Lg Electronics Inc.

Yongcheol Park

Gyunghwan Yook

Joonho Park

Jaesung Lee

Jingu Choi

Jihyun Lee

Seonghun Lee

Hyunbeom Lee

Jeongkyo Seo

Jinkwon Lim

Kyunghwan Kim

Minsoo Lee

Jinho Youn

Bongsik Kwak

Taewook Kwon

Jaeyeol Kim

Jaehyu Kim

Taeyoung Song

Byungsang Jung

Jinmoo Park

Sungkyu Kim

Beomseok Chae

Jun Yeop Lee

Dohyeon Son

Hongkwon Kim

Jinhong Kim

Jun Youb Lee

Hyengcheul Choi

Sooyong Park

Hyoungseok Kim

Jungjoon Lee

Hongwon Lee

Seunghyun Yoo

Jonggu Kim

Hyunggeol Kwak

The present disclosure provides a method by which a wireless power transmitter transmits wireless power in a wireless power transmission system, and a device using same, the method comprising: receiving, from a wireless power receiver, information for sensing whether a foreign object (FO) is present; sensing, on the basis of the information, whether the FO is present before the transmission of wireless power; transmitting, on the basis of sensing that the FO is not present, the wireless power to the wireless power receiver; and measuring a slot quality factor and a coupling factor on a slot while the wireless power is transmitted, wherein the slot quality factor is a quality factor used to determine whether the FO is inserted while the wireless power is transmitted, and the coupling factor is a factor related to the alignment between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver.

Method and device for utilizing coupling factor in wireless power transmission system

A wireless power transmission method executed by a power transmitter comprising multi-coils, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: detecting a second power receiver while transmitting power to a first power receiver; determining at least one primary coil adequate for power transmission; by using the determined at least one primary coil, determining whether the second power receiver supports a shared mode protocol; and if the second power receiver supports the shared mode protocol, transmitting power to the first and second power receivers according to the shared mode protocol, wherein the shared mode protocol may be a protocol for simultaneously managing information exchanges between the power transmitter and multiple power receivers.

Wireless power transmission method and device therefor

The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting wireless power performed by a wireless power transmitter in a wireless power transmission system, and an apparatus using same, the method comprising: receiving information for detecting whether a foreign object (FO) exists from a wireless power receiver; detecting whether the FO exists before transmission of wireless power on the basis of the information; transmitting the wireless power to the wireless power receiver on the basis of detecting that the FO does not exist; and calculating a slot quality factor on a slot while transmitting the wireless power, wherein the slot quality factor is a quality factor used to determine whether an FO has been inserted while transmitting the wireless power, and a starting point of the slot is a point at which a voltage value of a coil in a wireless power transmitter is the maximum value and a current value of the coil is 0.

Method and apparatus for measuring quality factor in wireless power transmission system

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for performing power calibration in a wireless power transmission system. The present specification provides a wireless power transmission apparatus comprising: a power conversion unit configured to transmit, in a power transfer phase, wireless power generated on the basis of magnetic coupling to a wireless power receiving device; and a communication/control unit configured to perform an initial calibration for a power parameter prior to the power transfer phase, receive a first received power packet from the wireless power receiving device indicating the power received by the wireless power receiving device during the power transfer phase, and detect foreign matter by using the received power and a first power loss determined on the basis of the initial calibration. It is possible to adaptively respond to a newly changed wireless charging environment to calibrate transmission power and reception power, and it is possible to detect foreign matter more precisely by detecting a power loss on the basis of the calibrated transmission and reception power.

Apparatus and method for performing power calibration in wireless power transmission system

A method for transferring, by a wireless power transmitter, wireless power, the method including performing digital ping in a ping phase; receiving a configuration packet of a wireless power receiver in a configuration phase after the ping phase; performing a negotiation of a power transfer contract in a negotiation phase after the configuration phase; and transferring the wireless power to the power receiver based on the power transfer contract in a power transfer phase after the negotiation phase, wherein the configuration packet includes a negotiation field, wherein the negotiation field related to whether the negotiation phase is supported is composed of 1 bit, wherein the configuration packet includes a out-of-band field, wherein the out-of-band field is composed of 1 bit, and wherein, based on the out-of-band field having a value of 1, the out-of-band field indicates that the wireless power receiver supports out-of-band communication, and based on the out-of-band field having a value of 0, the out-of-band field indicates that the wireless power receiver does not support the out-of-band communication.

