power to the identified wireless power receiving apparatus, and, during power transmission to the identified wireless power receiving apparatus, And when the power receiving device is identified, confirms whether the newly identified wireless power receiving device is capable of charging the multi-coil.
- 제7항에 있어서,8. The method of claim 7,상기 송신기 별 온도를 측정하는 온도 센서로부터 수집된 온도 센싱 정보에 기반하여 해당 송신기의 전송 전력을 재할당하는, 무선 전력 송신 방법.And reassigning the transmission power of the transmitter based on the temperature sensing information collected from the temperature sensor measuring the transmitter-specific temperature.
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