Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University

Sungkyunkwan University

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Hongik University Industry-academia Cooperation Foundation

Dong Zo Kim

Sang Wook Kwon

Yun Kwon Park

Nam Yun Kim

Young Ho Ryu

Ki Young Kim

Jin Sung Choi

Eun Seok Park

Chang Wook Yoon

Young Tack Hong

Keum Su Song

Chi Hyung Ahn

Byoung Hee Lee

Jae Hyun Park

Bong Chul Kim

Chang Sik Yoo

Young Jin Moon

Young-tack Hong

Se Ho Park

Byung Chul Park

Jeong Hae Lee

Han Seok Park

Jin Sung Chol

Yong Sang Yun

Soo Yeon Jung

Yong Seong Roh

Hyuk Choon Kwon

Yu Su Kim

Jong Won Yu

Ju Hyang Lee

Kwang Seob Kim

Wang Sang Lee

Hyung Koo Chung

Young Goo Yang

Min Cheol Ha

Jae Hoon Choi

Kyung Min Park

Hye Won Kim

Ji Won Kim

Hyeong Seok Jang

Seong Joong Kim

Youngoo Yang

Keumsu Song

Min Ho Kang

Jun Seok Lee

Young Mi Ha

Kyoung Won Kim

Se Hyun Cho

Chang Hak O

Byeong Hyun Jang

Ju Hui Kim

Kuk Hwan Jung

Kyung Young Jung

Kyung Woo Lim

Kang Ho Byun

Sang Gyu Ha

Bong Chui Kim

A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a source resonator configured to transmit an output power from which a harmonic component has been cancelled to a wireless power reception apparatus by resonating with a target resonator of the wireless power transmission apparatus, and a resonant power generator configured to differentially input a first input signal and a second input signal to the source resonator, and cancel the harmonic component of the output power.

Method and apparatus for wireless power transmission with harmonic noise cancellation

An apparatus for changing a wireless charging mode includes a power receiving antenna configured to receive power from a power supply using a first frequency band, a communication circuit configured to communicate with the power supply using a second frequency band, a power management circuit configured to charge a battery using the received power, and a control circuit configured to be electrically connected with the power management circuit. In addition, various embodiments ascertained through the specification are possible.

Apparatus and method for altering wireless charging mode

An electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving a wireless power are provided. An electronic device for transmitting and receiving wireless power may include a resonator configured to operate, based on a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode, wherein: (i) in the power reception mode, the resonator is configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, (ii) in the relay mode, the resonator is configured to relay power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and (iii) in the power transmission mode, the resonator is configured to transmit power to the wireless power receiver; and a path controller configured to control at least one electrical pathway of electronic device based on the operating mode.

Electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving wireless power

A power transmitting unit is provided. The power transmitting unit includes a signal generator configured to generate a signal of a first frequency band for wireless charging, a power generation circuit configured to generate a modulation signal for modulating the signal of the first frequency band generated by the signal generator, and amplify a transmit power of the signal of the first frequency band based on voltage supplied from the outside of the power transmitting unit, a power transmission circuit configured to transmit the amplified transmit power to a power receiving unit via a first antenna, a second antenna configured to receive information about a charging state from the power receiving unit through a second frequency band, and a control circuit configured to control a duty and frequency of the modulation signal based on the charging state.

Power transmission apparatus and power transmission method

An electronic device includes a battery, a power regulator electrically connected with the battery and including an input terminal and an output terminal, a connector electrically connected with the input terminal, a wireless power transmitting circuit electrically connected with the output terminal, a switch electrically connected between the connector and the wireless power transmitting circuit, and a controller configured to identify an approaching external electronic device or a wireless charging-related request, identify whether power is provided from an external power supply via the connector in response to the identification, in response to identifying that power is not provided from the external power supply, supply power from the battery via the power regulator to the wireless power transmitting circuit, and in response to identifying that power is provided from the external power supply, supply the power provided from the external power supply to the wireless power transmitting circuit via the switch.

Device for adjusting path of power and method for operating the same

A resonance power transmission system for controlling a supply voltage of a power converter based on power transmission efficiency is provided. According to an aspect, a resonance power transmitter configured to transmit resonance power to one or more resonance power receivers may include: a voltage controller configured to receive an input signal and to output voltage of a predetermined level; a source controller configured to control a signal level of the DC voltage based the number of resonance power receivers.

Resonance power transmission system based on power transmission efficiency

A wireless power relay apparatus includes a relay resonator configured to relay power from a source resonator configured to wirelessly transmit the power, to a target resonator configured to wirelessly receive the power through a mutual resonance, the relay resonator having a higher quality factor than the source resonator and the target resonator.

Wireless power transmission system and wireless power relay apparatus

A wireless power transmission apparatus for tracking a charging capacity of each of a plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses in an environment in which the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses are charged includes a communication unit configured to receive information about either one or both of a charging support power and a requested power from each of the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses, a controller configured to determine a charging capacity for a wireless power reception apparatus supporting the charging support power among the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses based on the information about the charging support power, and a power tracker configured to re-track the determined charging capacity based on charging status information received from the plurality of wireless power reception apparatuses.

Wireless power transmission apparatus and method

A source device and a method for controlling a magnetic field using two source resonators in a wireless power transmission system are provided. A device configured to control a magnetic field, includes resonators configured to form the magnetic field to transmit power to another device. The device further includes a magnetic field shape determining unit configured to determine a shape of the magnetic field. The device further includes a phase changing unit configured to change a phase of at least one of the resonators to form the magnetic field in the determined shape.

Source device and method for controlling magnetic field using two source resonators in wireless power transmission system

A resonant apparatus in a wireless power transmission system, includes a main resonant unit configured to form magnetic resonant coupling between the resonant apparatus and a resonator. The resonant apparatus further includes a field guiding resonant unit configured to focus a magnetic field on an internal portion of the main resonant unit, and a field additive resonant unit configured to adjust a magnitude of a magnetic field formed between the main resonant unit and the field guiding resonant unit.

Apparatus and method for resonance in wireless power transmission system

A wireless power transmission apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive information associated with a reference power of a wireless power reception apparatus and information associated with a power measured at an input terminal of a direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter of the wireless power reception apparatus, a controller configured to control an output power based on the information associated with the reference power and the information associated with the power measured, and a source resonator configured to transmit the output power to the wireless power reception apparatus by resonating with a target resonator.

Method and apparatus for wireless power transmission for efficent power distribution

An authentication of a power transmitting unit (PTU) includes determining whether an access right to an external device is present in a power receiving unit (PRU) based on identification information of the PRU, and network-connecting the PRU to the external device in response to a result of the determining being that the access right is present in the PRU.

Method and apparatus for authentication in wireless power transmission system

An apparatus and a method for charge control are provided. The apparatus for charge control may include an integrated direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) converter configured to step up an output voltage level of a load to be greater than or equal to a supply voltage level set in a power amplifier, and the power amplifier configured to convert a direct current (DC) voltage stepped up by the integrated DC/DC converter into an alternating current (AC) voltage based on a resonant frequency, and to amplify the converted AC voltage. The apparatus for charge control may include a rectification unit configured to convert an AC power received wirelessly into a DC power; and a DC/DC converter configured to step down a voltage level of the DC power to a voltage level required by a load in the receiving mode.

Apparatus and method for charging control in wireless charging system

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