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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Inventors:
Mudhafar Hassan-Ali, Petaluma, CA (US);
Jason Larson, San Lorenzo, CA (US);
Assignee:
TE Connectivity Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/42 (2006.01); H01F 38/00 (2006.01); H01F 37/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/10 (2016.02);
Abstract
A power circuit for wirelessly communicating power to a receiving device includes one or more switches for coupling respective ends of different coils of a group of coils together to facilitate selectively connecting the coils in a series configuration, parallel configuration, or combination thereof. The circuit includes a controller configured to control a conduction state of each of the one or more switches, and power terminals in electrical communication with the coils through which a power signal flows.