Method for detecting foreign material, and device and system therefor

Abstract

A method for detecting a foreign object disposed in a charging area of a wireless power transmitter, the method including transmitting, by a wireless power receiver to the wireless power transmitter, a foreign object detection status packet including a mode bit field indicating whether the foreign object detection status packet includes a reference peak frequency of the wireless power receiver; and receiving, by the wireless power receiver from the wireless power transmitter, a response indicating the foreign object is present or not present in the charging area, wherein a data packet is used for information exchange between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver, wherein the reference peak frequency is pre-assigned to the wireless power receiver, wherein the response is determined based on a comparison of a measured peak frequency of a power signal transmitted by the wireless power transmitter and an adaptable threshold frequency adapted based on the reference peak frequency included in the foreign object detection status packet from the wireless power receiver, wherein the data packet includes a header field, a message field, and a checksum field, wherein the header field identifies the type of the data packet, and wherein the checksum field identifies whether an error has occurred in the data packet.