Wireless charging system, wireless charging method, and device to-be-charged

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11437865-B2
Application number	US-201916528056-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2019
Priority date	Apr 7, 2017
Publication date	Sep 6, 2022
Grant date	Sep 6, 2022

Abstract

A wireless charging system, a wireless charging method, and a device to-be-charged are provided. The wireless charging system includes a wireless charging device and a device to-be-charged. The wireless charging device is configured to conduct wireless communication with the device to-be-charged through communication control circuits to adjust a transmission power of the wireless charging device. In addition, the device to-be-charged has a step-down circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless charging system, comprising a wireless charging device and a device to-be-charged,
wherein the wireless charging device comprises:
a wireless transmitting circuit, configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal to charge the device to-be-charged wirelessly; and
a first communication control circuit, configured to conduct wireless communication with the device to-be-charged during wireless charging; and the device to-be-charged comprises:
a battery;
a wireless receiving circuit, configured to receive the electromagnetic signal and convert the electromagnetic signal into an output voltage and an output current of the wireless receiving circuit;
a step-down circuit, configured to receive and decrease the output voltage of the wireless receiving circuit to obtain an output voltage and an output current of a first charging channel, wherein the output voltage and the output current of the first charging channel is provided to the battery for charging;
a detecting circuit, configured to detect at least one of a voltage and a current in the first charging channel, wherein the voltage and the current in the first charging channel respectively are the output voltage and the output current of the first charging channel, obtained by decreasing the output voltage of the wireless receiving circuit via the step-down circuit;
a second communication control circuit, configured to conduct wireless communication with the first communication control circuit according to the at least one of the voltage and the current in the first charging channel detected by the detecting circuit by sending adjustment information to the wireless charging device, whereby the first communication control circuit adjusts a transmission power of the wireless transmitting circuit to make at least one of the output voltage and the output current of the first charging channel match at least one of a charging voltage and a charging current currently required by the battery, wherein the adjustment information is for instructing the wireless charging device to adjust at least one of an output voltage or an output current of a power supply device; and
a second charging channel, provided with a converting circuit, wherein the converting circuit is configured to receive the output voltage and the output current of the wireless receiving circuit and conduct at least one of a constant-voltage control and a constant-current control on at least one of the output voltage and the output current of the wireless receiving circuit, to make at least one of an output voltage and an output current of the second charging channel match the at least one of the charging voltage and the charging current currently required by the battery, wherein the battery is charged according to the at least one of the output voltage and the output current of the second charging channel,
wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to control switching between the first charging channel and the second charging channel, and
wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to conduct handshake communication with the wireless charging device, control the first charging channel to work when the handshake communication succeeds, and control the second charging channel to work when the handshake communication fails.

2. A device to-be-charged, comprising:
a battery;
a wireless receiving circuit, configured to receive an electromagnetic signal from a wireless charging device and convert the electromagnetic signal into an output voltage and an output current of the wireless receiving circuit;
a step-down circuit, configured to receive and decrease the output voltage of the wireless receiving circuit to obtain an output voltage and an output current of a first charging channel;
a detecting circuit, configured to detect at least one of a voltage and a current in the first charging channel, wherein the voltage and the current in the first charging channel respectively are the output voltage and the output current of the first charging channel, obtained by decreasing the output voltage of the wireless receiving circuit via the step-down circuit;
a communication control circuit, configured to conduct wireless communication with the wireless charging device according to the at least one of the voltage and the current in the first charging channel detected by the detecting circuit by sending adjustment information to the wireless charging device, wherein the wireless charging device is configured to adjust a transmission power of the wireless charging device according to the wireless communication, to make at least one of the output voltage and the output current of the first charging channel match at least one of a charging voltage and a charging current currently required by the battery, wherein the adjustment information is for instructing the wireless charging device to adjust at least one of an output voltage or an output current of a power supply device; and
a second charging channel, provided with a converting circuit, wherein the converting circuit is configured to receive the output voltage and the output current of the wireless receiving circuit and conduct at least one of a constant-voltage control and a constant-current control on at least one of the output voltage and the output current of the wireless receiving circuit, to make at least one of an output voltage and an output current of the second charging channel match the at least one of the charging voltage and the charging current currently required by the battery,
wherein the battery is charged according to the at least one of the output voltage and the output current of the second charging channel,
wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to control switching between the first charging channel and the second charging channel, and
wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to conduct handshake communication with the wireless charging device, control the first charging channel to work when the handshake communication succeeds, and control the second charging channel to work when the handshake communication fails.

3. The device to-be-charged of claim 2 , wherein the step-down circuit is a Buck circuit or a charge pump.

4. The device to-be-charged of claim 2 , wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to send battery-state information to the wireless charging device, whereby the wireless charging device adjusts the transmission power of the wireless charging device according to the battery-state information, wherein the battery-state information comprises at least one of a present power and a present voltage of the battery of the device to-be-charged.

5. The device to-be-charged of claim 2 , wherein information communicated between the communication control circuit and the wireless charging device comprises at least one of:
temperature information of the battery;
information indicative of a peak value or an average value of at least one of a charging voltage and a charging current of the battery;
information indicative of over-voltage protection or over-current protection; and
power-delivery efficiency information indicative of efficiency in power delivery between the wireless charging device and the wireless receiving circuit.

6. The device to-be-charged of claim 2 , wherein the communication control circuit is further configured to control switching between the first charging channel and the second charging channel according to a temperature of the battery.

7. The device to-be-charged of claim 2 , wherein
the wireless charging device is operable in a first wireless charging mode or in a second wireless charging mode, and a charging speed at which the wirele

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Wan Shiming
• Zhang Jialiang
• Yang Dongsun
• Lin Shangbo
• Li Jiada

Classifications

• H02J7/977

  of the battery · CPC title

• H02J7/731

  specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/94

  in response to battery current · CPC title

• H02J7/65

  against overtemperature · CPC title

• H02J7/60

  including safety or protection arrangements · CPC title