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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Irie, Osaka, JP;
Masashi Kawada, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 38/14 (2006.01); H02J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 38/14 (2013.01); H02J 5/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a contactless power supplying device that excites a primary coil and supplies power using an electromagnetic induction effect to a secondary coil of a power receiving device arranged in an electric appliance is provided. A full-bridge circuit is full-bridge-operated to excite the primary coil when the electric appliance is on a setting surface. The full-bridge circuit is half-bridge-operated to excite the primary coil when the electric appliance is not on the setting surface.