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Wireless power transmitter and power transmission method thereof

US10181756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2016
Grant dateJan 15, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B5/79
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are a wireless power transmitter and a power transmission method thereof. The wireless power transmitter includes a plurality of transmission resonance units, a detection power applying unit applying detection power to the transmission resonance units to detect a location of the wireless power receiver, and a current measuring unit measuring current generating from an inner part of the wireless power transmitter based on the applied detection power. The wireless power transmitter transmits the power through at least one transmitting resonance unit corresponding to the location of the wireless power receiver based on the measured current.

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