Wireless charging system for using frequency control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10951071-B2
Application number	US-201815953148-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2018
Priority date	Apr 19, 2017
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is a transmitter used for a wireless charging system. The transmitter includes a plurality of phase locked loops (PLLs) that outputs single-phase power signals, a plurality of antennas that transmits power signals transmitted from the plurality of PLLs to a receiver, and a controller that determines a specific frequency for the receiver based on a signal strength indication (RSSI) received from the receiver and allows output frequencies of the plurality of PLLs to be different from each other in a specific frequency band preset based on the specific frequency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmitter used for a wireless charging system, the transmitter comprising:
a plurality of phase locked loops (PLLs) configured to output single-phase power signals;
a plurality of antennas configured to transmit the power signals transmitted from the plurality of PLLs to a receiver; and
a controller configured to determine a specific frequency for the receiver based on a signal strength indication (RSSI) received from the receiver and to allow output frequencies of the plurality of PLLs to be different from each other in a specific frequency band preset based on the specific frequency, wherein the output frequencies of the plurality of PLLs are different from each other in the specific frequency band without regard to an input frequency.

2. The transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the output frequencies of the plurality of PLLs are set to different stepped values in the specific frequency band.

3. The transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of PLLs output the power signals having mutually different frequencies corresponding to the output frequencies which are controlled by the controller such that the output frequencies are different from each other.

4. The transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines, as the specific frequency, a frequency that maximizes a charging power of the receiver, based on the RSSI.

5. The transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines the specific frequency based on information about a frequency being used by the receiver, and
wherein the information is included in the RSSI.

6. The transmitter of claim 5 , wherein the controller determines, as the specific frequency, a frequency that maximizes a charging power of the receiver in a frequency band other than the frequency being used by the receiver.

7. The transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the controller controls input frequencies of the plurality of PLLs such that the output frequencies of the plurality of PLLs are different from each other in the specific frequency band.

8. The transmitter of claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication antenna configured to receive the RSSI from the receiver.

9. The transmitter of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one power amplifier arranged between the plurality of PLLs and the plurality of antennas to amplify the power signals transmitted from the plurality of PLLs.

10. The transmitter of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is arranged based on a location and a shape of a structure in a space in which the transmitter exists, such that the power signals are reflected on the structure and transmitted to the receiver.

11. A transmitter used for a wireless charging system, the transmitter comprising:
a plurality of phase locked loops (PLLs) configured to output single-phase power signals;
a plurality of antennas configured to transmit the power signals transmitted from the plurality of PLLs to a plurality of receivers; and
a controller configured to determine a specific frequency for each of the plurality of receivers based on a signal strength indication (RSSI) received from each of the plurality of receivers and to allow output frequencies of the plurality of PLLs to be different from each other in a specific frequency band preset based on the specific frequencies of the plurality of receivers, wherein the output frequencies of the plurality of PLLs are different from each other in the specific frequency band without regard to an input frequency.

12. The transmitter of claim 11 , wherein the controller determines, as the specific frequencies of the plurality of receivers, frequencies that respectively maximize charging powers of the plurality of receivers, based on the RSSIs.

13. The transmitter of claim 11 , wherein the controller determines the specific frequency of each of the plurality of receivers based on a frequency being used by each of the plurality of receivers included in the RSSI.

Assignees

• Ct Integrated Smart Sensors Found

Inventors

• Lee Kyung Hak
• Kim Young Ki
• Choi Jae Hyun
• Lee Hyun Wook

Classifications

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H02J7/50

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H02J50/402

  the two or more transmitting or the two or more receiving devices being integrated in the same unit, e.g. power mats with several coils or antennas with several sub-antennas · CPC title

• H02J50/10 Primary

  using inductive coupling · CPC title

• H03L7/0802

  the loop being adapted for reducing power consumption (H03L7/14 takes precedence) · CPC title