Wireless power transferring method and device therefor

The present invention relates to a device and a method for transmitting or receiving data in a wireless power transmission system. The present specification discloses a wireless power reception device comprising: a power pickup unit configured to receive, from a wireless power transmission device, wireless power generated on the basis of magnetic coupling in a power transmission phase; and a communication/control unit configured to receive, from the wireless power transmission device, information on a first buffer size indicating the size of a first buffer for receiving a data transmission stream. As the buffer size for exchanging the data transmission stream between the wireless power transmission device and reception device becomes clear, wireless power transmission and communication can proceed smoothly.

Device and method for transmitting or receiving data in wireless power transmission system

Provided are: a wireless power transfer method performed in a wireless power transfer system by a wireless power transmitter; and a device using same. The method: performs first authentication with a wireless power receiver in a power transfer phase related to transferring the wireless power; receives authentication token information in the power transfer phase from the wireless power receiver after or during the first authentication; and performs second authentication with the wireless power receiver in a new negotiation phase on the basis of the authentication token information after leaving the power transfer phase.

Method and device for authentication in wireless power transfer system

The present specification provides a method for performing wireless power reception by a wireless power receiver in a wireless power transmission system, and a device using the method, the method comprising: transmitting information related to a power transfer contract to a wireless power transmitter; generating the power transfer contract with the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the information; and receiving the wireless power from the wireless power transmitter on the basis of the power transfer contract, wherein the wireless power receiver transmits the information to the wireless power transmitter on the basis of an amplitude shift keying (ASK) signal, and the ASK signal is generated on the basis of an input signal based on pulse width modulation (PWM).

Method and device for improving communication quality on basis of PWM in wireless power transmission system

A wireless power reception device according to one embodiment of the present specification uses Bluetooth communication and/or in-band communication using an operating frequency of the wireless power, so as to communicate with a wireless power transmission device and control the reception of wireless power, and exchanges an application level message with the wireless power transmission device by using a data transmission stream that includes an auxiliary data control data packet (ADC) and an auxiliary data transport data packet (ADT), wherein the ADT includes a header and a message field, and the message field includes a data field including at least a part of the application level message and a length field including information related to the size of the data field.

Wireless power reception device, wireless power transmission device, and communication method between wireless power transmission device and wireless power reception device

A wireless power transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present specification transmits wireless power to a wireless power reception apparatus and comprises: a power conversion circuit that transmits the wireless power to the wireless power reception apparatus; and a communication/control circuit that communicates with the wireless power reception apparatus and controls the wireless power. In a power transfer phase for transmitting the wireless power to the wireless power reception apparatus, the communication/control circuit may receive, from the wireless power reception apparatus, a data packet including information about a slot time for performing foreign object detection and perform the foreign object detection during the slot time.

Wireless power transmission apparatus, wireless power transmission method, wireless power reception apparatus, and wireless power reception method

The present specification provides a method for transmitting an address relating to out-band communication performed by a wireless power receiver in a wireless power transmission system, and a device using same, the method characterized by: transmitting to a wireless power transmitter the address relating to the out-band communication of the wireless power receiver, by means of in-band communication established with the wireless power transmitter; exchanging information relating to scan with the wireless power transmitter prior to the establishment of the out-band communication; and establishing the out-band communication on the basis of the address relating to the out-band communication and the information relating to the scan, wherein the information relating to the scan comprises additional information relating to the wireless power receiver.

Method and device for connecting devices by means of Bluetooth and in-band communication in wireless power transmission system

Provided are: a method for establishing out-band communication performed by a wireless power transmitter in a wireless power transmission system; and a device for using same. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting a plurality of pieces of capability information to a plurality of wireless power receivers respectively through in-band communication, wherein each of the plurality of pieces of capability information includes information about whether the wireless power transmitter supports the out-band communication; establishing the out-band communication with the plurality of wireless power transmitters on the basis of the transmission of the plurality of pieces of capability information; and exchanging power control information pertaining to the plurality of wireless power receivers with the plurality of wireless power receivers through the out-band communication.

Method and device for controlling power of multiple devices in wireless power transmission system

The present specification provides a wireless power transmission device comprising: a power conversion unit configured so as to transmit, in a power transfer phase, wireless power generated on the basis of magnetic coupling to a wireless power receiving device; and a communication/control unit configured so as to perform an initial calibration for a power parameter prior to the power transfer phase, receive, from the wireless power receiving device, a first received power packet indicating the power received by the wireless power receiving device during the power transfer phase, and detect a foreign object by using the received power and a first power loss determined on the basis of the initial calibration.

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Seoul, South Korea

Yongcheol Park