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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Stmicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Andrea Lorenzo Vitali, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael Galizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Coppell, TX (US);
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
A wireless power transmitting/receiving device includes a power transmitting/receiving element, a plurality of switches, a current sensor and a controller. Each of the plurality of switches has a control terminal and a conduction terminal, with the conduction terminal being coupled to the power transmitting/receiving element. The current sensor senses a current through the power transmitting/receiving element, and the controller is configured to control the plurality of switches based on the sensed current.