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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ide, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power transmission unit includes a switching unit configured to switch alternating-current (AC) power at a timing based on a first clock signal and wirelessly transmit the switched AC power, and a clock transmission unit configured to wirelessly transmit the first clock signal. A power reception unit includes a clock reception unit configured to receive the first clock signal, a detection unit configured to detect an amount of electric power and a switching timing of the AC power, a clock generation unit configured to generate a second clock signal based on the switching timing, a clock selection unit configured to select the first or second clock signal in accordance with the amount of electric power, and a rectifying unit configured to switch the AC power wirelessly transmitted by the switching unit at a timing based on the clock signal selected.