Lg Electronics Inc.

Bongsik Kwak

Seonghun Lee

Sungkyu Kim

Jihyun Lee

Joonho Park

Yongcheol Park

Jeongkyo Seo

Jaesung Lee

Hyengcheul Choi

Taewook Kwon

Kyunghwan Kim

Seong Hun Lee

Beomseok Chae

Hyunggeol Kwak

Jinhong Kim

Gyunghwan Yook

Jinmoo Park

Hyunbeom Lee

Sooyong Park

Jaesoon Kwon

Jonggu Kim

Youngchan Cho

Jeongeon Park

Hyung Geol Kwak

The present disclosure relates to a device and method for controlling transmission of power in a wireless power transmitting system. The present specification discloses a wireless power transmitting method comprising the steps of: performing a digital ping on each of a plurality of coil combinations formed from a plurality of primary coils; receiving a signal intensity packet of each of the coil combinations from the wireless power receiving device; and forming the magnetic coupling by operating a coil combination selected on the basis of the signal intensity packet, and transmitting wireless power to the wireless power receiving device on the basis of the magnetic coupling. Therefore, an optimal multi-coil can be rapidly selected according to the location of the wireless power receiving device.

Device and method for controlling transmission of power in wireless power transmitting system

A wireless power transmitter according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a primary coil forming magnetic coupling with a secondary coil provided in a wireless power receiver and transmitting wireless power to the wireless power receiver, wherein the primary coil is formed by spirally winding a plurality of subcoils connected electrically in parallel while keeping the subcoils in contact with each other, and the subcoil is litz wire consisting of several conducting wires packed in a bundle.

Wireless power transmitter

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for supporting heterogeneous communication in a wireless power transmission system. The present disclosure discloses a wireless power receiver comprising: a power pickup unit configured to receive, from a wireless power transmitter, a digital ping signal or wireless power by magnetically coupling with the wireless power transmitter at an operating frequency, and to convert an alternating current signal generated by the wireless power into a direct current signal; a communication/control unit configured to receive the direct current signal from the power pickup unit, and to perform at least one of an in-band communication using the operating frequency and an out-band communication using a frequency other than the operating frequency; and a load configured to receive the direct current signal from the power pickup unit. As a heterogeneous communication protocol can be selected at an early stage of power transmission between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver, it is possible to support various applications of wireless power transmission.

Apparatus and method for supporting heterogeneous communication in wireless power transmission system

The present specification relates to a cooker, wherein a separate-type cooking module is arranged above a fixed-type cooking module to be charged with power or operated, and when used separately, the separate-type cooking module and the fixed-type cooking module are respectively operated.

Cooker

The present specification relates to a wireless power receiving device, receiving method, and receiving system, the device comprising individual rectifiers for each receiving coil, wherein the individual rectifiers comprise isolators for isolating a receiving coil for PC0 from a receiving coil for PC1.

Low power- and medium power-compatible wireless charging receiving device and method

The present disclosure relates to a wireless power transmission device. A wireless power transmission device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a coil part including a plurality of partially overlapping coils; a coil combination generator configured to generate coil combinations including at least one of the plurality of coils; and a controller configured to transmit a coil selection signal through the coil combinations and to select an operating coil combination from the coil combinations based on a response intensity of a response signal for the coil selection signal and charging efficiency of a wireless power reception device. Accordingly, a high-efficiency charging area can be extended in partially overlapping multiple coils.

Wireless power transmission device

Disclosed herein is a wireless charging apparatus for preventing cancelation of magnetic fields generated between a plurality of adjacent transmission coils by placing a repeater on the plurality of transmission coils, the wireless charging apparatus including a plurality of transmission coils spaced the same distance apart from a reference point, and a repeater placed on the plurality of transmission coils to be overlapped with each of the plurality of transmission coils with respect to the reference point that is a center, wherein a coupling coefficient between each of the plurality of transmission coils and the repeater is higher than a coupling coefficient between the plurality of transmission coils.

