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Systems and methods for inductively coupled power transfer and bidirectional communication

US10256676B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2016
Grant dateApr 9, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J50/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of wireless power transfer includes providing a primary rail voltage to a primary coil via a primary transistor network, driving the primary transistor network with a primary PWM signal, inducing a secondary current on a secondary coil, providing a secondary rail voltage to a load via a secondary transistor network, generating a voltage signal from the secondary current via a current sense amplifier, phase-locking the voltage signal to the secondary current, adjusting a phase shift and amplitude of the voltage signal based on the impedance of the load, thereby generating a driving voltage, converting the driving voltage to a secondary PWM signal, and driving the secondary transistor network with the PWM signal.

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