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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Research Cooperation Foundation of Yeungnam University, Gyungsangbuk-do, KR;
Soongkeun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chungill Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seonwook Park, Seoul, KR;
Sungwoo Bae, Daegu, KR;
Jaejung Yun, Daegu, KR;
Jeongtae Kim, Gyungsangnam-do, KR;
Younggeun Lee, Gyonggi-do, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
RESEARCH COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY, Gyungsangbuk-Do, KR;
Abstract
A home appliance is disclosed, including a first circuit unit including a converter configured to convert an Alternating Current (AC) power into a Direct Current (DC) power, a first coil, a first modulator/demodulator configured to wirelessly transmit the DC power generated by the converter using the first coil, and a first controller configured to control the first modulator/demodulator, and a second circuit including a second coil configured to receive a wireless power transmitted by the first circuit unit, a second modulator/demodulator configured to convert the wireless power received from the second coil, a rectifier configured to rectify an AC power generated by the second modulator/demodulator, and a second controller configured to control operation of the second modulator/demodulator, wherein the first modulator/demodulator and the second modulator/demodulator perform bidirectional time-division data communication.