Wireless charging apparatus for preventing magnetic field cancellation between adjacent coils

The present disclosure relates to a wireless power receiver and a method therefor, the wireless power receiver comprising: a secondary coil which is magnetically coupled to a primary coil provided in a wireless power transmitter so as to receive wireless power from the wireless power transmitter; a shielding member for supporting the secondary coil; a power pickup unit including a rectifier circuit which rectifies an alternating current signal of the wireless power received by the secondary coil into a direct current signal; and a communication/control unit for controlling transmission of the wireless power and communicating with the wireless power transmitter. On the basis of the secondary coil and shielding member according to the present embodiment, slimming of an applied product may be achieved and, simultaneously, the same target performance index (required for a medium power level (for example, 60 W) standard) may be realized.

Wireless power reception apparatus and method therefor

The present invention relates to a wireless power transmitting device. The wireless power transmitting device comprises a transmitter coil section with a plurality of partially overlapping transmitter coils; a fan for cooling heat generated by the transmitter coil section; and a controller for sending out a detection signal through the transmitter coil section, calculating the number of operating coils based on the strength of a response signal to the detection signal, and controlling the fan based on the calculated number of operating coils. Accordingly, heat generated by the transmitter coils can be reduced more efficiently.

Wireless power transmitting device

A wireless power transmitter can include a power transmitter including a plurality of first transmitting coils and a second transmitting coil; and a controller, in which the plurality of first transmitting coils are disposed on a same plane, the second transmitting coil is disposed on a different plane than the plurality of first transmitting coils, the second transmitting coil is disposed at a center of a region corresponding to the plurality of first transmitting coils, an area of a region corresponding to the second transmitting coil is smaller than an area of the region corresponding to the plurality of first transmitting coils, and the controller is configured to transmit power to a wireless power receiver through the plurality of first transmitting coils and the second transmitting coil when a receiving coil in the wireless power receiver is of a first type, and transmit power to the wireless power receiver through the second transmitting coil when the type of the receiving coil is of a second type.

Wireless power transfer apparatus having various types of coils, and system including the same

A power relay device includes a power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power of a first class when coupled with a wireless power transmission device, a first power converter configured to convert power supplied from the power receiver into a form appropriate for a first mobile terminal, a second power converter configured to receive power from the first power converter and to convert the power into power of a second class, and a power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the power of the second class to a second mobile terminal.

Power relay device and system

A wireless power transmission apparatus can include a resonant circuit including a plurality of coils and a plurality of capacitor elements respectively connected to the plurality of coils; a first sensor configured to sense a change in inductance of each of the plurality of coils; a second sensor configured to sense a change in a quality factor of each of the plurality of coils; and a controller configured to calculate feature values based on an inductance variation and a quality factor variation for detecting a foreign object, and determine the foreign object is present on a charging surface of the wireless power transmission apparatus based on whether a feature value combination selected from among the feature values falls within a reference region on a coordinate plane formed by an intersection of a first axis and a second axis, in which the first axis is based on inductance variation and the second axis is based on quality factor variation.

Wireless power transmission apparatus

A multi-coil based wireless power transmission device is disclosed that includes a primary coil array forming a magnetic coupling with a secondary coil provided in a wireless power reception device to transmit wireless power to the wireless power reception device; a plurality of inverters connected to a plurality of primary coils one-to-one to selectively drive each of the plurality of primary coils; a communication and control unit controlling the plurality of inverters and communication with the wireless power reception device such that at least one primary coil is driven based on the degree of magnetic coupling formed by each primary coil and the secondary coil, thereby determining output, which can be provided by the primary coil array, within a value obtained by summing all the maximum outputs individually set to the respective primary coils.

Multi-coil based wireless power transmission device and method

Disclosed are a wireless power transfer apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The wireless power transfer apparatus in one example can include a power transmission circuit including a plurality of coils and configured to transfer power through the plurality of coils, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to calculate a data value of a coil with respect to each of the plurality of coils, and determine a position of an object in a charge region corresponding to the plurality of coils in a charge region based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the data value calculated for each of the plurality of coils.

Wireless power transfer apparatus and method of controlling the same

The present disclosure relates to a wireless power receiving apparatus capable of receiving multi-level power transmitted by a wireless power transmitting apparatus. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless power receiving apparatus includes a first receiving coil in which induced current is generated by electromagnetic induction, a second receiving coil connected in series with the first receiving coil by a switch, and a processor that is driven based on the induced current generated by the first receiving coil and controls the switch based on power information included in the induction current to selectively connect the first receiving coil and the second receiving coil.

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Bongsik Kwak